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Trumps DOJ Has Frozen Police Reform Work. Advocates Fear More Abuse in Departments Across the Country.
by Topher Sanders
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as theyre published. When news broke in January that the Trump Justice Department ...[Continue Reading]
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More than 600 US military service members injured since Iran War began in February
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At least 624 US military service members have been wounded since President Donald Trump ordered strikes against Iran in February, according to the Pentagon's most recent update on 25 July. Among th ...[Continue Reading]
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Where are wildfires in California? See tracker and smoke maps
Brandi D. Addison, USA TODAY NETWORK
A wildfire has ignited in Tuolumne County near Sonora the gateway to Yosemite National Park and remains 1% contained early Monday, July 27, according to CalFire. The Dove Fire has grown to more than ...[Continue Reading]
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I changed my Wi-Fi channel width from 20MHz to 80MHz and got instant speed gains
Gavin Phillips
I've long heard tales about adjusting your Wi-Fi channel width to receive a speed boost. It seems like an easy enough change to make on most routers, and if you get faster Wi-Fi as the outcome, what' ...[Continue Reading]
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'I fear for wee families' - home heating oil jumps 100 in three weeks
Eve Hughes - BBC News NI
Agnes, pictured with her granddaughter Abbie, said the price of gas is now "on par" with home heating oil [BBC] The price of home heating oil has risen again after a period of respite. Consumer Cou ...[Continue Reading]
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3 Things That Happened at the White House Correspondents Dinnerand 3 Things I Totally Made Up
Danielle Han
Over the weekend, Trump hosted hundreds of journalists at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotelaka a crowd his administration has, for the last 19 months, lobbed l ...[Continue Reading]
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