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Democrats' Iran War Powers Bid faces certain GOP blockade

House Democrats will push a resolution Thursday morning designed to rein in President Trump's military authority over Iran, though the effort faces a near-certain defeat in a Republican-controlled ...

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Inside the detention cell: A teenager's months-long ordeal

Olivia wakes each morning with a headache, another day stretching before her at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas. The 19-year-old from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been...

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Kalshi Founders Defend $22 Billion Betting Empire Against Insider Trading Fears

The prediction market platform Kalshi is muscling through a regulatory gauntlet while insisting it operates more like an exchange than a casino, according to statements from company leadership on "...

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Ceasefire crumbles as Israel pounds Lebanon, Iran seizes oil tankers

A fragile two-week ceasefire between Iran and Israel is showing severe strain as both sides dispute what was actually agreed upon, with each accusing the other of violations.The breakdown centers o...

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Mississippi's vaccine rule rollback sparks whooping cough outbreak, infant death

A federal court decision that dismantled Mississippi's strict school vaccination requirements in 2023 has coincided with a surge in whooping cough cases and at least one death of an infant, accordi...

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Judge blocks Trump bid to strip protections from thousands of Ethiopians

A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to revoke legal protections for more than 5,000 Ethiopians living and working in the United States, dealing another legal bl...

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Anti-Latino hate crimes hit all-time high as anti-Sikh attacks skyrocket

Two groups experienced dramatic spikes in hate crimes during 2025, with anti-Latino incidents reaching a historic peak and violence targeting Sikhs exploding by thousands of percent, according to p...

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JPMorgan bets on carbon removal startup that fights wildfires too

JPMorgan Chase has signed a long-term deal with a carbon removal startup called Graphyte, securing 60,000 tons of removal credits over the next decade. The arrangement underscores a broader shift i...

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After 15 Years in US, Australian Expat Heads Home, Cites Government 'Cruelty' and Economic Strain

An Australian living in America for 15 years says he is leaving the country, citing what he describes as a shift toward "performative cruelty" in government policy and deteriorating economic condit...

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West Texas Erases Trump Wall: Local Revolt Slashes Border Barrier Plans by 66 Percent

A coordinated rebellion in rural West Texas has gutted President Trump's border wall ambitions in one of America's most remote stretches of the southern frontier. The Big Bend region, spanning 517 ...

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OpenAI Quietly Gates Powerful Hacking Tool, Fears It's Too Dangerous

OpenAI is preparing to release an artificial intelligence model with advanced hacking capabilities, but it won't be available to everyone. The company plans to distribute it only to a carefully vet...

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Democrats Circle Wagons Against Streamer's Senate Play

Party leadership moved swiftly to distance itself from Hasan Piker after the Twitch streamer announced backing for a Michigan Senate candidate, signaling internal anxiety over unconventional politi...

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One Writer's Wake-Up Call: I Finally Asked ChatGPT About AI. Big Mistake.

A deeply unsettling New Yorker investigation into Sam Altman's operation prompted one journalist to actually test the technology itself. The experience left her more rattled than reassured.Emma Bro...

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Iran Ceasefire Masks Deeper Crisis; Real Talks Begin Friday

A tentative pause has replaced open conflict between the US and Iran, but analysts warn the underlying tensions remain unresolved and potentially more dangerous than before.The ceasefire announced ...

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Trump Claims Victory, Both Sides Declare Win in Ceasefire Neither Believes

The two-week ceasefire announced Wednesday carries the hollow ring of a strategic pause masquerading as triumph. Both the United States and Iran claimed success, yet neither assessment withstands s...

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Trump's Genocide Threat Over Strait of Hormuz Triggers Removal Calls

President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran on Monday that escalated tensions to an unprecedented level in modern American politics, threatening that "a whole civilization will die tonight" ...

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Gen Z Souring on AI: Excitement Plummets as Anger Rises

The honeymoon is over. Young Americans who grew up immersed in technology are losing faith in artificial intelligence, with enthusiasm collapsing and frustration mounting over the past year.A surve...

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Fort Bragg Insider Nabbed for Classified Leak to Press

FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest of a former military employee accused of passing classified information to a journalist, marking another high-profile leak case out of the nation's defe...

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Hawaii Doctor Guilty in Cliff-Side Assault on Wife

A Honolulu jury found anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig guilty of attempted manslaughter Wednesday, concluding a case that prosecutors framed as a calculated murder plot disguised as a birthday getaw...

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US and Iran Spin Wildly Different Ceasefire Stories

A fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran is already fracturing under the weight of conflicting interpretations, with both sides claiming victory while describing fundamentall...

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Two Teens Plotted Mass Killing at Mayor's Home, Feds Say

Two teenagers arrested in March while carrying homemade explosives to an anti-Islam protest outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence openly discussed their violent intentions, includi...

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USC Freshman Loses Eye After DHS Agent Fires Less-Lethal Round at LA Protest

An 18-year-old University of Southern California student has lost vision in one eye after being struck by a less-lethal projectile fired by a Department of Homeland Security agent during a downtown...

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Trump Resurrects Nixon's Dangerous Gambit; History Suggests It Won't End Well

President Trump appears to be dusting off Richard Nixon's infamous "madman theory" in his dealings with Iran, a strategy that hinges on projecting unpredictability and recklessness to force adversa...

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Bondi Dodges Epstein Deposition After AG Ouster

Pam Bondi will skip a scheduled House deposition next week, the Department of Justice confirmed Wednesday, citing her removal as attorney general as the reason she cannot testify.The House Oversigh...

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Democrats Crack on 25th Amendment Push After Trump's Iran Rant

House Democratic leadership opened the door Wednesday to pursuing the 25th Amendment against President Trump, a dramatic reversal that signals how quickly rank-and-file pressure is reshaping party ...

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Trump's Iran Ceasefire Splits MAGA Base Wide Open

Donald Trump's decision to accept a two-week ceasefire with Iran has fractured his political coalition, exposing raw disagreement over whether the president cut a savvy deal or capitulated to adver...

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California Court Slams Brakes on Sheriff's Ballot Seizure

A California sheriff running for governor has been ordered to halt his investigation into election fraud after seizing over 500,000 ballots from the 2025 election, the state supreme court ruled Wed...

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VANCE HEADS TO PAKISTAN FOR NUCLEAR SHOWDOWN WITH IRAN

Vice President JD Vance will lead the U.S. delegation to Saturday's peace talks with Iran in Pakistan, marking the highest-level direct engagement between Washington and Tehran since the 1979 Islam...

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Over 70 Democrats Demand 25th Amendment as Iran Tensions Spike

More than 70 Democratic lawmakers are now pushing to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office, escalating internal party pressure as military tensions with Iran intensify. Pa...

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Long Island Architect Confesses to Eight Murders in Gilgo Beach Serial Killings

A Long Island architect entered guilty pleas Wednesday to eight murders, closing a decade-long investigation into one of New York's most notorious serial killing cases.Rex Heuermann, 59, admitted i...

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Bondi Refuses to Show for Epstein Grilling, Congress Threatens Contempt

Pam Bondi is dodging a congressional subpoena to testify about her handling of the Epstein files, claiming she no longer has to answer questions now that she's stepped down as attorney general.The ...

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EPA Chief Zeldin Keynotes Climate Skeptic Confab

Lee Zeldin, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, delivered the opening address Wednesday at a conference hosted by the Heartland Institute, a think tank known for its aggressive rejection o...

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White House Draws Line: Iran Ceasefire Doesn't Cover Israeli Strikes in Lebanon

The White House on Tuesday directly contradicted claims that a newly announced U.S.-Iran ceasefire extends to Lebanon, setting off a diplomatic firestorm over whether the agreement actually covers ...

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Florida Mom Charged in Newborn Death Had Casey Anthony Images on Phone

A 20-year-old Florida woman facing murder charges in her infant daughter's death allegedly kept digital images of Casey Anthony on her phone, authorities said this week.Anne Mae Demegillo was arres...

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US, Iran Strike Surprise Two-Week Ceasefire Deal; Hormuz Strait Reopens

The United States and Iran reached a provisional ceasefire agreement Tuesday evening that temporarily reopens the strategic Strait of Hormuz, marking an unexpected shift in escalating tensions betw...

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Ceasefire Collapses Into Chaos: Trump, Iran, Israel All Saying Different Things

A ceasefire declared just days ago is already unraveling under the weight of contradictory claims, continued fighting, and fundamental disagreements about what was actually agreed to.The U.S., Isra...

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HALF OF NEW YORKERS BACK MAMDANI AS MAYOR HITS 100-DAY MARK

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is entering his second 100 days with tepid public support, according to a fresh Marist Institute poll released Wednesday.The survey found that 48% of city residen...

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Slain FSU Student's Family Targets OpenAI in Landmark Lawsuit

The family of Robert Morales, killed in a mass shooting at Florida State University last year, is preparing to sue OpenAI and its ChatGPT platform, claiming the artificial intelligence chatbot may ...

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Death Row Inmate Escapes Execution as Governor Reverses Course

Charles "Sonny" Burton will not face execution by nitrogen gas at Alabama's Holman Correctional Facility after all. Governor Kay Ivey commuted his death sentence to life without parole on March 10,...

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Liberal Judge Seizes Wisconsin Supreme Court; Left Takes Commanding Control

Democrats have secured a decisive majority on Wisconsin's highest court following Chris Taylor's victory in this week's election, tilting the bench decisively in their favor with a 5-2 advantage. T...

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AI So Dangerous It Could Topple Fortune 100 Companies. Washington Has No Clue.

Anthropic just handed out access to Mythos, an artificial intelligence system so powerful that the company believes it could single-handedly cripple major corporations, knock out swaths of the inte...

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MAGA's Biggest Stars Turn on Trump Over Iran

The media ecosystem that propelled Donald Trump to the White House is fracturing over his threats against Iran, with some of the movement's most influential voices now openly calling for his remova...

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PROPAGANDA GOES VIRAL: US, Iran Trade AI Fakes and Doctored War Clips

The digital battlefield between Washington and Tehran has erupted into a messy war of manipulated imagery, where distinguishing fact from fiction has become nearly impossible for ordinary viewers.L...

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Fusion Gets $135M Boost as Trump Team Slashes Other Energy Programs

The Energy Department's innovation unit will announce Wednesday a record $135 million investment in fusion energy, even as the Trump administration's budget proposal cuts funding elsewhere in the f...

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Europe's Dangerous Gamble: Why Trump's Return Breaks All Precedent

Europe is banking on a false hope: that a second Trump presidency will somehow prove more restrained than the first, that institutional guardrails will hold, that American democracy will self-corre...

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US Targets Iran Cyber Threat: Water and Power Systems Under Attack

Federal security agencies sounded an alarm Tuesday over escalating cyber operations linked to Iran, warning that critical American infrastructure faces an active threat.The joint alert from multipl...

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Oil Crashes 15% as Trump Halts Iran Strike, Reopens Vital Shipping Lane

Financial markets surged Tuesday night after Donald Trump stepped back from the brink of military action against Iran, with crude oil plummeting nearly 15 percent in the immediate aftermath of the ...

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Iran Floats 10-Point Plan as Trump Halts Strike Clock

The US and Iran pulled back from the brink Tuesday, agreeing to a two-week ceasefire just hours before Donald Trump's deadline to launch devastating attacks on Iranian targets was set to expire.Tru...

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