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Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Oregon have all declined to send official delegations to Trump's Great American State Fair, citing cost, timeline, and partisanship concerns.
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A federal judge ordered the Interior Department to restore National Park exhibits on slavery and climate change removed since May 2025, calling it 'a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization.'
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A new Emerson College poll found 45% of Americans have no interest in the 2026 World Cup, with a separate Morning Consult survey finding over half unlikely to watch any games.
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Monterey Park, California became the first U.S. city to permanently ban new data centers by ballot measure, with roughly 86% of voters in favor.
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Seattle's City Council unanimously enacted a one-year emergency moratorium on new large data centers, citing energy use, water, noise, and rising utility bills - making it the largest US city to do so.
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Southern Baptist Convention messengers voted 6,028 to 2,026 to advance a constitutional amendment barring churches with women pastors - the first of two required votes, with a final vote set for next year in Anaheim.
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President Trump is now reportedly expected to skip Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, one night after being loudly booed during the anthem at Game 3.
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New York is the first state to require advertisers to conspicuously disclose AI-generated “synthetic performers” in ads, with fines of $1,000 then $5,000. The law takes effect June 9, 2026.
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Monterey Park voters approved Measure NDC by roughly 86%, making it the first US city to permanently ban data centers by ballot measure to protect their air, water, and power bills.
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Border czar Tom Homan says the Trump administration plans a major ICE surge across all five NYC boroughs in response to sanctuary policies. Mamdani and Hochul are pushing back.
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Nashville Zoo is opposing a proposed DC BLOX data center planned roughly 50 yards from its animals. A petition has topped 330,000 signatures, with Brad Paisley backing the fight.
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has formally filed for a presidential pardon, now listed as pending with the DOJ. The request would restore civil liberties after his 25-year sentence, not erase the conviction or free him.
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