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Rail planning agency must decide in August about asking voters in November for a one-third penny sales tax

Iran-backed Houthi rebels say they’ll block Saudi shipping in Red Sea

In Pursuit – America 250: Evan Thomas on Benjamin Harrison

Brooklyn’s dollar vans squeezed by Mamdani’s Flatbush Avenue bus plan

Brooklyn's dollar vans routinely stop in bus lanes. The MTA wants the city to kick them off the road. For years, MTA Chair Janno Lieber…

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez takes steps to prevent renaming Boca Chica Beach

A SpaceX superfan proposed changing Boca Chica Beach's name to reflect its significance to space travel.

ICE is arresting relatives who come forward to take custody of migrant children in federal shelters

Attorneys say the federal agencies are using children as “bait” to detain sponsors, leaving kids waiting in shelters for months.

Too many hikers are pooping in Colorado’s backcountry. Could “wag bags” be the answer?

A survey of hikers on Mount Elbert showed several hundred people a year pooping on the trail to the summit. And with access to wag…

‘Put on some protest jewelry’ – Fringe Fest teaser is a very 2026 take on a 2025 show

Minneapolis sketch and improv star Lauren Anderson is back with a pre-Fringe Festival ‘Jewelry Power Elite,’ updated with some activism. The post ‘Put on some…

James O’Brien discovers a ‘rare Brexit benefit’

The Primaries Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Troy Jackson locks down the nomination to replace Graham Platner in Maine, Wisconsin’s gubornatorial primary devolves into chaos as the governor wades in with an…

US Navy’s Zumwalt destroyer falling behind the hypersonic times

The US Navy’s delayed effort to equip its troubled Zumwalt-class destroyers with hypersonic missiles is testing whether the ships can finally gain a credible combat…

The Stephanie Miller Show Live! Tuesday 7.21

‘There’s a Value in What We Produce Because We Feel – and an AI Chatbot Can’t Feel’

Byline Times' Editor in Chief meets Kate Devlin, Professor of AI and Society at King’s College London, to explore how relationships with AI companions aren’t…

Batanes latest on the list of China-Philippines flashpoints

When Chinese scholars recently argued that Batanes was a natural extension of Taiwan — and therefore part of China’s territorial claim — they demonstrated how…

LIVE: Pete Hegseth testifies before Senate on Trump’s supplemental funding request

Nicolais: Trump, Tina Peters and the seeds of election chaos

After addressing the nation Thursday, it is apparent that Trump is trying to create an environment where he can dictate the outcome of America’s elections…

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Deportation Orders Soar in NYC as Trump ‘Mega Master’ Hearings Accelerate

Inside a New York City immigration courtroom at 26 Federal Plaza on Friday morning, 90 people had cases before a single immigration judge. People described…

My Maddening Quest to Find Out if Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed

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