Up to 9 inches of rain had already fallen in the area, with more expected, according to the National Weather Service.
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Many cities have anti-crime laws. The DOJ says one in Minnesota harmed people with mental illness
Hundreds of U.S. communities have enacted “crime-free” laws encouraging and allowing landlords to evict tenants after repeated calls to police or for emergency services.
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Second atmospheric river in days blows into California, knocking out power and flooding roads
Gusts exceeding 80 mph were recorded in the mountains, and nearly 175,000 customers were without electricity statewide.
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Many cities have anti-crime laws. The DOJ says one in Minnesota harmed people with mental illness
Hundreds of U.S. communities have enacted “crime-free” laws encouraging and allowing landlords to evict tenants after repeated calls to police or for emergency services.
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Claims that Jan. 6 rioters are ‘political prisoners’ endure. Judges want to set the record straight
Some people charged in the riot are pinning their hopes on a Trump victory in November.
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Haley uses appearance on ‘SNL’ to poke fun at Civil War gaffe
Trump, the front-runner for the nomination, has avoided all debates so far in the campaign, and Haley is his last major rival.
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Trump, asked if he supports RNC chairwoman, suggests there will ‘probably be some changes made’
The comments come as Trump and his allies have been pushing the party to get behind him and effectively end the primary, even though he still faces Nikki Haley, his final major rival.
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Senators release $118 billion package that pairs border policies with aid for Ukraine and Israel
With Congress stalled on approving tens of billions of dollars in Ukraine aid, the U.S. has halted shipments of ammunition and missiles to Kyiv, leaving Ukrainian soldiers outgunned as they try to beat back Russia’s invasion.
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Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped 50 years ago. Now she’s famous for her dogs
The abduction and subsequent trial of Hearst, then a 19-year-old college student and the granddaughter of wealthy newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, was one of the most sensational and captivating cases of the 1970s.
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Kosovo’s block on Serbian currency raises alarm in EU and U.S.
Starting Feb. 1, Kosovo required ethnic Serbian-dominated areas to adopt the euro currency, which is used in the rest of the country and abolished the use of the Serbian dinar.