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Repeat offender allegedly assaults hospital police officer just days after arrest at same facility: report

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Repeat offender allegedly assaults hospital police officer just days after arrest at same facility: report

A North Carolina man with a lengthy rap sheet is back behind bars after allegedly assaulting a police officer at a local hospital. Justin Wilkes, 37, was taken into custody on Wednesday after he allegedly hit a campus police officer in the head at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, according to WBTV. Wilkes allegedly had been ordered to leave the property, resulting in an argument in which Wilkes began yelling at […]

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Illegal immigrant allegedly flees after drunk hit-and-run injures motorcyclist: report

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Illegal immigrant allegedly flees after drunk hit-and-run injures motorcyclist: report

An illegal immigrant is behind bars after authorities allege he was involved in a drunk hit-and-run accident that injured a Florida motorcyclist.  Authorities say 24-year-old Gudiel Miguel-Vasquez was behind the wheel of a black Scion sedan when he turned into a Walmart parking lot and blew through a stop sign in Polk County on Sunday night, according to FOX 13. Miguel-Vasquez then allegedly collided with a motorcyclist, police said. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCK DRIVER […]

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Transportation secretary orders sweeping CDL test changes in trucking crackdown: ‘English only’

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Transportation secretary orders sweeping CDL test changes in trucking crackdown: ‘English only’

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Friday announced sweeping changes to commercial trucking regulations, including a new requirement that all commercial driver’s license (CDL) exams be administered exclusively in English.Speaking at the Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters in Washington, D.C., Duffy and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Derek Barrs said the move is aimed at strengthening oversight and ensuring drivers can read road signs and communicate with law enforcement."What we're doing […]

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Crockett blasts ‘left’ for alleged skin darkening in ads as Texas Senate clash heats up

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Crockett blasts ‘left’ for alleged skin darkening in ads as Texas Senate clash heats up

A progressive House Democrat claims that attacks from her left were racially motivated in what’s become an explosive Texas Senate race.Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, told supporters that she’s used to attacks from Republicans and the right, but racially tinged shots from her left flank weren’t something she expected."The thing that is not normal is for me to be attacked from the left," Crockett said. "That is the new wild card […]

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EPA scraps Biden coal restrictions, and advocates say move will restore American dominance

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EPA scraps Biden coal restrictions, and advocates say move will restore American dominance

A leading domestic energy advocacy group praised EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s announcement that his agency would undo recent additions to the federal "mercury and air-toxics standards" (MATS) for coal-fired power plants.Zeldin said removing the restrictions allows the already "robust" MATS standards to remain in effect, ensuring both public health and the health of America’s coal industry amid a push for U.S. energy dominance."The Biden-Harris Administration’s anti-coal regulations sought to regulate […]

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How should businesses approach tariff refunds?

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How should businesses approach tariff refunds?

The Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Trump administration's tariffs imposed under an economic emergency declaration could open the door to billions of dollars in tariff refunds for businesses, though the ruling didn't specify a process for handling those refunds.The Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump's tariffs enacted under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) were illegal because the underlying law doesn't authorize the president to impose tariffs.Striking down […]

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Aging expert reveals 3 daily habits to protect independence in your golden years

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Aging expert reveals 3 daily habits to protect independence in your golden years

"If you're not sleeping, everything else tends to fall apart."→ Dr. Mary Claire Haver, certified menopause specialist and founder of The 'Pause Life, on making simple lifestyle changes for a longer life→ Food pyramid backlash: Low-fat era may have fueled obesity, says doctor→ Eating oatmeal for two days has unexpected impact on heart health→ Your bedroom temperature could be putting your heart in serious danger→ State confirms outbreak of sexually […]

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Actor Eric Dane’s death from ALS sparks urgent focus on rapid decline

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Actor Eric Dane’s death from ALS sparks urgent focus on rapid decline

Eric Dane’s death has sparked conversations about the speed and severity of ALS.Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, the progressive illness — officially called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — is debilitating and fatal. While only about 5,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed each year, the average life expectancy is just two to five years, according to the ALS Association.Dane, who most famously starred as Dr. Mark "McSteamy" Sloan on ABC's "Grey’s […]

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Nightly bathroom habit was missed sign of common men’s cancer: ‘I didn’t know’

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Nightly bathroom habit was missed sign of common men’s cancer: ‘I didn’t know’

A father was diagnosed with prostate cancer after chalking his nightly bathroom trips up to drinking too much fluid before bed, as reported by SWNS."I would wake up in the middle of the night and go to the loo a couple of times, but I never thought too much of it," Ed Matthews, who lives in London, told the news outlet.Matthews wrote off the early warning signs — until he […]

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