CHULA VISTA, CA — A worker at the California Department of Motor Vehicles requested an interpreter to help translate for a helpless minority customer who came in only speaking English.
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Mandela Barnes has dropped out of Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor
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The couple have evacuated their home in southeastern France home due to wildfires burning through the region.
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The White House and President Trump's Board of Peace believe Hamas could sign an agreement in the coming days to begin disarming and demilitarizing the Gaza Strip , four sources familiar with the matter tell Axios. Why it matters: A signed agreement would represent a dramatic breakthrough in implementing Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan . But Hamas has yet to approve the deal, and Israeli officials and Western diplomats remain deeply skeptical that the group will follow through on its commitments. State of play: The decommissioning of Hamas' weapons is the key precondition for Gaza's new Palestinian technocratic government to assume power and for the long process of reconstruction to begin. - Large parts of Gaza were destroyed during…
James Talarico’s Texas Senate bid is drawing comparisons to Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 run. Decision Desk HQ’s Geoffrey Skelley and The Hill's Bill Sammon break down how the numbers stack up, and what they may reveal about Democrats’ chances against Ken Paxton. Watch the full episode here: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/data-nerds/5999112-michigan-democratic-senate-race-el-sayed-stevens-august-primaries-live-discussion/ #jamestalarico #talarico #beto #betoorourke #texas #tx #texassenate #txsenate #senate #democrats #dems #polling #decisiondeskhq #ddhq #datanerds #kenpaxton #paxton #midterms #2026election
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Surgeons at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center recently removed a Marine's massive brain tumor through his nose and reconstructed his skull base. Two days later, there were no visible signs that Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Andy Archer had undergone major brain surgery and his vision had started to clear.
With a democratic socialist, Francesca Hong, leading in polls, former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes said he was ending his campaign in the closely divided state.
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State of the Union: A divided Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to hold interest rates constant, despite concerns about inflation. The post Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged appeared first on The American Conservative .
Economy Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged State of the Union: A divided Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to hold interest rates constant, despite concerns about inflation. Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images The Federal Reserve decided in a 9-3 vote Wednesday to keep interest rates steady, holding to the 3.5 to 3.75 percent range that has been in place since January. “Economic activity is expanding at a solid pace despite elevated uncertainty that owes, in part, to the conflict in the Middle East,” the Fed said in its announcement , which also cited strong “productivity growth and capital investment” trends and a stable unemployment rate. Three Fed members dissented from the decision, voting instead to raise rates by a…Open