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Texas is not up for redistricting until 2030, after the current districts were finalized in 2021 following the 2020 census data being released in April 2021.
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Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2025
The overall number of homeless people in Denver increased over the past year, but far fewer people were sleeping outside when an annual census was conducted, according to the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative’s point-in-time count released Monday.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
Bates has tracked declining public participation in the census going back to the 1990 tally.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 4 June 2025
Only 439 people identified as Jewish in the latest Northern Ireland census, taken in 2021, out of a total population of nearly 2 million.
—Rosario Del Valle, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2025
The overall number of homeless people in Denver increased over the past year, but far fewer people were sleeping outside when an annual census was conducted, according to the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative’s point-in-time count released Monday.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
Bates has tracked declining public participation in the census going back to the 1990 tally.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 4 June 2025
Only 439 people identified as Jewish in the latest Northern Ireland census, taken in 2021, out of a total population of nearly 2 million.
—Rosario Del Valle, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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The indictment, announced earlier this month, accuses McIver of three counts: two felonies for assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers—each carrying up to eight years in prison—and a misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of one year.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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The rapper has pleaded not guilty to the five counts against him.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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The tally, 51-49, came after a tumultuous session with Vice President JD Vance on hand if needed to break the tie.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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The live-action remake added $19.4 million in its third weekend of release, bringing its North American tally to $200.5 million.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
29 June 2025
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