Woman, 37, pretended to be an autistic 12 year-old girl to trick family into adopting her
Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira conned an evangelical church going couple and carried out similar scams across Brazil…
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ICE violated court orders by going undercover in Minneapolis church and spying on worshippers, judge says
Homeland Security could be held in contempt for spying on churchgoers in recently revealed ‘Operation Puppet Master’…
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Family says attack by cop neighbor’s K-9 left their 2-year-old injured and medical bills of $300K
Nick Dean, who jumped in to rip the K-9 off his daughter, has been left with chronic pain two years after the attack
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‘They wanted to disrupt black voting power’: The fight against redistricting and the GOP’s effort to silence a ballot demographic
The Supreme Court loosened the rules allowing redistricting. Eric Garcia breaks down the numbers and they show that…
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Minneapolis seeks to quell rumors after four people found dead in five days
Minneapolis police have said there is no connection between the deaths
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Trump moves to make $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visas permanent
Trump and other critics of the H-1B visa program claim the initiative is exploited by companies replacing American…
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Charlotte bakery owner denies entry to Trump’s former Border Patrol commander
Manolo Betancur said he had a “tense conversation” about immigration enforcement in the city with Greg Bovino during…
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Crisis in Indiana after Gary residents left without power and water 2 weeks after storm
The area’s electrical provider estimates most of its customers will have their power restored by Tuesday night
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Trump times his Ireland trip to coincide with major golf tournament at his own club
President Trump will stay at Doonbeg next month, just as resort hosts Irish Open
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Iran claims there is a $10 million bounty on Barron Trump
The clip claimed that an unnamed young woman had evaded Secret Service protection and met privately with Barron Trump,…
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‘Reagan would be throwing up:’ Ontario premier unloads on Trump and threatens to cut electricity to US as trade dispute escalates
Ford warned that ‘everything is on the table’ should the dispute deteriorate, including shutting off electricity…
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Trump claims Republicans would win every state if voter ID law passes
President continues to push the Supreme Court and Congress to fall in line with his plan to implement federal control…
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US strikes another ‘drug boat’ in the Pacific as it prepares to expand campaign on land in Latin America
The death toll now exceeds 210 after more than 60 strikes by the Trump administration
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Elderly woman killed by swarm of fire ants outside home suffered 1,000 bites and stings: lawsuit
Alzheimer’s patient Shelba Catterton, 83, believed to have wandered out of nursing home door left open by employee…
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The problem with Trump using ‘patriotic’ donations to build the White House ballroom
The federal government has accepted donations voluntarily made by Americans since its founding
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Trump’s green flag waving at IndyCar race becomes instant viral hit
The gesture triggered mockery from Trump’s critics, celebration by his supporters and a steady stream of memes from…
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White House secret bunker undermines Trump’s security case for $600m ballroom: report
Nuclear-proof underground facility built in response to 9/11 already in place to safeguard president, officials argue
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Inside Trump’s recent White House staff departures: ‘People see the writing on the wall’
President Donald Trump set to lose more staffers as midterms approach, with insiders weighing their options in…
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Washington Post ordered to rehire columnist fired over Charlie Kirk comments
Karen Attiah was fired after posting about ‘white men who espouse hatred and violence’ on the day Charlie Kirk was…
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This tree witnessed one of America’s bloodiest battles. Now it’s fighting to survive
A scarred but majestic live oak at a Revolutionary War battlefield in South Carolina is getting a new lease on life
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Cirque du Soleil acrobat sues circus for $16 million after breaking 11 bones in fall
‘At first, we all thought it was part of the show,’ one spectator said, after the incident in Portland, Oregon
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Republicans turn to Trump for midterm rescue as strategists fear plan could backfire
When the Sept. 9-10 gathering was announced, some GOP strategists dismissed it as an unnecessary distraction weeks…
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Iran warns of a harsh response to anticipated US sanctions and other Middle East news
Iran has warned that U.S. sanctions set to be announced would not bring peace to the region
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Trump’s frustration with RFK Jr.’s autism hunt helped trigger sweeping vaccine order: report
Trump's frustration that his administration was not doing enough to address what he considers a likely contributor to…
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Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ for Iran arrives - but he is running out of cards to play
The U.S. president has threatened to impose unprecedented economic punishment on Iran, but experts tell Maira Butt that…
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Father of three slain children takes psychologist to court over withheld records
The father of three children, allegedly drowned by their mother, is asking a judge to compel a psychologist to produce…
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USS Abraham Lincoln sailor’s anguish after father detained by Border Patrol while he serves in Middle East
A spokesperson for the DHS stated on Sunday that officers apprehended Luis Manuel Aviles Roa during a vehicle stop in…
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Hollywood mega-merger on the brink as California demands Paramount sell off channels
Paramount and California state officials are set to meet on Monday to discuss potential ways to settle the state's…
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Girl, 8, dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba she likely caught swimming in Louisiana lake
‘The injuries to her brain were too severe for her little body to recover from,’ Lilian Smart’s family wrote on…
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Horror at remote Oregon property as five bodies found and suspected killer turns up dead
A quintuple murder suspect was found dead inside a vehicle in Enumclaw, Washington, on Sunday, a day after the bodies…
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Iran's rial currency hits new record low as US prepares to announce more sanctions
Iran’s currency has hit a new record low as Washington prepares to announce new sanctions it said would be an “economic…
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DHS officials launch scathing attack on Trump’s pick to lead ICE as nomination stalls in the Senate: report
Critics inside DHS question the qualifications of former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer
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Trump boasts ‘there has never been anything close’ to his endorsement winning streak
Trump boasted that his candidates have a 97% success rate across congressional, senate and gubernatorial elections
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Enes Kanter Freedom gets tossed from arena after courtside clash with WNBA star
Freedom was seated along the baseline wearing a black shirt that read "WOMAN noun. adult human female"
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Uganda and Burundi military officials visit Israel to discuss Gaza troop deployment
Officials say military officials from Uganda and Burundi have visited Israel to discuss deploying troops to Gaza
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Clearest sign yet that Trump believes House will go Democrat? Son-in-law Jared Kushner meets with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries
Republicans appear to agree deck is stacked against them as Trump’s unpopularity grows
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