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Bucks County Beacon

Written by Amy Lieberman , The Conversation ; Jeff Inglis , The Conversation , and Naomi Schalit , The Conversation. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a president, including former President Donald Trump , “may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled, at a minimum, to a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts.”

Supreme Court Rules Trump Had Partial Immunity as President, but Not for Unofficial Acts

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Savannah, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Washington State

Mill Creek, WA

Timothy A Gruver

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries reported on Wednesday that it fined four roofing contractors more than a million dollars for letting their workers perform on top of homes without fall protection gear, among other safety violations.

Roofing Companies Fined $1.27M for Endangering Workers

New Jersey State

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

ESSEX COUNTY, N.J. - In a notable case from Essex County, New Jersey, 32-year-old Mahogany Hawkins of Newark has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for her involvement in drug trafficking, specifically cocaine and methamphetamine.

Newark Woman Gets 10-Year Sentence for Drug Trafficking

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Pennsylvania State

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

South Carolina State

Explore Beaufort SC

Manatees are back in Lowcountry waters and residents in the coastal areas of South Carolina should be particularly alert while boating and please report sightings of these gentle giants to SCDNR.

Manatees are back in South Carolina coastal waters

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

Denver, CO

David Heitz

Two immigrants from south of the border told the City Council Monday they were harassed when using hotel vouchers for shelter in Denver. Speaking through an interpreter, Leivy Ortega and Henry Aguilar said they received vouchers for hotel stays from an unnamed non-profit. But they had problems using the vouchers, they said. Ortega said she came to Denver from Connecticut and lived in her car for 15 days. She received a three-day hotel voucher, she said, but hotel staff initially would not honor it. She did not name the hotel. She said staff finally looked at her paperwork and gave her a room, but they wanted to charge her. for it. She said they initially weren’t going to allow her to stay because she has a service animal.

Immigrants allege Denver hotel staff mistreated them

Georgia State

The Current GA

In the fall of 2022, the Georgia State Ethics Commission opened a file against Savannah civil-rights veteran and state lawmaker Carl Gilliard. The man with a reputation for social activism and feeding the poor had not submitted more than nine mandatory campaign and personal finance reports between 2020 and 2023.

State ethics board: Rep. Gilliard made ‘egregious’ campaign spending violations

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

Illinois State

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

UK High Court Judge James Mellor is referring Craig Wright to the Crown Prosecution Service to consider perjury and forgery charges. Judge Mellor ruled in March that Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto or the author of the Bitcoin whitepaper. Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist who spent years fraudulently...

Craig Wright referred to Crown Prosecution Service to consider perjury and forgery charges

Palm Springs, CA

Palm Springs Tribune

Tuesday night, Palm Springs City Council passed a much tougher ordinance on homelessness. The new ordinance bans homeless encampments. It also allows the Palm Springs Police Department to potentially arrest people who sleep on public property but only, if there is shelter space available.

Palm Springs Takes A Tougher Approach On Homelessness

An Mt. Gox bitcoin wallet transferred around $3.1 billion in bitcoin to a currently unlabeled address on Tuesday. Crypto exchange Kraken later reported receiving bitcoin and bitcoin cash transfers from the Rehabilitation Trustee. At 8:12 a.m. UTC on Tuesday, an Mt. Gox labeled address sent over 48,641. ($3.1 billion) to...

UPDATE: Mt. Gox moves billions of dollars in bitcoin ahead of anticipated payouts

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US Supreme Court ruling to overturn Chevron gives crypto industry a win, pundits say

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday to overturn the Chevron doctrine could be beneficial to crypto, sources say. When asked about the Supreme Court decision’s...

US Supreme Court ruling to overturn Chevron gives crypto industry a win, pundits say

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