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Mamdani Renews $1.86 Billion Hotel Shelter Contract Through '29 (Sun, 02 Aug 2026)
The administration of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has renewed a contract worth up to $1.86 billion that allows hotels across the city's five boroughs to provide emergency shelter for homeless individuals and families through 2029...
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Former GOP Rep. Kay Granger Dies at 83 (Sun, 02 Aug 2026)
Former Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, the first Republican woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee and the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Texas, has died at age 83...
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California Dem Party Endorses Billionaire Wealth Tax (Sun, 02 Aug 2026)
The California Democratic Party voted Sunday to endorse a November ballot measure imposing a one-time tax on billionaires' wealth, breaking with Gov. Gavin Newsom and several of the state's most influential labor unions...
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Idaho Fast Food Restaurant Shooting Suspect Killed Himself; Among 4 Dead (Sun, 02 Aug 2026)
The suspect in a fatal weekend shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said Sunday. Investigators are confident that 24-year-old Chad Williams acted alone during the shooting Saturday in Twin Falls, Police ...
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My Pet

On s sad note, Elvira passed away a few months back. Though it did suck, it was much easier to get rid of her dead carcass then it would have been if I had a cat or dog. So, for that, I'm greatful. No more pets for me (Unless I find a really cool Rottweiler).