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California governor proposes rolling back access to police misconduct records 06/18/2023 12:02am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration has proposed an end to public disclosure of investigations of abusive and corrupt police officers, handing the responsibility instead to local agencies in an effort to help cover an estimated $31.5 billion budget deficit. The Biden strikes economic populist tone during campaign rally before exuberant union members 06/17/2023 05:54pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered an unapologetically economic populist message Saturday during the first rally of his reelection campaign, telling an exuberant crowd of union members that his policies had created jobs and lifted the middle class. Now, he said, is the time for the Supermajorities in state capitols push controversial policies to the edge 06/17/2023 12:15am • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lawmakers in state capitols this year have been flexing their superpowers. In North Carolina, a new supermajority of Republicans enacted abortion restrictions. In Vermont, a new supermajority of Democrats imposed a climate-sensitive home heating law. And in Montana, a GO Fancy an afternoon full of ice cream at the National Harbor? 06/16/2023 09:50pm • How does an afternoon full of ice cream sound? The inaugural National Ice Cream Festival is taking place Saturday at National Harbor's Spirit Park. Organizer Rich Shea told WTOP that around a dozen different vendors would be offering samples, including local shops and companies like Dolci Gelati, Germany hails EU deal on renewable energy raising target for 2030 to 45% 06/16/2023 05:02pm • BERLIN (AP) — Germany's economy minister welcomed a deal Friday among European Union countries to increase by more than a third the bloc's renewable energy target for 2030. Representatives of the 27 member states approved a package raising the current goal of 32% to 45% by 2030. About 22% of the E Leclerc expects little improvement from Ferrari at Canadian Grand Prix 06/16/2023 04:06pm • Charles Leclerc spent the Formula One off weekend attending his first 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he tucked into the back of the Ferrari garage and watched the Italian automaker win the iconic endurance race for the first time since 1963. The celebration was wild and one Leclerc hasn't been part of US announces sanctions on Mexican migrant-trafficking gang 06/16/2023 03:21pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States Treasury on Friday announced sanctions on a Mexico-based migrant-trafficking gang that supplied asylum seekers with false papers to game the process. Known as the Hernandez Salas organization, the gang is based in the border city of Mexicali, across the border Grammys: Only 'human creators' eligible to win, recording academy says response to AI 06/16/2023 02:45pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Recording Academy are making several changes to the Grammy Awards, including a rule that stipulates “only human creators” can win the music industry’s highest honor in a decision aimed at the use of artificial intelligence in popular music. “A work that contains no h Florida couple charged with more than $2M in COVID-19 relief fraud 06/16/2023 02:17pm • FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A southwest Florida couple has been charged with stealing more than $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds and using the money to buy boats, new businesses and other luxury items. Timothy Craig Jolloff, 46, and Lisa Ann Jolloff, 56, made their initial appearances Friday in For Unionized UPS workers could strike this summer, scrambling supply chains and home delivery 06/16/2023 01:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Unionized UPS workers voted overwhelmingly on Friday to authorize a strike, setting the stage for a potential work stoppage if the package delivery company and Teamsters can’t come to an agreement before their contract expires next month. The Teamsters said 97% of unionized work Cheap Father's Day gift ideas 06/16/2023 10:23am • Father's Day is right around the corner. If you're on a budget and aren't sure what to get a dad in your life, here are 10 cheap Father's Day gift ideas that may be a good fit. 1. Rufus Teague -- Big Box O' Rub Variety Pack -- Premium BBQ Rubs Cost: $36.99 on Amazon This gift is perfect for the Biden is returning to his union roots as his 2024 campaign gears up 06/16/2023 10:22am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden opened his 2020 presidential run at a Pittsburgh union hall, declaring, “I'm a union man. Period." As he gears up for reelection, the president's first political rally is being held at a union gathering on the other side of Pennsylvania, punctuating just how much Bide Cash-strapped Pakistani government proposes budget, complete with funds to fight climate change 06/16/2023 09:48am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s cash-strapped government on Friday presented its draft for the national budget, allocating funds to fight climate change despite staggering $30 billion in losses from last summer's devastating floods. Lawmakers are expected to approve the proposal by the end of the mo Pokemon cards help tie suspect to series of explosions in Md. neighborhood 06/16/2023 09:25am • Authorities in Maryland have charged a man following a series of explosions over the last several weeks in Aberdeen — and they say his collection of Pokemon cards helped connect him to the blasts. Jeremiah E. Burnette, 34, of Aberdeen, faces charges of possessing and using explosive devices, fo IMF slams new Pakistan budget proposal, says government failing to implement a more fair tax system 06/15/2023 10:17pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund slammed Pakistan’s government on Thursday over its proposal for the new annual budget, saying it failed to implement a more fair tax system in the draft. The harsh criticism by Esther Perez Ruiz, IMF’s representative for Pakistan, raised new co