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1 day ago · Unicameral Legislature/No Lower House. No regularly-scheduled elections. The 2024 United States state legislative elections will be held on November 5, 2024, for 85 state legislative chambers in 44 states. Across the fifty states, approximately 65 percent of all upper house seats and 85 percent of all lower house seats will be up for election.
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1 day ago · As part of a record $38 billion agreement over ten years negotiated under former US President Barack Obama in 2016, US military aid to Israel exceeded $3.8 billion in 2023. Of the $3.8 billion in military aid given to Israel this year, half a billion was for Israel's missile defense.
1 day ago · 26-year-old Omero Mendez was waiting at the Lakota Middle School campus to pick up his girlfriend's son. He was confronted by 16-year-old Luis F. Cosgaya-Alvarez and two of his friends, driving in an SUV. Cosgaya-Alvarez flashed gang signs at Mendez, and shot him once in the head. Mendez later died of his injuries.
1 day ago · Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Netflix / Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Mark Molloy (director); Will Beall, Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten (screenplay); Eddie Murphy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser, Bronson Pinchot, Kevin Bacon. [ 104] The Secret Art of Human Flight.
1 day ago · The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed attempt by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro in 1961. The invasion was a major setback for the United States and a boost for the Cuban Revolution. Learn more about the causes, events and consequences of this historical episode on Wikipedia.
1 day ago · Tony Accardo (1906–1992), organized crime figure. Born and lived entire life in Chicago metropolitan area. [8] Barbara Acklin (1943–98), singer. Came to Illinois aged five and resided until her death. [9] Ron Acks (1944–living), NFL linebacker 1968–76. Acks was born, attended high school and college in Illinois.
1 day ago · The Uganda People's Defence Force ( UPDF ), previously known as the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda. From 2007 to 2011, the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated the UPDF had a total strength of 40,000–45,000, consisting of land forces and an air wing. [ 6] Recruitment to the forces is done annually.
