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$350M 'palace on rails' luxury train concept unveiled

Long distance rail travel looked like it could be on its way out just a few years ago, but a lot has changed since then. The classic style of traveling is now having something of a revival, as travelers look for more environmentally friendly ways to see the world.

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A copy of 'Super Mario 64' sold for over $1.5 million, the most ever paid for a video game

A copy of "Super Mario 64" has sold for more than $1.5 million, smashing the record for the most expensive sale ever of a video game at auction. The sealed copy of the classic Nintendo 64 video game fetched $1.56 million including fees on Sunday.

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Man arrested 4 days after being sentenced to probation

Just four days after a Scott County judge sentenced him to probation on a burglary conviction, a Davenport man was arrested Sunday morning on a new burglary charge.

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Veteran gets car parade as a 100th birthday surprise

John Stanley Pioro turned 100 years old on Wednesday. He did not celebrate quietly. There were honking horns, blaring sirens and cheering community members who made sure the celebration could be heard miles from his residence on 6 Mile Road.

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Why 'wokeness' is the biggest threat to Democrats in the 2022 election

As Democrats begin the uphill climb to hold their majorities in the House and Senate next November, politicians and party strategists are admitting that their biggest challenge comes from within: "Woke" liberals demanding adherence to policies on crime, the environment and government spending that are simply not shared by a majority of the country.

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Naya Rivera's family marks 1-year anniversary of her death

Naya Rivera's family is remembering her on the one-year anniversary of her tragic death. The "Glee" star went missing on July 8 last year on California's Lake Piru, while boating with her son, Josey Hollis Dorsey, who is now 5. Dorsey was later found alive, while Rivera was determined by investigators to have accidentally drowned. Her body was found five days later.

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New child tax credit payments start this week. Here's how the IRS is trying to make sure the neediest families don't miss out

Melinda Williams, a married mother of five, didn't think her family qualified for the child tax credit since they don't earn enough to file income tax returns. So the New York City resident didn't pay much attention to Congress' historic increase of the benefit earlier this year.

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Biden administration urging state and local governments to use Covid relief funding to address uptick in violent crime

The White House is encouraging state and local governments to use funding from the Covid relief package passed earlier this year to address a summer rise in violent crime as pandemic restrictions loosen nationwide.

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No casualties among US troops near 'indirect fire' attack in Syria

An area in eastern Syria where some US troops are based came under an "indirect fire attack" Saturday but no casualties were reported, according to a US defense official.

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Biden calls on Cuban regime to 'hear their people and serve their needs' amid rare protests

President Joe Biden on Monday expressed support for the Cuban people amid rare protests in the country over a lack of freedoms and a worsening economy, calling on Cuban President Miguel Diàz-Canel regime to "hear their people and serve their needs."

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TSA found 70 guns at checkpoints over July 4th weekend

The number of guns found at airport checkpoints nationwide this year is fast approaching the number caught in all of 2020, officials say, and the uptick is slowing down screening lines as masses of passengers return to air travel.

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Biden defends pulling US out of Afghanistan as Taliban advances: 'We did not go to Afghanistan to nation-build'

President Joe Biden delivered a vehement defense Thursday of his decision to end the war in Afghanistan, insisting no amount of sustained American presence there could resolve the country's own intractable problems.

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Vietnam Veteran Michael Malone Gets Surprising Gift Of Gratitude From Anonymous Couple At New Jersey Restaurant

A veteran from Monmouth County got an unexpected post-Fourth of July thank you while out with his family, and said it took his breath away.

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Democratic Senate candidates show fundraising strength in early 2nd quarter numbers

A series of Democratic Senate candidates announced substantial fundraising hauls this week, putting each campaign in strong financial positions ahead of races that will be critical to the Biden administration's goals.

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Long Beach To Give Out $500 Per Month In Guaranteed Income To 500 Low-Income Residents

The city of Long Beach announced Wednesday that it has launched a guaranteed income pilot program for 500 of its residents.

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Dow tumbles as Delta variant fears grip Wall Street

US stocks tumbled Thursday as investors grew fearful that the electric global economic rebound could be slowing. While stocks finished off their lows, Wall Street was still in the red. The Dow closed down 0.8%, or 260 points, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.9%. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.7%.

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Delta variant is 'Covid-19 on steroids,' expert says, with cases increasing in nearly half of US states

Twenty-four states have seen an uptick of at least 10% in Covid-19 cases over the past week, Johns Hopkins University data shows, as health experts and the federal government keep pressing for more people to get vaccinated.

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30 Organizations Set to Compete for Their Next Hire on Thursday, July 15th

City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department and SERJobs Team Up for 4th Annual Career Opportunity Fair

The City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department and workforce opportunity nonprofit SERJobs will host a career opportunity fair. Representatives from more than 30 employers and vendors are expected to participate and seek qualified candidates for hundreds of open positions and second-chance opportunities in a variety of industries, such as construction, education, hotel & restaurant, and medical, throughout the Houston area.

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Harris County Commissioners present first-ever County Connections Youth Summer Initiative awardees with checks

Over the past two weeks, Harris County commissioners from all four precincts presented checks to County Connections Youth Summer initiative awardees during ceremonies held at Harris County Department of Education’s North Post Oak office. Nonprofits offering engaging summer activities to sites across the county submitted proposals in early May for the grant created in a partnership between Harris County and the Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment for Kids (CASE for Kids).

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We're beginning to see the real Kamala Harris

A few weeks ago, a meeting was not going well. My business partner had just shut down a room of wealthy, powerful White men. No easy feat.