FBI arrests alleged $32M Covid funds fraudster in Jamaica
Elaine Escoe, 41, is accused of helping orchestrate a scheme that obtained more than $32 million from Covid relief…
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DNC chair threw phone in frustration as strains for Democrats show ahead of midterms, report says
Ken Martin threw phone on staffer’s desk, according to The New York Times
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Bodycam captures dramatic rescue of kidnapped 13-year-old girl
Police bodycam footage captured the moment a 13-year-old girl kidnapped from Georgia was rescued by officers at a…
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12-year-old son of a police officer shot dead outside New York bodega
Jacob Freytes was remembered as a ‘good kid’ who was respectful toward others
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As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety rule
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years…
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Heritage Foundation exec arrested on drug possession charge after accidentally bringing pistol ammo into Senate office building
Chris Wingate, 45, of Alexandria, Virginia, was stopped after an X-ray screening revealed pistol magazine, affadavit…
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Lindsey Graham’s death revives a rare and controversial custom: Keeping a Senate seat in the family
Family members can offer name recognition and continuity in moments of disruption, but choosing senators based on…
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Dramatic footage shows U.S. forces boarding commercial tanker amid Iran blockade
The US has released new footage of forces boarding a commercial tanker in Iran as the blockade continues.
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Biden drops lawsuit to block release of ghostwriter’s audio recordings, transcripts
The move sets the stage for the material to be released to a Republican-led congressional committee
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DOJ spent nearly $1 million on banners of Trump’s face and other refurbishments, documents show
The Department of Agriculture, Labor, and the Interior have also hung banners with President Donald Trump’s face on…
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Trump takes latest swipe at Canada, suggesting the US should build a border wall to keep smoke out
An AI slop image of a giant air filter separating the countries includes a sign with the slogan ‘Clean Air. Clear…
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Driver, 72, killed after her car crashed into a horse
Janet Schwaner, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, was pronounced dead at the scene in upstate New York
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Boy, 11, killed by falling tree at Scout camp in Michigan
The incident happened at the nation’s oldest continuously operating Scout camp
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13 children fall ill at summer camp after apparently eating mushroom-laced edibles
Local mom Cynthia Cunningham said her daughter, 11, was ‘keeling over’ after tasting what she thought was an ordinary…
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San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan suffers concussion, broken nose and fractured ribs in car crash
Shanahan suffered a concussion, a broken nose, several fractured ribs, and hand injuries in the crash
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Arsonist, 44, faces decades in prison after being convicted of starting one of California’s worst-ever wildfires
Witnesses testified that Ronnie Stout revved his engine until the car caught fire, then pushed it into a ravine,…
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Firefighter becomes fourth to die in blaze near Colorado-Utah border as wildfires continue to burn
Three firefighters died at the scene of the Knowles fire
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Donald Trump tells reporters he’ll run for president again at White House correspondents’ dinner: ‘I’m gonna do it’
Donald Trump hinted he will run for president again during a speech at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Friday…
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CSPAN callers react to Trump’s WHCD speech: ‘I’m embarrassed for America’
‘I thought the president was terrible,’ a caller who identified as a Republican told the broadcaster
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Trump makes bizarre Nicki Minaj joke weeks after saying rapper is ‘so hot’
Minaj has become one of the president’s few vocal allies from the music industry
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Maine Democrats choose replacement for Senate seat after Graham Platner was forced to drop out
Troy Jackson has secured the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Maine
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Armed man who took two hostages at assisted living home is shot dead by police
The incident stemmed from a family dispute, owners of the California assisted living home say
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Trump orders warning signs outside Smithsonian to claim national museum ‘does not present American history’
The signs will be installed by the National Parks Service along sidewalks and walkways near the museum
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Brazil denies visas to Trump officials over election interference fears
October election will see incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva contend with Trump ally Senator Flavio Bolsonaro
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‘Teen takeovers’ started as a social media trend. But now the phenomenon has taken a sinister turn
The social phenomenon, where young people converge on small areas, have raised police safety concerns
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Federal employee sues Tesla after ‘Insane’ acceleration mode for test drive caused her to crash into building
Exclusive: Alemzewd Lawgalet, 59, Lawgalet is seeking at least $10.3 million for Tesla’s ‘recklessness,’ ‘willful and…
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As more young children drown in American pools, the urgent advice every parent needs to know
Drowning is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5 – and the number of deaths has significantly…
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Meet the Americans changing how they shop amid the biggest grocery price hike in 50 years
Many Americans are rapidly adjusting their eating and food shopping habits amid soaring prices
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Some of eight family members, including six children, found dead in Michigan house fire had been shot: police
The investigation remains ongoing as sheriff's detectives and state police arson investigators await autopsy results
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I watched as Trump’s ‘freaking stupid speech’ at WHCD revealed why he’s lost his edge
Andrew Feinberg attended the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, reassembled after a shooting prematurely ended the…
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‘Recovery has not even begun’: Venezuela earthquake victims sleeping in the rubble of their homes one month on
Daily life has become a struggle to survive as Venezuelans tell Maira Butt that a month on from the disaster that left…
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Vomited on grandma? There’s a song for that. Meet the man behind 26,000 very specific tunes
Singer-songwriter Matt Farley has written songs about everything from Fresno, California, to diarrhea and green beans,…
Read at source →Out-of-control Tesla slammed into building after acceleration set to ‘Insane’ mode for test drive, lawsuit says
Exclusive: Alemzewd Lawgalet, 59, Lawgalet is seeking at least $10.3 million for Tesla’s ‘recklessness,’ ‘willful and…
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Trump bombs in WHCD return and then unleashes on CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and media in jaw-dropping hour-long rant
Even Republicans looked stunned amid the stone-faced White House Correspondents’ dinner ballroom of journalists before…
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Nashville Zoo rejects deal that would have allowed data center near animal park
Residents feared air pollution, water contamination and noise in latest pushback against AI data center boom
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Trump smiles and shrugs after Epstein reporters he sued for $10B win awards for exposing birthday card
The president’s appearance at the dinner came after months of warring with the press
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