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Trump's most controversial moves have something in common: This DOJ office

When White House officials wanted to know if President Donald Trump could send the U.S. military to help capture President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, a special unit in the Justice Department assured...

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A new generation of synthetic drugs is changing America's overdose crisis

The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville joins officers at Cook County as they carry out an early morning raid Warning: This story contains descriptions of drug-taking from the start and discusses suicideThe few...

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JD Vance faces tough questions on Iran war, immigration and gas prices in town hall

In an hour-long town hall hosted by CBS News, Vice President JD Vance argued the Trump administration's handling of the economy and Iran strategy will pay dividends in the future.He was also pressed o...

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Child and adult killed after vehicle plows into soccer game in Wichita, Kansas

A child and an adult were killed and multiple others injured after a vehicle drove through a soccer game in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday afternoon, police said.KAKE - PHOTO: In this image taken from a...

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Auburn knocks off No. 1 Georgia with a last-second field goal after late turnover

The No. 1 team in the country has lost in back-to-back weeks.Just seven days after taking down No. 6 Alabama to move up to the top spot in the AP Top 25, Georgia QB Gunner Stockton turned the ball......

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Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze as hundreds arrested in France protests

Demonstrators set fire to Lyon's local tourism office, according to the AFP news agency and local media [Getty Images] Violence broke out across France on Saturday during the latest day of demonstrati...

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Search intensifies for 11 people missing after boat capsizes off Baja California coast

Authorities are continuing the search for 11 people believed to be missing after a boat departing from Mexico capsized off the coast of Baja California. 16 Mexican nationals were already rescued on Fr...

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Trump says neither he or Musk are to blame for Ukraine drone issues

Ukraine is still unable to use its interceptor systems against Russian drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday, because of speed restrictions imposed on Starshield, an upgraded m...

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Fast-moving Southern California wildfire burns homes and forces thousands to flee

A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California quickly consumed hundreds of acres and burned multiple homes after sparking in Orange County Friday, county officials said. The Norte Fire began around no...

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French police clash with protesters as tens of thousands rally over cost of living

By STAMOS PROUSALIS PARIS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between police and protesters in cities across France on Saturday as tens of thousands of people angered by rising costs and declining p...

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Trump is hitting the campaign trail. But he's largely missing from GOP ads.

Donald Trump is barnstorming the country to boost Republicans in the final weeks of the midterms. But many candidates want to keep that support quiet.The president is nowhere to be found in GOP ads, e...

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Pope Leo is discharged from hospital, 4 days after undergoing lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV was released from Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung. The pope exited via the hospital's main entrance...

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An armed dad and a teacher stopped an Oregon school shooter. It took just 3 minutes.

Community members grieve at the site of a makeshift memorial in front of Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on October 16. - Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images On a sunny Oregon fall morni...

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Reported attacks on ships near Strait of Hormuz hit a new weekly high

What to know about the Iran war today:The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) monitoring agency said at least ten vessels have been attacked in or near the Strait of Hormuz since last Sunday, a wee...

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Zelensky urges support for new U.S. sanctions on Russia after Trump puts them on hold

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged supporters Saturday to speak out in defense of new U.S. sanctions against Russia, hours after President Donald Trump signed an execut...

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Vatican says Pope Leo will be released from hospital Saturday, 4 days after cancer surgery

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is being released from the hospital on Saturday, four days after lung cancer surgery, and will deliver the traditional noon blessing Sunday from a window overlooking S...

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DOJ warns California election officials of possible prosecution over noncitizen votes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month's midterm election, warning that local officials who process and tabulate ballots submitted by su...

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A teacher saved lives by tackling and fighting the Oregon shooter, police say

By Herbert Villarraga and Deborah Bloom BEND, Oregon, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A teacher in the Oregon classroom where a shooter killed three children and an adult threw her cellphone at the shooter, tackle...

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Trump officials scrutinized Omar in 2019. They didn't find citizenship issues.

Seven years ago, a political appointee in the first Trump administration approached U.S. immigration authorities with a request that alarmed career staffers: Scrub the immigration records of Rep. Ilha...

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Kristi Noem no longer serving as Trump envoy to Shield of the Americas

Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer serving as the Trump administration's special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative, a State Department official said Thursday, th...

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Katie Zacharia reportedly out as White House press secretary after first week on the job

President Trump signaled on Friday that he might replace embattled new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia after less than one week on the job. Around the same time, multiple outlets reported t...

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ICE officer who struck man with vehicle put on leave as DA weighs charges

The Immigrations Customs and Enforcement officer who allegedly struck a man with a vehicle during a pursuit outside Houston last weekend has been placed on administrative leave, the agency said.The mo...

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Photos show Pope Leo celebrating Mass at the hospital after cancer surgery

The Vatican released new photos of Pope Leo XIV — the first since his lung cancer surgery — showing him celebrating Mass at the hospital in Rome.The photos, released Friday, show the American-born pop...

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Trump administration is accused of fast-tracking migrant children's asylum cases

Immigrant advocacy groups representing migrant children have sued the Trump administration to stop what they call a "cruel and unlawful scheme" to fast-track migrant children's asylum cases.In a compl...

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Six Flags park to reopen days after man falls to his death from roller coaster

ATLANTA (AP) — Six Flags Over Georgia is set to open its gates Friday for the first time since a man fell to his death from one of the amusement park's towering roller coasters. Hassan Jihad Ibn Karie...

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'You should be ashamed of yourself': Heated Senate debates become personal

WCSH Candidates faced off in heated debates Thursday night in two of the country’s most competitive Senate races, showing how bitter — and personal — each contest has become. In Maine, Democratic nomi...

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Body found in barrel at Lake Mead identified as 1980s shooting victim

The remains of a man who was shot in the head and stuffed into a rusted barrel found on the shore of Lake Mead after the water level dropped were identified Thursday as an Arkansas man whose decades-o...

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Major hurricane Trudy keeps strengthening as it nears Mexico's Pacific coast

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Hurricane Trudy rapidly intensified into a major hurricane on Friday morning, carrying ‌maximum sustained winds near 120 mph (195 kph) and ‌higher gusts, as it moves closer to Mexic...

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Trump calls Ukraine's renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries 'a disgrace'

Plumes of smoke rise from an oil refinery after a Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow on 20 September.Photograph: Reuters Donald Trump has called Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries “a di...

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Trump wants to help Georgia Republicans win. Democrats welcome his visit.

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump's midterm campaign blitz arrives in Georgia on Friday for a rally with top Republican candidates in a state that has long been the epicenter of the president's false claims...

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Elon Musk settles fraud lawsuits over his $1 million giveaways to 2024 voters

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit at the Institute of Peace on October 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. - Win McNamee/Getty Images Tech billionaire and Rep...

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Seahawks and Broncos bring back 2 of the NFL's best throwback uniforms

DENVER — Sometimes, going back to the basics is better than anything modern. The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos played Thursday night for a national audience. Those teams happen to have two of th...

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At least 5 people believed dead in Oregon elementary school shooting, officials say

A police officer at the scene of a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School.REUTERS / REUTERSAt least five people are believed to be dead after a gunman opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School i...

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Sources say at least 3 people dead, including children, in Oregon school attack

At least three people are dead, including children, after a shooting at an elementary school in Oregon on Thursday, according to preliminary information from multiple sources.The suspected shooter was...

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At least 2 people hospitalized and shooter dead in Oregon school attack

BEND, Ore. (AP) — At least two people were hospitalized Thursday following a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and the attacker was shot and killed, authorities said. “We don’t have a ...

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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia confirms she never passed bar exam

Washington — White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said Thursday that she never passed the bar, although she's called herself a lawyer and President Trump has referred to her as an attorney.Zacha...

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Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries as Zelensky says 'we're done' with truce

By Daniel Flynn and Max Hunder KYIV, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery on Thursday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv was "done" supporting a ceasefire on energy tar...

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Secret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump's ballroom

A list obtained by The Washington Post reveals all the major donors to President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, including previously undisclosed contributors who have benefited from regu...

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Trump called his new press secretary an 'attorney.' She reportedly failed the bar.

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia gave her first press briefing on Tuesday, one day after formally stepping into the role. But she has spent the last two days facing questions about her o...

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Trump admin. sues California over alleged noncitizens on state's voter rolls

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration sued California election officials Thursday, asking a judge to bar the state from counting mail-in ballots for next month's midterm elections from people the...

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Six Flags coaster had no safety violations before man's fatal fall, state says

The most recent inspection of Six Flags Over Georgia's Goliath roller coaster found no violations or deficiencies, the office responsible for the safety of amusement park rides in Georgia said Thursda...

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Fort Hood shooter will not be executed on livestream, Trump says

President Trump said on Thursday that the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will not be livestreamed, reversing a plan announced by the Pentagon earlier this month.The Pentagon announce...

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Strait of Hormuz still unsafe for ships, maritime group warns

What to know about the Iran war today:Ships remain exposed to "indiscriminate attacks" in the Strait of Hormuz, even if they try to hide their movements by switching off tracking systems, a maritime m...

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Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries as Zelensky says 'we're done'

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Social Security benefits are getting their biggest boost since 2023. But there's a catch.

Social Security and SSI benefits will increase by 3.6% in 2027 for more than 72 million people, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced today.The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is the big...

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Ukraine relies on Starlink to fight Russia. Now a sudden change threatens its drones.

[Getty Images] Starlink satellites operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX provide high-speed internet - something modern war relies heavily on.For Ukraine, it is vital for communications on the battlefield an...

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28 deaths in Pakistan school roof collapse as rescuers search for trapped children

ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (Reuters) - At least 27 students, most younger than 13, were killed in Pakistan on ‌Thursday, along with a teacher, when a school ‌roof collapsed during classes in the northwestern c...

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Six Flags faced warnings about ride safety long before this week's roller coaster death

A man died after being ejected from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags in Austell, Georgia, on Monday. - Emilie Megnien/AP In the years leading up to this week’s fatal accident at its Georgia the...

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Jackie the bald eagle's mysterious death traced to unusual case of bird flu

Jackie, the beloved California bald eagle whose life was watched via live video feeds by millions around the world, died of complications resulting from avian influenza, according to a newly released ...

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FBI investigates suspicious powder sent to election officials in 3 states

Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Election officials in Ohio, Louisiana and Oklahoma said they were sent packages containing suspicious white powder, prompting law enforcement to investigate. The suspicious powder was...

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