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Wichita City Council approves purchase of robotic police dog, Spot

WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) -- Following weeks of debate over the Wichita Police Department asking to use Capital Improvement Program funds for two robotic dogs, the Wichita City Council has answered WPD's question.WPD won't be getting two robotic dogs -- they'll be getting one.The device, also referred to as "Spot," is designed to assist SWAT and bomb squad operations, keeping officers safer while still getting the job done.With an original $650 thousand request, WPD first asked to have one dog for SWAT and the other for the bomb squad. The single unit approved Tuesday wil

More Federal Reserve officials see possible rate hikes this year, minutes show

Oyster farmers question the reopening of bays after oil spill

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Brazil's Lula argues for ban on online betting platforms

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he favors a national ban on online betting platforms, whose revenues in the South American nation are estimated at more than $4 billion per year, one of the biggest markets in the world. The 80-year-old Lula, who is running for reelection in October, said online gambling has caused “a massive tragedy” for millions of families who have seen household debt soar. “If it is up to me, we close them,” Lula said in an interview to website ICL Noticias. "I am deeply worried about the indebtedness of t

Oil is plunging, but don’t expect $3 gas anytime soon. Here’s why

California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to pause election probe and preserve seized ballots

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Southwest Airlines, once known for its free bags perk, hikes fees amid higher jet fuel costs

Southwest Airlines is raising checked baggage fees by $10, less than a year after ending its “bags fly free” perk that long set it apart, as jet fuel costs have jumped since the start of the Iran war. Customers checking one bag will pay $45 starting on Thursday, while a second will now cost $55, according to Southwest. Some travelers will still receive a free first checked bag, including certain loyalty-tier members, eligible co-branded credit card holders and active-duty military members. The move was made “as part of an ongoing analysis of the

RFK Jr is launching a podcast to expose 'lies' that have made Americans sick

What does the Iran ceasefire deal mean? It depends on which side you talk to

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Bondi won't appear for House deposition next week in the Epstein investigation

The Department of Justice has indicated that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear for a scheduled deposition next week before a House committee investigating how the government handled its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. Jessica Collins, a spokeswoman for the House Oversight Committee, said Wednesday the department signaled that Bondi, who was ousted by President Donald Trump last week, will not appear for the deposition April 14 “since she is no longer attorney general and was subpoenaed in her capacity as attorney general.” The committee will contact Bond

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Suspects in ISIS-inspired attack outside NYC mayor’s residence believed they could kill up to 60 people, prosecutors say

Two men accused of trying to detonate makeshift bombs during protests near New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence last month detailed in a notebook and through audio recordings how they hoped their ISIS-inspired attack would kill dozens of people, according to an indictment released Tuesday.Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, who were arrested on March 7 outside Gracie Mansion, were charged with eight crimes, including providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction for the attack, federal prosecutors said.“All I

The US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire, with talks to bridge the gulf between them. Here’s what to know

Trump agrees to suspend bombing of Iran for two weeks

Sen. Elissa Slotkin sits down with Trump voters in Iowa while campaigning for Democrats

Before Michigan U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin spent Tuesday afternoon supporting Democratic congressional candidates in Iowa, she was picking the brains of a table of President Donald Trump’s voters. Slotkin, a potential Democratic 2028 presidential contender, peppered five Iowa voters with questions about divisiveness in U.S. politics and issues affecting their communities. She also wanted to know what the voters would look for if they could “build a candidate in a test tube" and why they chose Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024. “What would have got

Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again

The U.S. demanded Wednesday that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the Islamic Republic closed the waterway in response to Israeli attacks against the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. Iran’s move cast doubt over whether an already precarious ceasefire to end more than a month of war would hold. The United States and Iran both claimed victory after reaching the agreement, and world leaders expressed relief, even as more drones and missiles hit Iran and Gulf Arab countries. Israel intensified its attacks in Lebanon, hitting several commercial and residential areas in Be

Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia

Trump uses the language of annihilation to threaten Iran ahead of deadline

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Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again

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Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review

A federal judge Tuesday refused to block filling prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone by mail across the U.S. — at least for now — in a setback to Louisiana's effort to stifle groups that send it into states where abortion is banned. U.S. District Judge David Joseph, who sits in Lafayette, Louisiana, ruled against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, who asked that U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules that allow mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail be paused while a challenge to those 2023 regulations moves through the courts.

How Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to agreeing to a 2-week ceasefire with Tehran

Iran-linked hackers have disrupted multiple US industrial sites

Oil prices plunge and markets surge on Iran war ceasefire, but ‘significant hurdles remain’

Oil prices plummeted and stocks surged Wednesday after President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, spurring hopes that more oil tankers would soon be able to transit the key Strait of Hormuz.WTI, the US crude benchmark, tumbled 18% to $92 a barrel — a sharp drop but still well above the $67 level it settled at on February 27, before the war began. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, dropped nearly 17%, to $91 a barrel.US stocks opened sharply higher: The Dow soared 1,374 points, or 2.95%. The S&P 500 gained 2.56%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite surged 3.46%.Despi

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Hundreds of Cuban women rally against US energy blockade as crisis deepens

Hundreds of Cuban women gathered Tuesday in Havana to decry a U.S. energy embargo and other measures imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump that are strangling the Caribbean island. The rally was organized by the Federation of Cuban Women, a massive organization with close ties to the government and the Communist Party, to honor the late Vilma Espín, the federation’s founder, a guerrilla fighter and Raúl Castro’s wife. The crowd that gathered at a park commemorating a 19th-century independence patriot waved Cuban flags, held signs that read “Down with the B