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Nursing Homes Struggle With Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump’s attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration. Facilities for older adults and disabled people are reporting the sporadic loss of employees who …
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Meta Investors, Zuckerberg Square Off at $8B Trial Over Alleged Privacy Violations

Mark Zuckerberg is expected to appear as a star witness in an unusual $8 billion trial that kicks off this week at which the Meta CEO is accused of operating Facebook as an illegal enterprise that allowed users’ data to …
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Tesla Goes to Trial Over Fatal Autopilot Crash in Florida

Tesla Inc. will stand trial over claims that the company is partly to blame for a fatal 2019 crash in Florida that occurred when the Autopilot system in a Model S allegedly failed to detect a parked SUV. Family members …
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Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Takes 9 Lives, Injures 30

Nine people have died in a fire at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, where people were hanging out of windows screaming for help, authorities said Monday. At least 30 people were injured. Firefighters responded to the Gabriel House assisted …
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90 Patients Safely Relocated Amid North Carolina Health Facility Fire

About 90 patients at a North Carolina rehabilitation facility that suffered a structure fire have been safely moved and housed in other facilities, first responders in Burke County reported last night. Crews were dispatched shortly before 1 p.m. to the …
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4 Eastern Kentucky Communities Receive $14.4 Million for Flood Mitigation

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced more than $14.4 million to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in four communities across the eastern part of the state that were hit by historic floods in 2022. The cities of Beattyville in Lee County, …
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UK Hiring Tumbles by Most in Nearly Two Years, KPMG Survey Shows

Hiring by UK businesses plunged at the fastest pace in nearly two years, according to a survey that suggested that the fallout from a hike in payroll taxes is showing little sign of letting up. Permanent staff appointments fell by …
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Air India Crash Points to Cockpit Confusion as Fuel Flow Cut Out

The Air India jetliner that crashed on June 12 was doomed almost immediately upon taking off, after both engines lost fuel supply and the pilots ran out of time to regain control and avert catastrophe. A preliminary 15-page report filed …
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Search for Victims Resumes in Texas Floods After Severe Weather Halts Operations

Crews on Monday were expected to resume looking for victims of catastrophic flooding in Texas that killed at least 132 people after more heavy rains temporarily paused their search and rescue operations. Those efforts along the Guadalupe River were halted …
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GOP Lawmakers Press Trump to Speed Review of Chinese-Made Drones

Key House lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to accelerate a congressionally mandated review of Chinese-made drones ahead of a potential US ban of the technologies later this year. Three House Republicans influential on national security matters requested Director of …
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FEMA Flood Maps Often Miss Flash Flood Risks, Leaving Homeowners Unprepared

Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can prepare for rising risks. The same region of …
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Florida Meteorologist Predicts Where the Next Hurricane Will Hit, For a Price

Colorado State University’s hurricane research team, perhaps the best-known and most-often quoted forecasting service, last week revised its prediction for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season downward slightly – to eight hurricanes, three of them major. That’s almost in line with …
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