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Mississippi OKs more state policing in mostly Black city 04/21/2023 05:19pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� Mississippi's Republican governor signed a bill on Friday to expand the territory of a state-run police department inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson, and the new law is expected to face a court challenge from the NAACP. The legislation was passed by a majorit After 4 US price cuts, Tesla raises cost for older models 04/21/2023 04:54pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� After cutting U.S. vehicle prices four times this year, Tesla raised the cost overnight on its slow-selling more expensive models. The hike could be an effort to appease investors, who dumped shares of Tesla on Thursday after its earnings and profit margins dropped due to previous p Biden 2024 splits Dems but most would back him: AP-NORC poll 04/21/2023 04:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Only about half of Democrats think President Joe Biden should run again in 2024, a poll shows, but a large majority say they���d be likely to support him if he became the nominee. The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 26% of Americans Canada's Trudeau hails VW plant as 'generational' investment 04/21/2023 04:04pm • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) ��� A massive Volkswagen electric battery plant being built in Ontario will create 3,000 jobs and represent a ���generational investment��� for Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. The German automaker last month announced plans for the plant in the tow UK deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation 04/21/2023 03:53pm • LONDON (AP) ��� U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab grudgingly resigned Friday after an independent investigation found he bullied civil servants, though he criticized the findings as ���flawed.��� Raab's announcement came the day after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak received the investigation repo Unions say rails should forgo buybacks, spend on safety 04/21/2023 09:33am • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� Rail unions want railroads to take some of the billions they're using every year to buy back their stock and spend it to improve safety in the wake of several high-profile derailments and hire more workers. The 12 unions that represent all of the more than 100,000 workers across Local parks donate thousands of pounds of hunted venison to families in need 04/21/2023 04:45am • Seven national parks throughout the D.C. area have begun to wrap up hunting season and have donated thousands of pounds of hunted venison to local families in need. Over 12,000 pounds of venison from the region's overpopulation of white-tailed deer will go toward feeding about 48,000 people in ne Part party, part call to action: A look at pot holiday 4/20 04/21/2023 03:21am • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Thursday marks marijuana culture���s high holiday, 4/20, when cannabis fans gather in clouds of smoke at music festivals, celebrate with all-you-can deals on chicken wings and other munchies, and take advantage of pot shop discounts in legal weed states. This year���s edition pro Leaving drama behind, GOP warms to McCarthy in debt fight 04/21/2023 12:15am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The last Republican holdout in the grueling race for Kevin McCarthy to become House speaker, firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz, may be a surprisingly easier vote to get when it comes to passing the House Republican plan to raise the debt ceiling. That's because the 320-page debt ceili Nevada lawmakers await details of A's land buy in Las Vegas 04/20/2023 08:52pm • CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) ��� Nevada legislative leaders said Thursday that they had little information about the Oakland Athletics��� plans to move to Las Vegas, beyond that a land purchase deal is in place, a funding bill is coming and there is no timeline for action. The Major League Baseball team a Time to Say Goodbye to Income Taxes? Examining the National Consumption Tax 04/20/2023 08:00pm • House Republicans introduced the FairTax Act of 2023 in January, and if it passes, a national consumption tax would replace the current tax system. Keep reading to find out how it would work and what you need to know. What Is the National Consumption Tax?"The national consumption tax is a proposed t As US sports bets boom, internet gambling is slow to expand 04/20/2023 04:40pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) ��� While two-thirds of the country now offers legal sports betting, only six states offer online casino gambling, confounding industry hopes that the rapid growth of sports betting would also bring internet casino wagering along with it. Speaking Wednesday at the East Coast Michigan committee gives $175 million for EV battery plant 04/20/2023 03:44pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� A Michigan Senate committee gave final legislative approval to allocate $175 million in state funds to a factory planned by Chinese manufacturer Gotion in northern Michigan that proponents say will create thousands of jobs and be a boon for the local economy. The funds wer IRS agent alleges Hunter Biden probe is being mishandled 04/20/2023 02:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� An IRS special agent is seeking whistleblower protection to disclose information about what the agent alleges is mishandling of an investigation into President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, according to a letter sent to members of Congress. Mark Lytle, the attorney for the IRS WH analysis of GOP deficit plan: job losses, poorer kids 04/20/2023 02:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The White House says the math in House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's plan to trim the federal deficit is "unforgiving��� ���- estimating a deep 22% cut to non-defense spending that would leave children poorer, veterans sicker, families hungrier and housing more expensive. ���There is