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The U.S. birth rate fell to a record low after seeing a bump during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday.  The provisional number of births in 2023 was 3,591,328, a 2 percent drop from the previous year, which saw 3,667,758 births.  “Last…

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After logging into Bahm’s laptop, the employee plugged in a USB thumb drive to begin installing Microsoft software onto the laptop, police said. Upon going into Windows File Explorer, the “Downloads” folder allegedly showed two downloads with inappropriate titles relating to child pornography, police said, at which point Best Buy immediately called police.

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Vice President Harris will kick off a multistate tour on Monday touting economic opportunities for Black Americans in an effort to mobilize the critical voting base for Democrats ahead of November’s election.  The Economic Opportunity Tour will begin in Atlanta followed by an event in Detroit the following week.  During the tour, Harris will emphasize…

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Former President Trump late Wednesday swiped at his one-time attorney general, Bill Barr, after Barr said he would support the GOP presidential ticket despite his criticisms. “Wow! Former A.G. Bill Barr, who let a lot of great people down by not investigating Voter Fraud in our Country, has just Endorsed me for President despite his past criticisms.”

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began distributing more than $5 million in refunds to Amazon Ring customers Tuesday, enforcing a settlement with the tech giant over claims that Ring failed to protect consumer privacy. The FTC claimed in a 2023 complaint that Ring allowed employees and contractors improper access to records from the company’s security…

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Human rights advocates see the Biden administration’s expansion of detention-reliant immigration enforcement as a betrayal, guided by political headwinds rather than operational necessities. In a letter to President Biden delivered on Thursday, 200 organizations voiced “outrage over your administration’s expansion of the cruel and unnecessary immigration detention system.” The groups, most of them longtime opponents…

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