By Kimberly Hayek Californians are about to get some tax relief. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the new Republican tax-cut bill signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, raises the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 for tax years 2025 through 2029, which should benefit Californians, […]
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Dodgers’ Kershaw Is Much More Than a Strikeout Machine
By Donald Laible Throughout his 18-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw has performed as one of the most complete pitchers in MLB history. The pressure will be far less on Kershaw the next time he toes the rubber on the pitcher’s mound. Coming into this season, the future Hall of Famer needed […]
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All-Star Game Offers Trail of Great Moments in MLB History
By Donald Laible The 95th MLB All-Star Game on July 15 in Atlanta promises to add memorable moments to the games’ already highlighted history. Votes have been counted. The starters for both the American and National Leagues are set. On July 2, MLB completed Phase 2 of counting fans’ votes. The top two vote-getters in […]
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House Passes GOP Megabill, Sending Measure to Trump’s Desk
By Joseph Lord, Nathan Worcester, Lawrence Wilson and Jackson Richman WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives on July 3 passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda, sending it to the president’s desk. The bill cleared the House in a 218–214 vote, following an all-night session as Republicans scrambled to win over holdouts […]
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Trump Megabill Clears Rules Vote After Fiscal Conservatives Persuaded
By Joseph Lord and Nathan Worcester WASHINGTON—After House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders spent hours scrambling to flip holdouts, President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed a first vote in the House. The package had passed the Senate a day earlier with Vice President JD Vance casting a tie-breaking vote. As […]
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Rain, Thunderstorms Expected to Dampen Fourth of July for Parts of Gulf
By T.J. Muscaro TAMPA BAY, Fla.—People looking to celebrate the Fourth of July on the Gulf along Florida’s Peninsula should plan for rain, according to the National Weather Service. Forecast maps predicted that most of Florida’s Gulf Coast would experience rainfall and thunderstorms throughout the day on July 4. “On Thursday, showers and thunderstorms with […]
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Senate Passes Megabill With Vance Casting Tie-Breaker
By Joseph Lord, Nathan Worcester, Jackson Richman, Lawrence Richman WASHINGTON—The Senate passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at midday on July 1 after a “vote-a-rama” that began the previous day and continued through the night. Vice President JD Vance broke a 50–50 tie to secure passage of the bill. Sens. Rand […]
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Cal Raleigh’s Historic Season Keeps Mariners in Postseason Hunt
By Donald Laible The debate is ongoing. Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh or New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge. Who will be the 2025 American League Most Valuable Player Award winner? As close as the two-way race for MVP honors appears at this time, there is a whole second half of the season to play. Slumps will […]
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2025 NBA Draft: Cooper Flagg Is Headliner, but These Prospects Could Be Sleeper Picks
By Ross Kelly Less than 72 hours after the Oklahoma City Thunder won their first NBA championship in team history, the NBA is turning the page. That’s because the NBA Draft for the 2025-26 season begins Wednesday, with the two-day event concluding on Thursday. The Dallas Mavericks own the No. 1 overall pick, with Duke’s […]
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Amazon Accelerates Plans to Expand Same-Day Delivery to Rural America
By Wesley Brown Amazon is accelerating its previous plans to expand its same-day delivery service to more than 4,000 smaller cities, towns, and rural communities by the end of the year, the company announced on June 24. After delivering to Prime members at record-breaking speeds in 2023 and 2024, the Silicon Valley e-commerce giant said it […]
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Oil Prices Drop by 7 Percent as Market’s Iran Fear Factor Fades
By Andrew Moran Crude oil prices plummeted by more than 7 percent on June 23 as investors were optimistic that Iran’s limited retaliation could lead to a de-escalation in the Middle East. West Texas Intermediate (WTI), a U.S. benchmark for oil prices, cratered by about 7.3 percent to below $69 per barrel on the New […]
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Zero Illegal Immigrants Released Into US in May: CBP
By Naveen Athrappully Border Patrol released no illegal immigrants into the country in May, a “staggering drop” from the more than 62,000 illegal immigrants whom Border Patrol was “forced to release along the southwest border” during the same period in 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a June 17 statement. Border Patrol encountered […]
