Cobb commissioners approved the donation of a fire engine to the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department, which lost equipment during Hurricane Sandy. Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services made the donation in cooperation with the state chapter of the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund, a philanthropic group that helps fire departments. Info www.cobbcountyga.gov.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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