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What’s really causing economic decline in America’s major cities. When World War II ended, Washington, D.C.’s population was about 900,000 – today it’s about 700,000. In 1950, Baltimore’s population was…
What’s really causing economic decline in America’s major cities. When World War II ended, Washington, D.C.’s population was about 900,000 – today it’s about 700,000. In 1950, Baltimore’s population was…
A former 911 operator has been sentenced to 10 days in jail and 18 months probation for hanging up on emergency calls. According to authorities, 44-year-old Crenshanda Williams systematically hung…
A former 911 operator who hung up the phone ‘thousands’ of times on people attempting to call in emergencies in Harris County, Texas has been sentenced to jail time. Crenshanda…
Harvey. Illinois is in the midst of a financial crisis that represents the tip of the iceberg … The city of 25,000 in the far northwest suburbs of Chicago is…
As the nation’s opioid epidemic rages on, the federal agency charged with leading the government’s response to substance abuse is changing the way it helps local communities. But critics say…
Senator Tammy Duckworth, the mother of a newborn daughter, is calling for a rule change that would allow children under the age of one to be brought onto the Senate…
For the first time ever, US lawmakers are reportedly going to let a sitting senator bring a child onto the Senate floor while the chamber is in session. Senate leaders…
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After more than five years, a formal nomination of a Social Security commissioner will finally be considered by the U.S. Senate. This is a long overdue development. The delay of…
Elon Musk just recently received more than a quarter of a billion taxpayer bucks for a new space venture – only this isn’t something as relatively unimportant as generating juice…