A Costly Radio System Faltered When Texas Needed It Most

Motorola won a $7 million contract to modernize Kerr County’s emergency radio system. When a devastating flash flood swept through the county, emergency crews had trouble using it.

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In Seattle as in New York, a Mayoral Race Turns on Generational Change

Mayor Bruce Harrell of Seattle, 67, is facing a challenge from Katie Wilson, 43, who has a penchant for social media and a focus on cost of living, all reminiscent of Zohran Mamdani.

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A Girls Basketball Team Gives Up Its Title After Spotting a Scoring Error

The team in Oklahoma City forfeited its district championship earlier this year after the coach verified that a scoring error had incorrectly crowned them as winners.

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Unlike Trump, Most Who Seek Money for Official Misconduct Face Long Odds

The Federal Tort Claims Act, the law the president invoked to try to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars, is ordinarily a legal labyrinth that few can navigate.

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Harvard Records an Increase in Asian Students and a Drop in Black Students

The shift mirrors trends at other elite schools after a ban on affirmative action. The Trump administration has said it wants to scrutinize demographics to ensure schools aren’t using racial preferences.

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4 Members of Illinois Politician Darren Bailey’s Family Are Killed in Helicopter Crash

Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate for governor, lost his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren, ages 12 and 7, in a helicopter accident in Montana, his campaign said.

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Britain’s Labour Party Criticizes Farage Over Ties to U.S. Anti-Abortion Group

The governing party said it was “deeply concerning” that Nigel Farage’s appearance in the U.S. Congress had been brokered by an organization that helped topple Roe v. Wade.

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Oil Price Jumps on Trump’s Russia Sanctions

Traders are pondering whether the United States and its allies are finally getting serious about restricting Russian energy.

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King Charles and Pope Leo Pray Together in Groundbreaking Moment

It was the first time in hundreds of years that the leaders of the Catholic and Anglican churches prayed together, offering a public display of unity between Christian faiths.

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U.S. May Seek United Nations Mandate for Gaza Security Force, Rubio Says

Before boarding a plane for Israel, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.N. backing was a potential next step to deploying an international stabilization force to the war-torn enclave.

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