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In-person gamblers lifting US casino market to its best year

Gamblers anxious to hit the slot machines and table games in person after a year of coronavirus restrictions are lifting the U.S. casino industry to its best year ever… Continue Reading

Watchdog to review NSA following Tucker Carlson’s spy claims

The announcement puts the NSA’s inspector general at the center of a politically volatile issue… Continue Reading

Nearly 900 buildings destroyed by massive California fire

California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history kept pushing through forestlands on Tuesday as fire crews tried to protect rural communities from flames that have destroyed … Continue Reading

Prosecutor: Man admitted killing Chicago cop during traffic stop

A man charged with killing a Chicago police officer admitted to investigators that he pulled his handgun out of his waistband during a traffic stop and opened fire, a prosecutor told a judge Tuesday… Continue Reading

US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force

A U.S. peace envoy brought a warning to the Taliban on Tuesday that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan … Continue Reading

Liz Cheney’s Trump vote prompts new Wyoming censure effort

Some local Republican Party officials in Wyoming have announced they will no longer recognize Liz Cheney as a party member because of her vote to impeach Donald Trump… Continue Reading

Bills Big win for $1T infrastructure bill: Senate shows it can act

The 69-30 tally provides momentum for this first phase of Biden’s “Build Back Better” priorities, now headed to the House… Continue Reading

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigning over sexual harassment

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a 62-year-old Democrat and former member of Congress from the Buffalo area, will become the state’s 57th governor and the first woman to hold the post.… Continue Reading