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More than just real estate, JAG Real Estate launched, Palm & Sage Estate Sales, an estate sale business to help older clients and others.

Arkansas lawmakers and community members expressed frustration with the State Police director’s absence from Tuesday’s Legislative Black Caucus meeting about a state trooper punching an 18-year-old during a traffic stop. Col. Mike Hagar had been expected to appear before the caucus to discuss the Aug. 1 traffic stop of Alisa Hackett that gained national attention […]

Florida’s next governor will confront an ongoing financial crunch: The continued rising costs associated with health insurance for thousands of state workers. State economists this past month again projected that the trust fund used to cover the costs of  health insurance will run a deficit over the next several years, growing from $62.2 million by […]

Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography are hard at work studying the formation of this El Niño.

(The Center Square) - A Trump-appointed federal judge has ruled in favor of a private prison company in its legal battle against a new Colorado law requiring more health and safety inspections for immigration detention facilities. The lawsuit, brought in June to the U.S. District Court in Denver, was initiated by the GEO Group. The private for-profit prison company alleged that a new Colorado law that went into effect this month conflicts with its contract with the federal government. The law is House Bill 26-1276, which requires an increase of inspections for federal immigration detention facilities in the state. Though there are plans to build more immigration detention facilities in the state, there is currently only one, and it sits in Adams County in the Denver area. The facility was the site of a tuberculosis outbreak in June. GEO attorney Fred Yarger argued in court that because it's the only immigration detention facility in the state, the bill was the Legislature’s attempt to “directly and specifically regulate, through targeted legislation, a single facility in the state.” The company sought a preliminary injunction against the law. Last Thursday, U.S. District Judge Daniel Domenico ruled in favor of GEO’s defense that the targeted legislation “discriminates against GEO based on its status as a federal contractor.” Domenico cited the U.S. Constitution’s supremacy clause, declaring that state law cannot interfere with federal activities. The judge said GEO’s explicit relationship with the federal government, as displayed by its contract with the Department of Homeland Security, was sufficient to prove the company is under federal authority. The state law claims the GEO Group will face up to a $50,000 fine if it does not comply with the heightened health and safety inspections. It also requires the prison company to pay for the costs of the inspections. GEO claims all of this violates its federal contract. GEO specifically argued the law violates the intergovernmental immunity doctrine. “This doctrine prevents a state from directly regulating the federal government or those with whom the federal government deals,” according to GEO's court document. The Center Square reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment. DHS responded by referring The Center Square to GEO Group, but the company did not respond to The Center Square. Colorado has recently faced many legal battles against the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025. In fact, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has a portion of his website dedicated to litigation efforts against the current administration, which references 77 lawsuits his office filed or joined. Lawrence Pacheco, Weiser's chief communications officer, referred The Center Square to Weiser’s statement on Aug. 20 about the ruling in GEO Group's favor. Weiser said the ruling only provided a temporary broad injunction against one provision of the new law and that it did not provide the broad relie that the prison company sought. Pacheco declined to make any further comment to The Center Square. GEO Group, meanwhile, faces litigation for its alleged failure to comply with the Adams County public health order requesting information from the immigration detention facility’s tuberculosis outbreak in June. The state sued the company and requested a judge grant a preliminary injunction so that health and safety inspectors can enter the facility to investigate the tuberculosis case. GEO has provided little information to the media about the outbreak and has denied public health officials from entering the facility. Colorado argues this conflicts with the Adams County Health Department’s public order to hand over documents relating to the outbreak and granting officials access to the facility. The Adams County Health Department did not respond to The Center Square’s request for comment.

New report acknowledges a failed criminal case means ‘justice has evaded the people of Flint’ and blames a court decision for torpedoing charges. Others say it’s Nessel’s way of saying ‘not my fault’

The Ellisons openly fund and support Israel’s military. Pointing this out is not a form of hatred, and it’s getting more and more absurd to suggest it is.

Este verano ha vuelto a dejar temperaturas extremas, incendios y noches difíciles de soportar, mientras la ciencia observa con atención el fortalecimiento de El Niño, un fenómeno climático capaz de alterar patrones meteorológicos a miles de kilómetros de distancia.

معاون دانشجویی دانشگاه صنعتی شریف می‌گوید در پی تجمعات دانشجویی و فعالیت‌های مجازی، ۲۳۶ دانشجو به شورای انضباطی احضار و برای ۱۱۵ نفر پرونده تشکیل شده است. و تا کنون ۶ دانشجو اخراج شده‌اند.

New state oversight laws are pumping the brakes on private equity’s push into health care, according to new data. The number of private equity-involved healthcare deals has declined since last year, and the value of those deals in the first half of 2026 is lower than it was for the same time in 2025, according to […]

There should have been safeguards to prevent the trust from depleting reserves, one business manager said.

Gov. Dan McKee is finally gaining ground among Democratic primary voters, but remains 15 points behind challenger Helena Buonanno Foulkes, according to a new WPRI-TV 12 poll published Tuesday. The survey of 1,000 likely voters, conducted Aug. 21 and Aug. 22 by Emerson College Polling, marks the first public poll this year in which the […]

New Yorkers will have a chance to watch world-class tennis stars face off at the 2026 US Open at an affordable price. The tournament returns to Flushing Meadows from Aug. 23 through Sept. 13, featuring some of the biggest names in tennis, including Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and the WTA’s No.1 player […] The post US Open 2026: How NYC Residents Can Get $100 Tickets appeared first on Documented.

Starting next month, "Public Address" will be on view in Joyce Kilmer Park and other locations across the Bronx, which is home to more homeless shelters than any other borough. The art project draws on handwritten testimony from hundreds of unhoused New Yorkers and shelter workers. The post City Signs to Display Shelter Residents’ Writings, Drawings in The Bronx appeared first on City Limits.

At least six Arizona residents say three statewide candidates falsely used their names to qualify for more than $4.7 million in public campaign funding. “I can tell you right now, with 1,000% certainty, that I did not make a single contribution, let alone three of them,” Christopher Scott of Peoria told the Mirror when asked […]

The Maine Public Utilities Commission will finally move forward with plans for a new transmission line to northern Maine and an 800 megawatt wind project.  At a regular meeting Tuesday, commissioners selected Avangrid, the parent company of Central Maine Power, to build the transmission line and Clearway Energy Group to build the onshore wind project.  […]

EE UU, Rusia, China, Irán o Arabia Saudí son los enemigos del principio de justicia universal y, por tanto, del Tribunal Penal Internacional, frente a la Uniòn Europea, la mayoría (hasta ahora) de los estados lationamenricanos, Japón, Corea del Sur, Australoia, Nueva Zelanda y Canadá que defienden su jurisdicción.

Republican nominee for governor Lisa Demuth said that if elected in November, she would direct her administration to “find $1 billion in savings across all agencies,” in an effort to make life more affordable for Minnesotans, but she refrained from denouncing the Trump administration’s burgeoning trade war with Canada that’s expected to drive up costs. […]

(The Center Square) – Tennessee leaders described Dolly Parton as an "iconic leader" and "beacon of light" following her death on Tuesday at the age of 80. Often just known as Dolly, she was born in Sevier County and shared the story through music and a television show of her poor upbringing as one of 12 children in a Smoky Mountains home. Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, shared the news of her death on social media. Parton gave back to her state and hometown through her philanthropic and economic endeavors. She started Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in 1995, which provides books to children from birth to age 5. The program started in Tennessee and spread across the U.S. and to four other countries. She also donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University for research on the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic. Among her economic endeavors are her amusement park, Dollywood, and the dinner show Stampede, which also has a location in Branson, Missouri. "Rare is the one who climbs to the pinnacle of fame, then scoffs at its allure, only to retain the genuine humility that defines them," Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said in a social media post. "Dolly Parton was one of a kind, who loved people, her work, her family, and her Lord. Tennessee has forever been changed – enhanced – by her, and will never be quite the same without Dolly." Parton was "talented beyond compare, and an entrepreneurial juggernaut who played an integral role in transforming our state," said U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., in a social media post. "She brought laughter and joy to so many through her musical and philanthropic endeavors. She will be deeply, deeply missed." A cause of death was not given. She was beloved beyond Nashville, the home of country music. It was there, however, that she became known for her figure, unmistakable voice, self-depreciating humor and music sewing together generations. Her hit tunes “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors” and “I Will Always Love You” collectively netted 1 billion online streams and more than 100 million sales around the world. Banjos, guitars and dulcimers were part of her repertoire in a career that include a Grand Ole Opry start at age 13 with introduction by legend Johnny Cash. Her career crossed over to the pop charts with amazing success. She's in the Country Music Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Parton earned a lifetime achievement award by the Recording Academy, and was chosen for the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2025. Only Beyoncé and Taylor Swift have more than her Parton's 55 Grammy nominations. She won 10 times. Democratic Tennessee state Sen. Heidi Campbell called Parton a "beacon of light." "She was a doyenne not just of business and music- but of compassion, empathy, civility, dignity, self-deprecating humor, and all the good things that make people love people- what a loss for us all," Campbell said on social media. Parton leaves a void that no one can fill, said U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the Republican candidate for governor. "There are no words to adequately express the sorrow our family and indeed, all Tennesseans, feel in the loss of Dolly Parton," Blackburn said. "An iconic leader who loved our great state and nation." President Donald Trump called Parton's death a loss for millions of people. "There has never been anyone like her, and never will," Trump said in a social media post. "In her honor, I am lowering the American flag throughout the United States for a one week period beginning tonight at 6 p.m."

美國總統特朗普與加拿大的貿易談判破裂後，惱羞成怒繼續威脅，他說正考慮將加拿大和美國之間的安大略湖（Lake Ontario）改為“美國湖”（Lake America），再次挑戰加拿大人的尊嚴底線。