Senators voted 75-22 on Friday to approve the package of six spending bills that will last until the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.
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Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans, studies find
In Thursday night’s State of The Union, the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley took center stage. The suspect is a migrant. Republicans say immigration leads to crime, but there’s no evidence of that.
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Pentagon finds ‘no evidence’ of alien technology in new UFO report
In the U.S. military’s most comprehensive report addressing unconfirmed UFO sightings, defense officials concluded that most sightings dating back to 1945 were of ordinary origin.
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As a deadline approaches, Colorado River states are still far apart on water sharing
Ahead of a deadline next week, the seven states that share the Colorado River have revealed competing plans for how the river should be managed in the future.
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Malcolm X is set to be the first Black person in the Nebraska Hall of Fame
In 2004 and 2007, the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission proposed his induction but chose someone else.
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What to expect at the Oscars: The bomb, the bombshell, and the possible comeback
The Motion Picture Academy hopes that more popular films, an earlier showtime, and increased diversity among nominees will lead to higher viewership.
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Kim Gordon on her intense, disorienting, beat-driven new solo album, ‘The Collective’
The artist’s radically inventive new album produced with Justin Raisen plays like an apt distillation of what it’s like to live right now.
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George Santos, ejected from House and facing fraud trial, will run again in N.Y.
George Santos, disgraced and ejected from the House, says he will seek office again on Long Island. He’ll face Rep. Nick LaLota in the GOP primary.
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5 takeaways from President Biden’s State of the Union address
President Biden used the high-profile speech to draw a contrast with his 2024 likely opponent, former President Donald Trump. He hit on the economy, abortion, the Mideast and the border.
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GOP rebuttals to Biden’s State of the Union focus on the border and immigration
Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt and Texas Rep. Mónica De La Cruz delivered rebuttals to Biden’s speech focusing on immigration, crime, inflation and national security.
