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Three Massachusetts men were arrested by the FBI last week for possession of more than 220 pounds of suspected controlled substances, including pills shaped mimicking Valentine’s Day pink candy hearts. The estimated 10 million doses were seized from the basement of a New England multi-family home where reportedly families with children were living on the

Food insecurity on the rise during food stamp funding debate November 07, 2023 07:49 AM (The Center Square) – A recent federal report shows food insecurity is on the rise in the U.S. while some organizations are pushing to increase the amount for food stamp benefits for families. The Farm Bill that currently funds the

$25 healthcare minimum wage to cost California $4 billion in first year November 07, 2023 07:46 AM (The Center Square) – A new California law raising the minimum wage for healthcare workers to $25 per hour will cost the state $4 billion as the state faces an escalating budget crisis amid falling tax receipts. With

States with legal cannabis see higher home values, but Illinois lags behind November 07, 2023 07:40 AM (The Center Square) – Home values in states with legal recreational cannabis have outpaced home values in other states, a new study shows, but Illinois lags behind all other legal pot states. Illinois is among 23 states and

Poll: In faceoff with Biden, Haley, DeSantis outperform Trump November 07, 2023 07:37 AM (The Center Square) – Former Ambassador and Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis both perform better against President Joe Biden in a hypothetical general election matchup than former President Donald Trump, according to The Center Square Voters’ Voice poll.

A shopper at an antique store in southwest Florida discovered a human skull in the store Saturday, local authorities said. “The shopper, who happened to be an anthropologist, noticed the skull in the Halloween section and recognized it to be human,” a statement from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) said. Detectives responding to the

A Colorado jury found Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard not guilty Monday in the second trial regarding the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain. Authorities charged with reckless manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in 2019 after being the first to arrive on the scene, eventually placing McClain in a carotid hold. (RELATED: ‘I Hate Black People’:

Hunter Biden investigation: Weiss to face House GOP questioning in rare interview November 07, 2023 07:00 AM Special counsel David Weiss, who has led the investigation and prosecution of President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, will provide rare but limited testimony to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Weiss will sit for a closed-door

One of my most traumatizing moments was when my best friend Terry got gunned down outside my projects. As a 9-year-old in Chicago, I remember always speaking to him about whether he thought we would ever make it out of The Hood. “Of course we will, bro!” he’d always tell me. And yet, he never

For years, I’ve had recurring problems using smart home devices on Apple’s HomeKit ecosystem. A string of security cameras and video doorbells, most notably the Logitech Circle View Doorbell, would work fine for periods, but they’d inexplicably fail to record video or would randomly disconnect from the network. I chalked it up to a bug