Deadly Europe floods leave dozens missing and feared dead
Severe floods hit Germany and Belgium killing over 60 with at least 30 in North Rhine Westphalia and 28 in Rhineland Palatinate including nine at an assisted living facility. Belgian reports cite eight deaths as rescue crews battle blocked roads and outages.
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Berlin
Germany
Belgium
Europe
Angela Merkel
Washington
North Rhine- Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
Eifel
Maryland gunman found criminally responsible for five newsroom deaths
A jury found Jarrod Ramos criminally responsible for killing five people at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis in 2018. Prosecutors seek five life terms without parole. Ramos would be jailed rather than sent to a mental health facility. Victims’ families and staff reacted with relief as the verdict was read.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Jarrod Ramos
U.S
Ramos
Capital Gazette
Danielle Ohl
The
Ohl
Paul Gillespie
Anne Colt Leitess
Anne Arundel County
Montana Geimer
Wendi Winters
Community Beat
Jarrod W. Ramos
Associated Press
Child tax credit begins lighting families bank accounts
The first $1000 payment arrives as the child tax credit expands for one year under the $1.9 trillion relief package. About 35 million families will receive monthly increments of 300 for under six and 250 for ages 6 to 17, with 15 million households getting the full credit. Biden frames it as a major poverty-reduction effort and a test of government influence on families.
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Washington
Tamika Daniel
Daniel
Joe Biden
Fairfield Courts
Interstate 64
Virginia
Richmond
Biden
White House
United States of America
California approves first state funded guaranteed income plan
California lawmakers approve a $35 million state funded guaranteed income plan for qualifying pregnant people and former foster youth with no spending restrictions. Local governments and organizations will apply for funds while the state Department of Social Services awards grants and determines recipient eligibility. Monthly payments range from $500 to $1,000 in existing programs.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
U.S
Senate
Assembly
Scott Wilk
State Department of Social Services
Dixie and Sugar fires expand as Dixie nears containment failure
Firefighters say the Dixie fire in Butte County grew to about 2,250 acres with no containment while the Sugar fire in Plumas National Forest expanded to 99,937 acres near the 100,000-acre milestone. Officials note memory of the 2018 Camp fire as residents worry.
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Dixie
Los Angeles
Plumas
Butte County
Jacob Gilliam
Califor
Nia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Gilliam
Paradise
Plumas National Forest
Frenchman Boulevard
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Liege
Cindi Rittenour
Rebecca Smith
David Little
North Valley Community Foundation
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