Wisconsin State

Chicago, IL

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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?

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

Can You Park in Front of Someone’s Property in North Carolina?. Parking on crowded city streets and neighborhoods can be challenging, and many wonder if it's permissible to park in front of someone’s property. Here's a breakdown of North Carolina's parking rules:

Can I legally park in front of someone’s home? What North Carolina law says

PC Gamer

The move has stumped the scientific community as there's no obvious reason for it.

Multiple governments around the world have secretly agreed to restrict the export of quantum computers

PYMNTS

Army & Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) has teamed up with Discover Global Network to expand the acceptance of and add new technology to its MILITARY STAR card. With this collaboration, the MILITARY STAR card will be accepted by more on-installation merchants and have fresh technology including EMV® chip technology, tap-to-pay and mobile wallet capabilities, the Exchange said in a Tuesday (July 9) press release emailed to PYMNTS.

Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Discover Expand MILITARY STAR Card Acceptance

Pennsylvania State

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Bucks County Beacon

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

California State

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

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?

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

Aurora’s pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness, which only allow a maximum 30-day stay, have been cycling the same individuals in and out, city staff told council members Thursday. Many return to street encampments when their time in the pallet shelter runs out, Jessica Prosser, homeless services director for the city, said. Then, the city sweeps the encampment again, and they get to come back to the shelter for another 30 days, Prosser explained. This process can repeat multiple times.

Aurora pallet shelters a revolving door for homeless

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

Connecticut State

Four engineering firms have collectively agreed to pay $26.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them and Pratt & Whitney, a unit of RTX, of artificial wage suppression for tens of thousands of aerospace workers. The settlement terms were disclosed by plaintiffs’ lawyers at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and DiCello Levitt in a filing made in federal court in Connecticut on Friday.

Four Engineering Firms Agree to $26.5 Million Settlement in Wage Suppression Class Action

WashingtonExaminer

If anyone still thought our defense industrial base wasn’t in serious trouble, the most recent Government Accountability Office report on how we acquire and advance new weapons systems should set people straight. By looking at the characteristics and performance of 101 of the Pentagon’s costliest weapon programs, the GAO found that more than half of its […]

Big changes are coming for the Pentagon budget

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – U.S. Air Force tactical radar experts are asking Lockheed Martin Corp. to build four air-defense radar systems to detect, identify and track enemy missiles as well as manned and unmanned aircraft. Officials of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Hanscom Air...

Air Force asks Lockheed Martin to build four gallium nitride (GaN)-based 3DELRR air-defense radar systems

A housing complex in Paris is pushing the boundaries of sustainable construction after developers proved their 100% recycled concrete was up to the task. As detailed by Fast Company, French social housing developer Seqens collaborated with Swiss building materials company Holcim to construct the 220-unit Recygénie complex. The project is the first ever to use entirely recycled concrete.

Construction company seeks to revolutionize industry after developing world's first building made of 100% recycled concrete: 'An innovation in sustainable building that has never before been achieved'

Interesting Engineering

The laser can track objects as small as a dime traveling at 62 mph from a distance and has enough power to burn through steel.

World’s most powerful mobile laser can zap a 10-cent coin half a mile away

The F123 frigates use floppy disks in their DAQ systems, crucial for controlling various ship functions, including power plants.

German Navy ditches epic floppy disks from its warships after 30 years

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

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

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

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

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Bucks County, PA

Pennsylvania State Representatives K.C. Tomlinson and Craig Staats voted against a bill providing children free lunch in schools on Monday. HB 2180 bill was introduced by Rep. Emily Kinkead , who said the legislation “would not only provide free meals to students in grades K-12, but it would also eliminate the school meal debt.” The bill passed 118-84, with 16 Republicans joining every Democrat in saying yes.

DoD, UWEC Collaboration on Anti-Corrosives

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