Lawyer’s ChatGPT use backfires as he’s held in contempt over error-ridden court filing
The defense attorney called the errors ‘an honest mistake’
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Public school district in Indiana bans Stanley cups and other metal water bottles because they can be used as weapons
Metal water bottles have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years as companies like Stanley have come out with a…
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CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on bin Laden and al-Qaida before Sept. 11
Several dozen presidential briefing documents have been declassified on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks
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A New York jeweler has been released from prison in Iran but is banned from leaving war-torn country
A New York jeweler has been released from prison in Iran, but he is prohibited from leaving the country
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Cancer centers in the US are facing shortages of life-saving drugs, survey finds
More than 626,000 people are expected to die from cancer in the US this year
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Newly released Top Secret docs show warnings about Osama bin Laden threats to US in years before 9/11
CIA declassifies presidential briefings that trace al-Qaeda threats to hijack plans and target US cities before 9/11
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Mystery surrounds abrupt resignation of Trump loyalist leading DOJ’s conspiracy case against president’s enemies
Chief attorney tied to ‘grand conspiracy’ case suggests administration officials are trying to quickly prosecute the…
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FDA reports salmonella outbreak linked to broccoli sprouts
The outbreak does not appear to be related to others tied to alfalfa sprouts, the agency said
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A California woman is accused of killing her two best friends miles apart. The motive remains a mystery
The families of Ann Mary Mathew and Anjana Hari are seeking answers after prosecutors said the victims and accused…
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Cuban man deported by US encounters a crumbling nation as food and water shortages worsen
Cubans have historically received preferential access to a pathway to U.S. citizenship but they have been increasingly…
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GOP and Democratic officials in Nashville unite over renaming airport for Dolly Parton
In Nashville, Tennessee, Republican and Democratic leaders are in an ugly partisan battle over who controls the city's…
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Homeland Security needs a ‘reset’ after becoming ‘radioactive’ and a ‘pariah,’ former chief says
Two former security chiefs argued that the agency has last trust under the Trump administration
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Trump suffers another legal loss after judge rules against bid to keep Michigan coal plant open
Financial filings show that keeping the Michigan plant running beyond its May 2025 retirement date has accumulated…
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Trump wants to require his $5,000 dividends to be spent in the US
The eye-catching proposal has drawn immediate skepticism, including questions about its legality and cost
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FDA declares cyclospora outbreak over but origin of 13,000 ‘diarrhea lettuce’ cases is still unknown
While this year’s surge was dominated by an outbreak across 21 states linked to iceberg lettuce, thousands of other…
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Casino operator surprises employees by giving away $70M in stock to celebrate 50th anniversary
One employee who has worked for the company since the 1970s received $49,000 worth of stock
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Elected leaders condemn Trump’s ICE for creating arrest ‘hunting grounds’ near schools
‘Schools are supposed to be a safe place for young people to learn, yet this administration exploits the places we…
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Swooping bats, attacking beavers and wild raccoons: US rabies cases rose 17 percent this summer
There are typically 4,000 cases of human infections of the potentially deadly virus in the United States every year
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Farmers struggling with record-breaking diesel prices ahead of harvest season
Corn and soybean farmer Jason Kurtz has seen his diesel expenses double compared to last year
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Melinda French Gates tells interviewer ‘Epstein could have been stopped’ days after her ex testified to Congressional panel
‘If we don’t want children to be harmed, the justice system has to work,’ the philanthropist said
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Trump lashes out at everyone from Apple and Bill Gates to Walmart and NBC in Truth Social rant
President Donald Trump fumes at corporate donors who supported Center for American Progress, after Democratic…
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James Talarico reveals Trump’s insulting nickname for him has become his best-selling merchandise
‘I call him Talafreako,’ Trump said of James Talarico. ‘Becuase he is. He’s a freaky guy. He’s got something wrong with…
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Anti-Saudi Arabia rant on stage takes over reading of 9/11 victims names and draws applause from families
‘How can it be 25 years and we still have no justice?’ Terry Strada asked from the stage, addressing the US leaders…
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Pete Hegseth can’t read the room in 9/11 Pentagon tribute ... to Trump
’War Secretary’ delivers a paean to Iran conflict while his boss mostly stays on script after Condoleezza Rice all but…
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Internet mocks Trump and accuses him of falling asleep during 9/11 remembrance at the Pentagon
Dozens of people online commented that Trump, 80, looked ‘sleepy’ as he was seen slumped in his seat
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With JD Vance seemingly ready to take the Trump mantle in 2028, Rubio admits he has no plans to run for president
Vice President JD Vance cheered on by audience at GOP midterms convention as Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears to…
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More sea lions falling ill in California in bad sign of what’s to come
Ocean warming driven by El Niño is pushing sea lions farther north for food, leaving nursing pups abandoned along…
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Woman whose case awakened long-dormant US court has been deported
Attorneys for Nazira Haji Zada said that her decision to consent to removal ‘should not be seen as an endorsement of…
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The shot seen around the world: How an amateur photographer captured the ultimate sacrifice of FDNY heroes on 9/11
The lone fire truck racing across the Brooklyn Bridge toward the burning towers has become a defining image of the…
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The Climate 100 List: Erin Brockovich on her fight against ‘secretive’ data centres
Ahead of The Independent’s Climate 100 List being published later this month, we celebrate some of the honourees. Erin…
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‘The whole truck is gone’: 9/11 survivor reflects on the 8 FDNY firehouse brothers he lost
’All we heard was hundreds of PASS alarms going off underneath us, and we knew what that sound was — and there was…
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Former presidents gather at WTC site with Trump at Pentagon as world stops 25 years later to remember 9/11
NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani and former mayor Rudy Giuliani meet at Ground Zero alongside JD Vance as the president…
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Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed responds after crowd at Trump’s convention calls for him to be shot
‘Look, I’m a dad with two daughters, and I hope those daughters get to grow up and live with their dad,’ El-Sayed said
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Trump’s opening-night convention speech was seen by fewer people than Fox News’ Hannity and Gutfeld! shows
The two-day Texas event failed to pull in large numbers and deliver the usual ‘Trump bump,’ according to preliminary…
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Printing error leads to thousands of Michigan residents getting driver’s licenses with random man’s picture
‘I looked at my license and see that this man was on here, and I automatically knew that it wasn’t right,’ one…
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The Latest: Trump will commemorate 25 years since 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon
President Donald Trump is set to observe Friday’s 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by attending a ceremony at…
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