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Oregon DMV waited weeks to tell elections officials about voter registration error
Read full article: Oregon DMV waited weeks to tell elections officials about voter registration errorOregon transportation authorities waited weeks to tell elections officials about an error that registered over 1,200 people to vote despite them not providing proof of U.S. citizenship.
The White House wants $4 billion to rebuild Key Bridge in Baltimore and respond to other disasters
Read full article: The White House wants $4 billion to rebuild Key Bridge in Baltimore and respond to other disastersThe White House is seeking roughly $4 billion in additional emergency funding from Congress for costs related to the collapse and repair of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore and to respond to other disasters that have occurred around the U.S. in recent months.
Ferry runs aground near Seattle; no injuries reported
Read full article: Ferry runs aground near Seattle; no injuries reportedAuthorities in Washington state say a passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people has run aground near Bainbridge Island west of Seattle, but there are no reports of injuries or contamination.
Companies pledge millions in fed effort to stem road deaths
Read full article: Companies pledge millions in fed effort to stem road deathsNearly 50 businesses and nonprofits including rideshare companies Uber and Lyft and industrial giant 3M are pledging millions of dollars in initiatives to stem a crisis in road fatalities under a new federal effort.
Buttigieg tells states to consider safety for road projects
Read full article: Buttigieg tells states to consider safety for road projectsThe federal government has a new warning to states seeking billions of dollars from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law to widen roads: You must protect the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists or risk losing the money.
WATCH LIVE: DeSantis calls inflation a ‘huge problem,’ pledges gas tax relief
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: DeSantis calls inflation a ‘huge problem,’ pledges gas tax reliefGov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that the state legislature will pursue gas tax relief for Florida residents, calling inflation a “huge problem.”
Seattle police forcibly clear 'lawless' protest zone
Read full article: Seattle police forcibly clear 'lawless' protest zoneSeattle Police finish their sweep Wednesday, July 1, 2020, on the north end of Cal Anderson Park, sweeping everyone off the grounds. (Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times via AP)SEATTLE – Wearing helmets and wielding batons and rifles, Seattle police turned out in force at dawn Wednesday in the city’s “occupied” protest zone after the mayor ordered it cleared following two recent fatal shootings. Officers stood shoulder-to-shoulder on several streets while others created a makeshift fence with their bicycles, using it to push dozens of protesters back away from the center of the “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest” zone just east of downtown. “Events in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone this morning, while necessary, should not diminish the cause of racial justice,” Gov. Seattle Black Collective Voice, which was formed by people in the protest zone, said previously that their work would continue even if they were forced out of that area.
City crews remove some barriers from Seattle protest zone
Read full article: City crews remove some barriers from Seattle protest zoneSeattle Police, at right, look on as Department of Transportation workers remove barricades at the intersection of 10th Ave. and Pine St., Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) zone in Seattle. Protesters quickly moved couches, trash cans and other materials in to replace the cleared barricades. The area has been occupied by protesters since Seattle Police pulled back from their East Precinct building following violent clashes with demonstrators earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
City crews remove some barriers from Seattle protest zone
Read full article: City crews remove some barriers from Seattle protest zoneSeattle Police, at right, look on as Department of Transportation workers remove barricades at the intersection of 10th Ave. and Pine St., Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) zone in Seattle. The area has been occupied by protesters since Seattle Police pulled back from their East Precinct building following violent clashes with demonstrators earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)SEATTLE Seattle city crews used heavy equipment Tuesday to remove makeshift barriers around the citys occupied protest zone following two fatal shootings in the area. So far, you know, everything is peaceful this morning, so thats a good sign, Diaz told The Seattle Times. Sawant said she had not organized the march and wasn't taking Durkan's words personally, The Seattle Times reported.
Dow sinks 200 points as Boeing's stock tanks
Read full article: Dow sinks 200 points as Boeing's stock tanksScott Olson/Getty Images(CNN) - The Dow dropped some 200 points Friday, following a sharp drop in Boeing's shares. Boeing shares traded down 3.3%. The Dow dropped nearly 200 points, or 0.7%, while the broader S&P 500 was down 0.6%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is 1.2% lower. The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.
Truck drivers' protest causes delays on Okeechobee Road
Read full article: Truck drivers' protest causes delays on Okeechobee RoadLocal 10 News is told the two truck drivers in Tallahassee remain in jail. Most of the drivers are independent contractors who lease or own their trucks, according to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. The companies that contract the truck drivers don't have to pay their insurance, according to the American Trucking Association. The cost of the logging device would also fall on the truck drivers, who need to have one running by Dec. 16, 2017, according to the rule. "It's sad because a lot of people are losing their trucks," trucker Randy Avila said.