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Putin to Deliver Address Amid Pressure to End War in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to deliver a major address in St. Petersburg just days after the city was targeted by Ukrainian drones. It comes as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky...

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The smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup didn’t do it alone

Curaçao will make its World Cup debut this month as the smallest nation ever to qualify for the tournament, thanks to its connection to the Netherlands....

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to suspend tax breaks offered to data centers

Pritzker, who is widely viewed as having 2028 White House aspirations, is tapping into an issue seen as important to voters....

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DOJ could still pay Jan. 6 rioters even without ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Trump’s DOJ could still pay Jan. 6 rioters even without ‘anti-weaponization fund’...

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Senate passes $70B immigration enforcement bill without limits on Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation early Friday to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, after intense bipartisan backlash over a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fu...

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May jobs report expected to show growth in an economy squeezed by inflation

The May jobs report, set to be released Friday morning, is expected to show that hiring has remained steady despite growing inflation....

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Putin faces Ukrainian drone threat and stagnating economy at ‘Russian Davos’

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to deliver a speech at a flagship annual economic forum Friday, days after Ukrainian drone strikes rocked the host city St....

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Actor James Handy stabbed to death in Los Angeles

Handy played the bartender Jimmy in “Top Gun: Maverick,” Milton Briggs in “Arachnophobia” and other characters....

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Democrats navigate a new Graham Platner controversy in Maine’s battleground Senate race

For the Democratic Party, the road to Maine’s Senate primary is paved in dread....

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House passes Ukraine aid bill in another GOP rebuke of Trump’s foreign policy

The vote comes after the House passed a resolution earlier this week against President Donald Trump’s war against Iran....

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Karen Read’s bombshell lawsuit

New shocking allegations from Karen Read, who was cleared of murder last year. She is now suing police over apparent racist and sexist messages. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda reports. ...

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John Bolton to plead guilty in classified documents case

Two sources familiar with the matter say former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton, a fierce Trump critic, will now plead guilty to one count of unlawfully retaining national security informa...

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Bot web traffic has overtaken human web traffic, data shows

Traffic to websites from AI agents and bots has eclipsed human-generated web traffic for the first time....

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St. Louis to host 2028 U.S. Olympic marathon trials

The first six athletes on Team USA for the 2028 Olympics will be determined in St....

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Kathy Hilton exits West Hollywood Pride role amid backlash from LGBTQ+ community

Reality star Kathy Hilton will no longer serve as the West Hollywood Pride Parade’s Grand Marshal Icon, the city and Hilton announced in a joint statement Wednesday, following outrage from some LGBTQ+...

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Team USA’s loudest supporters say FIFA pushed them to upper deck for World Cup

Despite disappointment over seat locations, many supporters remain grateful for access to relatively affordable tickets....

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Trump says Bill Pulte will only serve in an acting capacity as DNI

President Donald Trump said Thursday that his newly appointed acting Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte, will not take up the position permanently...

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House committee calls on DOJ to investigate two men with ties to Jeffrey Epstein

The House Oversight Committee said Thursday it was asking the Justice Department to investigate sexual misconduct allegations made by Jeffrey Epstein’s former assistant, Sarah Kellen, against two of h...

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‘The Odyssey’ ticket rush overwhelms AMC website and app

Making plans to see Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” turned into a quest of its own for some fans on Thursday as a surge of would-be ticket buyers appeared to bog down AMC’s website...

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CIA put senior officials on leave over officer arrested with gold bars

WASHINGTON — The Central Intelligence Agency put several senior officials on administrative leave over their handling of a high-ranking officer who worked on one of the most highly-sensitive programs ...

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Kennedy Center lawyers tell staff to remove references to Trump in signage

Attorneys for the iconic performing arts venue said the signage must revert to previous names like The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by June 12....

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From The Sports Desk: Jalen Brunson, ‘Captain Clutch,’ ices Game 1 for Knicks

The San Antonio Spurs had taken a 1-point lead, with just more than two minutes to play in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals last night, when something remarkable happened....

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Senate begins voting on Republican bill to fund ICE as GOP is split on Trump’s $1.8B fund

The Senate began voting on a bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol as Republicans split on Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund....

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Rare type of Lyme disease found for the first time in New York

A rare type of Lyme disease caused by B. mayonii bacteria was found for the first time in New York state. It was previously only ever detected in Minnesota and Wisconsin....

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Booted ‘Love Island USA’ contestant apologizes for past use of racial slur

Vasana Montgomery is speaking out after being ousted as a member of “Love Island USA” season 8 after videos resurfaced that appeared to show her using a racial slur.“I wanted to address a couple of vi...

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Former Trump adviser John Bolton to plead guilty to retaining national security information

John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who later became one of his fiercest critics, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of retaining national security informati...

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Another day passes with Auburn student still missing in Japan, parents say

Japanese police trudged through waist-high mud on Thursday in another unsuccessful day searching for a missing Auburn University student, though his parents said they remain optimistic about their son...

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Video of 4 men burned to death by suspected gangmasters highlights abuse of migrant workers in Italy

Labeled a “massacre” by authorities, video showing migrant workers being burned alive is driving a reckoning over the exploitation of foreign laborers in Italy....

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Mom found moving worms and parasites in daughter’s SpaghettiOs, lawsuit says

A mother in Florida is suing Campbell Soup Company and Walmart after saying she found moving parasites in a can of SpaghettiOs that she shared with her daughter...

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Immigration lawyers slam scammers stealing their identities and offering fraudulent services

Immigration attorneys are having to take down sites and social media channels as scammers use AI, deepfakes and cloned domains to impersonate them and scam clients....

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Karmelo Anthony murder trial set to begin

The trial of a Texas teenager accused of stabbing a fellow high schooler at a track meet is set to begin Thursday...

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New York Democrats take first step toward drawing new congressional lines ahead of 2028

Years after handing redistricting power over to an independent commission, New York Democrats want it back as they join the national map-drawing battle with an eye on the 2028 election...

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Terry Rozier must forfeit most of his $26 million NBA salary, arbitrator rules

The arbitrator decided last month that Rozier, who has pleaded not guilty in a sports gambling investigation, breached his obligations to play for the Miami Heat....

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Laos cave survivor recounts days trapped in dark, flooded cave

Through the long days and nights he and four other men were trapped inside a flooded cave, all Mued Duangsomdy could think about was food....

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New video offers a sneak peek into the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

New video into the sprawling Obama Presidential Center in Chicago revealed a sneak peek of what the venue will look like....

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Science reveals people are capable of multitasking — it just requires practice

New research reveals a mental workaround that is activated through repetition and experience....

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FIFA bans fans from taking water bottles into World Cup stadiums, a last-minute reversal

Fans heading to games at the World Cup will be banned from taking reusable water bottles into stadiums, a last-minute policy reversal that could add to concerns about heat at this summer’s tournament....

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Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian author of ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56

Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian author and illustrator behind the popular graphic novel series and film “Persopolis,” has died, the French presidency said Thursday....

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House rebukes Iran war and Trump names attorney general nomination: Morning Rundown

The House passes a war powers resolution in a symbolic disapproval of the Iran war....

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Flesh-eating screwworm returns to U.S. after 60 years, threatening cattle herd

A flesh-eating parasite that had been kept out of U.S. livestock for decades has been detected in Texas, threatening the nation’s cattle industry and food supply at a time when prices are already high...

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Jozy Altidore, now a broadcaster, is bullish on the U.S. making a deep World Cup run

The former striker will serve as a World Cup commentator for Telemundo, the tournament’s official Spanish-language network....

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The Knicks’ Jalen Brunson can already do what the Spurs are still figuring out

When the New York Knicks needed a big basket against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, they turned to Jalen Brunson. He delivered....

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Trump to nominate Todd Blanche for permanent attorney general

President Donald Trump nominated his acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, to be the country’s permanent top prosecutor TKTK, Trump said TKTK ADD TRUMP / WH ANNOUNCEMENT TKTK Blanche took over as act...

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Ohio State University reaches $100 million settlement in sexual abuse case

Ohio State University has agreed to pay $100 million in damages to 279 former students who said a campus doctor sexually assaulted them decades ago....

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Trump says he’s not sure if ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is really dead: ‘I’d have to ask the lawyers’

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday the Justice Department was “not moving forward” with the $1.8 billion fund....

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New intel chief is a partisan warrior who has the president’s ear, sources say

The partisan warrior named to serve as the country’s top intelligence official is part of a small circle of trusted allies who won President Donald Trump’s confidence by taking swift action against pr...

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DHS watchdog finds use-of-force issues, and safety and sanitation concerns at Louisiana ICE center

A Department of Homeland Security watchdog report revealed that staff at an ICE detention center in Louisiana used a prohibited chokehold to “gain control” of one person being held there and stabbed a...

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Scott Pelley disputes CBS account of firing as tensions mount at ‘60 Minutes’

The veteran correspondent is accusing CBS leadership of lying about his termination and interfering with the editorial independence of “60 Minutes.” NBC News’ Erin McLaughlin reports....

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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz faces backlash for running in a district long represented by Black Democrats

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is facing pushback from Black Democrats after deciding to run in a newly redrawn district that has a plurality of Black voters and a crowded primary field....

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