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US Park Police investigate attack on Australian journalists

The U.S. Park Police says it has placed two officers on administrative leave after video showed Australian journalists being attacked during Monday's protest in Washington, D

The Independent UK

Supreme Court limits EPA protection for wetlands, ruling for property rights over clean water

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday limited federal protection for millions of acres of wetlands, ruling for property rights over clean water.

Los Angeles Times

Inspector general faults Park Police in 2020 protest response

WASHINGTON -- Two U.S. Park Police officers broke department protocol by striking and pushing a videographer and reporter together covering protests against police violence in the summer of 2020, a federal watchdog found.

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EU takes on artificial intelligence: Will Europe's regulation scare off OpenAI?

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says his company could "cease operating in Europe if the EU gets too tough". Altman is currently in Europe, visiting Paris after London. When he was called before Congress last week in Washington to talk about the same issue of regulating artificial intelligence, Altman made three…

France 24

Here are 10 photos of Donald Trump playing in pro-am at LIV Golf Washington

Trump played alongside Patrick Reed and his son, Eric.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Threat of US credit downgrade looms over debt ceiling talks

With one of three major rating agencies warning that America’s AAA credit is at risk, the stakes are growing in the standoff in Washington over raising the nation’s debt limit

The Independent UK

Don’t be scared — Black history is your history, too

Many Americans say “No” to most history, but particularly Black History — an unfortunate impulse being cemented into law in states all over the country.

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Supreme Court limits EPA protection for wetlands

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday limited federal protection for wetlands, ruling that marshy areas are usually not covered by the Clean Water Act or protected from development unless water flows directly from them into a waterway such as a river, lake or bay.

Los Angeles Times

Washington Commanders may have to change name AGAIN for third time in three years

The Washington DC football franchise might now have more than one reason to change their name as it would be the fourth different name in five years after three changes in the last three seasons

Daily Mirror

A majority of Californians say Feinstein is no longer fit for office, a new poll finds

WASHINGTON — A substantial majority of Californians feel that Sen. Dianne Feinstein is no longer fit for the job because of her recent declining health, and more voters believe she should resign than support her staying in office, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored…

Los Angeles Times

Former WNBA MVP Punished by League for What She Said About Officials After Loss

The Washington star was not happy with how the officials treated her in the team’s Sunday loss.

Sports Illustrated

Africa is getting renewed attention from Washington — and some African states are courting African Americans

Recent allegations by the U.S. ambassador to South Africa that the African nation gave ammunition and weapons to Russia in December 2022, amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, illustrate the complexity of U.S.-Africa relations.

The Conversation

Minnesota is latest state to pass bill protecting gig workers

Minnesota's bill, which would guarantee a minimum wage for gig workers, follows similar efforts in California, Massachusetts, and Washington.

Fortune

Adorable meerkat babies born at world famous zoo for first time in over 16 years

An adorable video of the little mammals looking around has been released by the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington DC which is celebrating the births

Daily Mirror

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Fortune

The U.S. crypto industry hangs in the balance: It’s time for Washington to wake up

The EU is fast becoming the go-to place for crypto developers. The U.S. needs to respond.

WEKU

Biden is counting on Shalanda Young to cut a spending deal Republicans can live with

Biden is leaning on Young's experience negotiating on Capitol Hill to help him find a way to cut through the raw politics of Washington and find an agreement to lift the debt ceiling.

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Hill-favored projects called defense budget’s ‘black hole’

WASHINGTON -- Congress directed the Pentagon to spend $12.2 billion in the current fiscal year on nearly 1,000 different “program increases” in the Defense spending bill’s research account alone, projects pushed by lawmakers that the Defense Department did not publicly request, according to a previously unpublicized database.

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United Nations watchdogs raise concerns about Nooksack evictions, again

SEATTLE — More than 5,000 miles separate Deming in Whatcom County, Washington, where the Nooksack River rushes out of the North Cascades, and the Palais des Nations in Geneva, where the United Nations Human Rights Council is headquartered.

Reuters

South Korean ammunition headed to Ukraine via U.S. -WSJ

Hundreds of thousands of South Korean artillery rounds are on their way to Ukraine via the United States, after Seoul's initial resistance toward arming Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Biden to nominate Gen. Charles Brown to head Joint Chiefs

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is nominating General Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a senior administration official said, seeking to elevate the Air Force chief to become the nation’s most senior military officer.

Tribune News Service

McCarthy faces pressure from conservatives vital to his job as debt talks resume

WASHINGTON — House conservatives ratcheted up pressure on Speaker Kevin McCarthy to hold firm in talks over raising the debt ceiling just days before a potentially catastrophic U.S. default.

Tribune News Service

Padres can’t fight back enough against Nationals

WASHINGTON — It is going to take a little bit of fight for the Padres to dig out of the hole their inertia has created.

Los Angeles Times

Does announcing for president on Twitter prove Ron DeSantis is too online?

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential announcement Wednesday — a glitchy live broadcast on Twitter — was the latest example of the Republican candidate's all-out effort to court his party's most online activists.

Tribune News Service

McCarthy signals debt deal optimism as US is put on credit watch

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s optimism that White House and GOP negotiators would reach a deal in time to avert a potentially catastrophic default didn’t mollify analysts as the U.S. was put on a ratings watch late Wednesday.

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