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The city is looking to update the jail for the first time since it opened in 1974.
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Iranian state television broadcast the news that Iran had attacked American forces stationed at the Al Udeid Air Base.
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Locations across the city will provide relief during extreme heat warnings.
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning June 23.
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'Tapestry of Resilience' explored community's origins through artifacts, anecdotes.
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Tens of thousands of American troops are based in the Middle East.
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Jacob Soboroff of NBC News says the Trump administration promised to deport the "worst of the worst" criminal immigrants, but is now detaining undocumented workers with no serious criminal record.
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The music mogul was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution, but the jury found him not guilty on three counts related to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.
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After years of litigation following the Dobbs decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court justices, with their liberal majority, ruled that the state's 176-year-old law does not ban abortion in the state.
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Mustaches are having a moment. Here's what it's like living with one.
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