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High-profile Democrat tells Biden to remove ‘kid gloves’ in dealing with Mexican fentanyl

A senior Senate Democrat frustrated with the Mexican government’s laxed response to the fentanyl epidemic called for the Biden administration to take serious actions against its southern neighbor and force cooperation in the war on drug cartels

Social Security update: Second direct payment worth up to $4,555 for February arrives today

The second round of direct social security payments was disbursed to retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month Wednesday.

Universal Orlando Resort raising starting pay to $17 an hour

Summer break is still months away, but Universal Orlando Resort employees have an extra reason to be excited thanks to a recent announcement the park made.

Florida home to majority of wealthiest neighborhoods in US

Florida has become the home to a majority of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the United States, as many flee states such as California and New York for the Sunshine State.

Mother or egg donor? Researchers campaign for ‘inclusive terminology’ in science

Mother, father, man, and woman are just a few "harmful terms" that shouldn't be used in the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology, according to the scientists who are leading an initiative for "inclusive terminology."

Rainbow mask-wearing women denied Communion at Denver-area Catholic church

Two women wearing rainbow masks were denied Holy Communion at a Denver-area Catholic parish days after its school fired a teacher who confessed to being in a same-sex relationship.

Senate Democrats propose adopting McConnell’s 2011 plan to deal with debt ceiling

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) proposed adopting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's 2011 plan to solve the debt ceiling crisis.

Texas sheriff tells Congress nearly 2,000 Mexican drug cartel drones are swarming US skies

AUSTIN, Texas — A county sheriff plans to sound the alarm before Congress about mass incursions of unidentified flying objects illegally entering U.S. airspace from Mexico, piloted by cartels and used to spy on federal agents working near the international border.

Ohio train derailment has Vance and Rubio demanding answers from Buttigieg

Sens. JD Vance (R-OH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg requesting more information on the Department of Transportation’s “oversight of the United States’ freight train system.”

Clarence Thomas called an ‘Uncle Tom’ by Georgia lawmaker during statue vote

A black Democratic lawmaker from Georgia called Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas an "Uncle Tom" who “sold his soul to the slave master” during a vote over whether to erect a statue in the judge's home state.
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