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A scary injury led to Trump's close bond with Homeland Security nominee Mullin
- OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Donald Trump's to replace as Homeland Security secretary, traces his close bond with the president to a scary personal moment in 2020, when Mullin's son suffered a severe brain injury during a high school wrestling match. At a rally later that year, Trump invited the Oklahoma Republican and his son on stage. He afterward asked Jim Mullin, then 15 years old, to sit on his ...

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Why are mortgage rates going up when the Bank of England base rate hasn't changed?
- To understand this you need to know about swap rates and the impact of the war in Iran n 16 January, the average rate on a new two-year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.78%, according to the financial data company Moneyfacts . Two months later, it was 5.20%. Between those two dates, the Bank of England voted to keep the base rate at 3.75%. More significantly, though, the US and Israel carried out airstrikes on Iran and a ...

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Many work to reconcile César Chavez's labor rights activist legacy with sexual abuse allegations
- Many work to reconcile César Chavez's labor rights activist legacy with sexual abuse allegations – Mary Rose Wilcox and her husband marched and fasted alongside César Chavez . They helped him open a radio station in Phoenix and plastered their Mexican restaurant with photos and a mural of the widely admired Latino icon. So when Wilcox's daughter called this week to inform them of that were ...

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Why Some Democrats Are Suddenly Talking Like Tax-Cut Conservatives
- Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Cory Booker of New Jersey have brought forward new tax plans that would cut income taxes for lower- and middle-income taxpayers and raise them for the highest-income taxpayers and corporations, prompting some to suggest that the Democratic Party is imitating key Republican talking points. Democrats' long-held ideology usually deters it from implementing measures ...

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The 'Zillow Ban' is dead. The future of real estate listings is much weirder.
- reached a surprisingly peaceful resolution Wednesday afternoon: Compass, the country's largest real estate brokerage, dropped its lawsuit against Zillow, marking the end of a The legal volleys kicked off last summer, when Zillow started banning some for-sale listings from its well-trafficked website. A growing number of real estate agents, the search site said, were Compass quickly sued Zillow in federal court over ...

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Arizona Attorney General Files Criminal Charges Against Kalshi
- Arizona became the first state to criminally charge a prediction market platform today when Attorney General Kris Mayes filed misdemeanor criminal charges against market-leader Kalshi on March 17, 2026. Declaring that "no company gets to decide for itself which laws to follow," Mayes labeled Kalshi an illegal gambling operation that continues to violate Arizona laws. The criminal complaint filed by AG Mayes lists ...

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US oversight committee subpoenas Trump attorney general over Epstein investigation compliance
- News , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons US oversight committee subpoenas Trump attorney general over Epstein investigation compliance The chairman of the Committee on Government Oversight and Reform on Tuesday subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday over her management of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. On February 11, the House Judiciary Committee questioned Bondi over her compliance with the ...

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Illinois primaries show political power of Pritzker, limits for outside spending and more takeaways
- Illinois' Democratic primary elections on Tuesday received a lot of attention, and not always for the candidates on the ballot. The primary for the open seat left by retiring Sen. Dick Durbin , had served as a test for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's political clout ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run. And outside spending from pro-Israel groups and pro-crypto groups, had swarmed House primaries in the closing ...

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What's the state of the California governor's race? New poll says voters are 'disengaged and largely unenthusiastic'
- With a little over six weeks before ballots hit mailboxes, a large swath of the California electorate is "largely unenthusiastic" about the crowded field vying to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to a new poll from the Institute of Government Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. "I've never seen a gubernatorial election quite like this with so many voters disengaged," Mark DiCamillo, the director ...

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The world is on fire. Gas prices are rising. Republicans are trying to make it harder to vote.
- The World Is on Fire. Gas Prices Are Rising. Republicans Are Trying to Make It Harder to Vote. Instead of ending the Iran war or improving the economy, Senate Republicans are championing Trump's MAGA voter suppression bill. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. The world is on fire . Gas prices are rising. The US economy is in shambles. President Trump has bulldozed through his ...

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Amazon launches one-hour, three-hour delivery options across U.S. cities - TechBriefly
- Prime members will pay $9.99 for one hour delivery and $4.99 for three hour delivery, while non Prime users face higher fees. Amazon is launching new one-hour and three-hour delivery options across multiple U.S. cities to enhance its competitive stance against instant delivery services such as Instacart, DoorDash, and Uber Eats. The initiative will make over 90,000 items available for rapid delivery, improving ...

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US Supreme Court's Roberts says personal hostility aimed at judges has 'got to stop'
- By John Kruzel 3 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said on Tuesday that hostility directed in personal terms at judges is "dangerous and it's got to stop," commenting just days after President Donald Trump's ‌latest social media broadside against judges who have ruled against him and his ...

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Cesar Chavez Foundation 'deeply shocked' over allegations against civil rights leader
- Several " Cesar Chavez Day" activities are reportedly being canceled across the country amid allegations made against the late labor leader and civil rights activist. The Cesar Chavez Foundation said in a statement that it was aware Chavez had been accused of engaging in inappropriate behavior with women and minors during his time as president of the United Farm Workers of America. "We are deeply shocked and ...

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