Federal officials admit to withholding grants from states just because they didn’t vote for Trump
The Trump administration previously claimed the funding cuts were meant to stop wasteful spending and were not…
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Health officials issue warning after bat with rabies lands on family’s table at a restaurant
The bat is the 22nd to test positive for rabies in San Diego County this year, marking an increase from 2025
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RFK Jr’s team quietly updates CDC website to say science doesn’t know if vaccines cause autism
Changes appear to have been made to secure Senate confirmation vote for Trump’s pick to lead public health agency
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Federal judge rules certain Biden-era abortion drug restrictions are unlawful
This ruling stems from a 2023 lawsuit filed by three abortion providers
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Kash Patel and China’s top police chief vow closer law enforcement cooperation
On Thursday, China's Public Security Ministry said it had handed over to U.S. law enforcement authorities a U.S.…
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California rejected nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots during primaries
The data did not include a breakdown of these uncounted ballots by party registration
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Rental property that charges an additional $200 per month for working from home divides the internet
Some called the extra fee ‘insane’ and ‘absurd’ while others argued that renters working at home would use more…
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‘Nefarious’ Trump plan to interview Afghan immigrants sparks deportation fears
The Trump administration has already stopped travel, visa and refugee status approvals for people from Afghanistan,…
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Autopsy doctor details teen girl’s fatal injuries at D4vd’s preliminary hearing
Prosecutors are seeking to prove D4vd stabbed a 14-year-old girl to death when she threatened to reveal their long…
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Trump urges veterans to become truck drivers to replace 56,000 truckers who lost their licenses
Truck drivers currently make an average of $70,000 a year as the truck market has tightened up and rates have increased
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At least three dead and hundreds rescued after catastrophic flooding pounded Texas
Officials warn some reservoirs may experience rising water levels into early August
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Trump angrily responds as new US-Canada bridge opens and Americans are left out of the ceremony
The newly completed $4.7 billion bridge connects Michigan to Ontario
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Politicians want to ‘claw back’ billions from ICE. Party leaders say, not so fast
Even moderate Democrats want at least some guardrails put in place if they win back the House in 2026, Eric Garcia…
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Trump says ‘I trust’ Putin and Xi — contradicting Hegseth about Iran war allies
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said this week that Russia and China are both ‘enabling’ Tehran’s war effort against the…
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Anger after White House makes Jimothy the mutant raccoon MAGA
‘I swear y'all go out of your way to try to ruin everyone's fun,’ one X user grumbled
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11 indicted in smuggling deaths after seven found dead in shipping container in Texas rail yard
Two of the 11 remain at large, including a man and a woman, according to officials
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Virginia study on groundwater, data centers calls for tighter water regulations
Virginia officials have released a scientific study on the state's groundwater supply and the possible impact of data…
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Argentine fugitive wanted for strangling his model girlfriend in Mexico in 2023 arrested in Oregon
‘For us, this is like Christmas,’ said sister of the victim Agostina Jalabert
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‘Sick of this s***’: Mike Johnson rages after GOP rebellion and then immediately regrets it
House Speaker has faced internal revolt while trying to steer his razor-thin majority in the direction of passing…
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The surprising reason Pennsylvania roads are being coated in radioactive wastewater
People are not drinking the oil and gas brine directly, but the problem is that we don’t know where the radium ends up…
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Parking attendant, 73, sues robot company claiming delivery drone knocked her down and caused significant injuries
The delivery device drove away before reversing back toward Trudy Perez as she lay on the ground, police say
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Pastor recounts ‘miracle’ release from Chinese prison after Trump intervened
Trump’s intervention came after he vowed to ‘save our Great Christian population’
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CBS NFL analyst and former Cowboys QB Tony Romo arrested on suspicion of OWI
CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle…
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Over half a million Ford Broncos recalled due to engine fire risk
Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than half a million Broncos because a wiring harness in the engine compartment can…
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Trump threatens ‘substantial’ tariff on EU in response to fines on US tech giants
Google has been fined $1bn for abusing its own power by favouring its own apps over its rivals
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Trump claimed dead US soldiers spoke of stopping an Iranian nuclear bomb. Widow says her husband just wanted to come home
The widow of Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton would not be drawn on Trump’s comments, and instead painted a picture of a…
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Former cop compares himself to Jesus before he is sentenced in police brutality case
The former 28-year-old Missouri police officer beat a shoplifting suspect and left him injured in a field instead of…
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Trump official’s announcement of nuclear deal with Saudi caused panic inside White House: report
Trump had reportedly not been aware that the Energy Department would unveil the deal this week
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How Taco Bell leadership scrambled to stop the ‘diarrhea lettuce’ outbreak and save the brand
Thousands of Americans have fallen ill from a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce sold at Taco Bell in five states
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Detroit woman who says she got cyclosporiasis from Taco Bell was making ‘30 to 40 bathroom trips’ a day
The cyclosporiasis outbreak has been linked to lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in five states, including Michigan
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‘Bucket filled with organs’ found in Houston funeral home during police raid
Investigation was launched into A Community Funeral Home in Texas - its director has now been charged
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Southwest Airlines flight attendant in ICE custody after being detained while on a work trip
Colleagues and supporters say Lorenzo Thompson held a valid work permit and had an active asylum application pending…
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AOC responds to House GOP leadership holding up her AI-deepfake porn bill just to spite her
‘I don't think that we should be emboldening child pornographers and and helping abusers just because of some personal…
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Largest known outbreak of explosive diarrhea parasite expands to 9 states as CDC struggles to slow spread
More than 12,000 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported across 40 states
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Trump went on expletive-laden rant against ‘scumbags’ in Iran as his frustration with war mounts: report
In a recent Oval Office meeting, the president unleashed an angry rant about Iranian leaders who have yet to strike a…
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Fox pundit links Trump moment to George W Bush’s infamous ‘mission accomplished’ scene
Robert Wolf compares current president’s premature ‘we won’ declaration in March to Republican predecessor’s equally…
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