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1 week ago | 
thenewstribune.com | Helena Wegner |McClatchy DC
A 3.0-magnitude earthquake rattled eastern Washington on Wednesday, April 16, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 8.4-mile deep quake hit about 5 miles from Tonasket at 7:23 a.m., according to the USGS. More than 20 people from as far away as Coolin, Idaho, and Victoria, British Columbia, reported feeling the tremor to the agency. Tonasket is in Okanogan County, about a 165-mile drive northwest from Spokane. The city has a population of 1,103, according to the Census Bureau.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenewstribune.com | Brendan Rascius |McClatchy DC
In a shift from recent years, the majority of Americans now have a negative view toward Israel, according to new polling, which comes as the war in Gaza marks a year and a half long. In the latest Pew Research Center survey, 53% of respondents said they have a somewhat or very unfavorable opinion of Israel, marking an 11-point increase from 42% in 2022, when Pew last asked the question.
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2 weeks ago | 
modbee.com | David Lightman |McClatchy DC |Lia Russell
Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email [email protected]. Gov. Gavin Newsom can’t negotiate tariff deals with other countries. But he can negotiate with private companies in other countries and give them incentives to do business with California.
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3 weeks ago | 
sacbee.com | David Lightman |McClatchy DC
In the Spotlight is a Sacramento Bee series that digs into the high-profile local issues that readers care most about. Story idea? Email [email protected]. President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that his sweeping new tariffs on foreign goods will ultimately mean “lower prices for consumers.” Most economists disagree, saying Californians will see higher prices very soon and endure what’s essentially a tax increase..
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1 month ago | 
elnuevoherald.com | Brendan Rascius |McClatchy DC
Por primera vez desde el día de su investidura, más votantes desaprueban el manejo de la economía por parte de Donald Trump que quienes lo aprueban, según una nueva encuesta. En el más reciente sondeo de Morning Consult, el 47% de los encuestados dijo desaprobar la manera en que Trump ha gestionado la economía hasta ahora, mientras que el 46% expresó su aprobación, lo que le da al expresidente una calificación neta de -1.
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1 month ago | 
mahoningmatters.com | Daniella Segura |McClatchy DC
Human remains found by a hunter last fall have been identified as a firefighter missing since 2020, California deputies say. The remains found near Cactus Flats in October belonged to Carlos Baltazar, a firefighter with the Big Bear Hotshots, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office said in a March 11 news release. Baltazar, then 35, was reported missing by family Sept. 24, 2020, San Bernardino County deputies said in the news release.
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1 month ago | 
elnuevoherald.com | Brendan Rascius |McClatchy DC
En el período previo a las elecciones de 2024, la economía era uno de los temas más fuertes del entonces candidato Donald Trump. Muchas encuestas mostraban que los votantes confiaban más en él que en la entonces vicepresidenta Kamala Harris para llevar al país hacia el éxito financiero. Pero ahora, 50 días después del inicio del segundo mandato de Trump, la situación ha cambiado: la economía se ha convertido en su tema más débil, según una nueva encuesta de Emerson College.
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1 month ago | 
mahoningmatters.com | Julia Marnin |McClatchy DC
A Virginia man, the former executive of a program providing millions in state child benefits to families, stole more than $6.7 million meant to help babies injured during birth, federal prosecutors said. John Hunter Raines “lived lavishly” with the money he embezzled from the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program’s bank account, according to prosecutors.
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1 month ago | 
fresnobee.com | David Lightman |McClatchy DC
Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email [email protected]. Millones de californianos que dependen de Medicaid enfrentan recortes catastróficos, insisten los demócratas. La gente pagará menos impuestos gracias a nosotros, presumen los republicanos. ¿Quién tiene razón? No es tan sencillo. Y nadie podrá saberlo con seguridad hasta mucho más adelante este año.
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2 months ago | 
mahoningmatters.com | Brendan Rascius |McClatchy DC
Most Americans do not want to see any government agency altogether eliminated, according to a new YouGov poll. But the agency that the largest share of Americans support axing is the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), with one-quarter saying the cost-cutting outfit run by Elon Musk should itself be cut. The poll — conducted Feb. 16-18 — comes as President Donald Trump and Musk have targeted numerous agencies and departments for large-scale cuts and potential elimination.
