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Strongest earthquake in two decades strikes southern California Friday Southern California experienced a 7.1 magnitude earthquake Friday night at approximately 8:19 p.m. local time near Ridgecrest and Searles Valley, just a day after a 6.4 magnitude quake struck the same area. According to CNN, the shaking of the earthquake was[Read More…]

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President Trump states Friday that he is still considering an executive order to add a disputed citizenship question to the 2020 census According to the Wall Street Journal, Justice Department lawyers told a federal judge in Maryland that there are still options being explored by the Trump Administration on the[Read More…]

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President Trump to prepare an Independence day celebration “Salute to America” Thursday evening  According to the Wall Street Journal, President Trump is hosting a revamped Fourth of July celebration at the Lincoln memorial featuring a Presidential speech by President Trump, a display of military equipment, and a series of flyovers[Read More…]

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San Francisco becomes first U.S. city to ban the sale and usage of e-cigarettes in an effort to combat the “epidemic of youth vaping” Although the law doesn’t directly ban the sale of e-cigarettes, it does mandate that any product being sold must be evaluated by the FDA first, and[Read More…]

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House passes $4.5 billion emergency border aid bill Tuesday to address humanitarian concerns at the U.S.-Mexican border According to Fox News, the bill looks to answer humanitarian questions at the U.S.-Mexican border and to provide additional funding for food, water, medical services, and “stronger protections for unaccompanied children.” The Washington[Read More…]

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President Trump announces on Monday that the U.S. will be imposing new sanctions on Iran amid U.S.- Iranian tensions According to the New York Times, President Trump has openly voiced to white house officials that he prefers tightening the pressure on the Iranian economy over launching a military strike in[Read More…]