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The EPA is suing the city of San Francisco, alleging it dumped billions of gallons of wastewater into the ocean.

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EPA says San Francisco dumped billions of gallons of wastewater into ocean

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and multiple California state agencies have filed a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco, accusing the city of allowing billions of gallons of untreated sewage to flow into the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. The lawsuit, initiated by the EPA, alleges that the city has permitted massive amounts of untreated water and sewage to be discharged into the ocean since 2016, with an annual average of 1.8 billion gallons of combined sewage, wastewater and stormwater released. According to the EPA, the situation has worsened, with more than 4 billion gallons of contaminated water…

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The island county of San Juan in Washington state is encouraged by what it has seen after switching some employees to a 32-hour workweek.

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Work 5 days a week? This US county is seeing success with 32-hour workweeks
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a potential vice presidential candidate, is facing further backlash for claims in her memoir, "No Going Back."

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VP hopeful Kristi Noem faces further backlash for memoir yet to be released
A group of fraternity brothers prevented protesters from removing an American flag and replacing it with a Palestinian flag.

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Video of fraternity brothers guarding US flag highlights campus political divide
As U.S. campus protests against the war in Gaza go on, an Iranian university is extending an offer to expelled students and others.

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Houthis and Iranian university welcome expelled US students to join ranks
Peloton has announced that its CEO Barry McCarthy is stepping down amid plans to reduce its workforce by 15%, which equates to about 400 jobs. This development marks the fifth round of layoffs since 2021 for the fitness company.

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Peloton to cut 15% of workforce as CEO steps down
President Joe Biden addressed the nation from the White House Thursday, May 2, concerning the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests that have led to more than 2,000 arrests across American college campuses in the past two weeks. Biden emphasized that the events challenge two core American principles: the right to free speech and the rule of law, asserting that both must be upheld.

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Biden says ‘violent protest is not protected’ in speech on campus unrest
President Biden sparked controversy after calling Japan 'xenophobic' when it came to immigration. He lumped them alongside Russia, India and China in his critique.

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Biden’s ‘xenophobic’ comments about Japan spark backlash at home, overseas
Senate Democrats introduced a bill that would completely overhaul U.S. marijuana policy including expunge all non-violent offenses.

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Senate Democrats want to deschedule marijuana as Biden moves to reschedule
Police arrested hundreds of protesters taking part in violent riots on U.S. college campuses — some weren't students.

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Police warn of outside agitators, ‘chaos professionals’ co-opting college protests
A new poll reveals that 4/10 Americans view China as an enemy. The numbers are the highest the survey has seen in five years.

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New poll: 4 in 10 Americans view China as enemy, highest in five years
Polls show more than half of election workers are concerned for their safety heading into the 2024 election season.

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Election workers express safety concerns as Trump unveils plan to monitor polls
A former Boeing whistleblower died suddenly after reporting manufacturing defect in 737 MAX jets, adding to string of deaths.

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Second Boeing whistleblower claiming safety issues were ignored dies suddenly
A video released on Thursday by the U.S. Army is creating quite the stir. The video is designed to enhance recruiting efforts amid recent struggles to reach enlistment goals.

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Haunting and cryptic video aims to lure more to join US Army
The U.S. accuses Russia of violating international law by using chemical weapons in Ukraine, prompting sanctions against Russia entities.

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US says Russia is using banned choking agent in attacks on Ukraine
Exxon Mobil took a step toward closing its $60 billion deal to acquire Pioneer after reaching an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission.

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Reports: Exxon reaches agreement with FTC over $60 billion Pioneer merger
Officers move in on the campus of UCLA as the LAPD calls the pro-Palestinian encampment an "unlawful gathering."

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Police move in on UCLA protesters, call encampment an ‘unlawful gathering’
Lawmakers joined together to pass an antisemitism bill in the House, but it may stall in the Senate where less progress has been made.

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Divisive college protests bring out bipartisan unity in Congress
A pair of recently proposed offshore wind sales by the Biden administration hope to revitalize an industry which took some major hits in 2023.

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Anticipated offshore wind rebound faces first test after Biden admin’s proposal
A bill that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives would remove gray wolves from the endangered species list. However, the bill may be doomed. The White House has already signaled, if passed in the Senate, President Biden would veto it.

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US gray wolves in danger of being taken off endangered species list
After violent clashes between protesters on Tuesday night, UCLA has canceled classes for Wednesday. The clashes were between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups at a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus.

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Violence on UCLA campus over war in Gaza forces cancellation of classes
Hundreds of thousands of migrants entered the U.S. under a program that allows them to bypass the border and fly directly into the U.S.

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Thousands of migrants flew into US under new program. Where did they go?
Eight newspapers filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the tech giants illegally used millions of their copyrighted articles

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Major newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft over copyright infringement
The Biden administration is reportedly in talks to allow some Gazans entry into the U.S. as refugees.

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Report: Biden administration in talks to allow some Gazan refugees to enter US
Dozens of protesters were arrested as Columbia University called in the NYPD after protesters stormed Hamilton Hall.

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Dozens arrested at Columbia as NYPD clears Hamilton Hall, encampments