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House advances bill to fund Trump's immigration actions for the rest of his term

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to provide nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle Tuesday in the House as Republicans moved to fund a pair of Homeland Security agencies through the next three years and the rest of President Donald Trump's time in office. A final vote on the measure is expected later in the day, but Speaker Mike Johnson will need near perfect attendance and unity on his side to complete weeks of action. The legislation got sidetracked when Republicans sought to include $1 billion for enhanced security on the White House ...

'Riding a tornado'

RUSSELL — Juul Heegen of Brandon, South Dakota, stood on the long wood deck flatbed trailer just about 10 feet from the announcer’s table. He glanced over the bull riding arena as he took a few deep breaths and waited for his turn to saddle up inside the bucking chute. This is his way on ...

More swings for AI stocks drag Wall Street back on the roller coaster

NEW YORK (AP) — Another sudden reversal for high-flying artificial-intelligence stocks sent Wall Street reeling on Tuesday. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% after careening between an initial gain of 1% and a midday loss of 2.3%, pulling further from its all-time high set a week ago. After similar yo-yo moves, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 86 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 1%. Indexes swung lower after companies selling computer chips, memory and other building blocks of the AI boom broke from early gains to losses. Micron Technology went from a jump of 4% to a ...

Crime

MARSHALL — A family matter reported at 11:18 p.m. Monday on the 1100 block of East Redwood Street is under investigation, Marshall Police said. COTTONWOOD — Damage to a vehicle reported at 8:59 p.m. Monday on the 100 block of Lindsay Drive is under investigation, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. COTTONWOOD — Burglary reported at 8:21 p.m. Monday on the 200 block of Lindsay Drive is under investigation, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. RUSSELL — Assault reported at 7:41 p.m. Monday is under investigation, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. ...