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Judge opens misconduct inquiry into Trump officials in golf course case -- U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said she will conduct a formal inquiry into whether government officials engaged in misconduct. -- Updated 45m ago

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Live - Trump predicts Iran war will end soon as Qatar pushes for a deal - Trump predicts the war with Iran is "going to end soon," without offering any details, as Qatari mediators return to Tehran to push for a deal. Updated 51m ago

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ICE officer indicted in Texas after allegedly hitting man with vehicle - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was indicted on a felony for allegedly hitting a man with a vehicle earlier this month. Updated 36m ago

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DOJ, Comey's lawyers face off in court over latest attempt to charge him - Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey were back in federal court arguing that the Justice Department's latest attempt to prosecute him should be dismissed. 1h ago

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Meta settles social media addiction lawsuit, averting trial -- Updated 32m ago

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Tech stocks crushed as Nasdaq tumbles nearly 1,000 points -- Updated 10m ago

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Trump meeting freed prisoner Stephen Hubbard at the White House - 1h ago

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Midterm Updates: Trump reverses course on canceling rallies -- The November 2026 midterm elections are just four days away. Candidates in key races - and President Trump - are making their closing arguments to voters.

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Disclosure of fired general's polygraph may have violated privacy laws -- After a top Army general was fired this week, a Pentagon official said he had failed polygraph tests. Some attorneys say the disclosure could run afoul of privacy laws.

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Christa Pike speaks after botched execution: "Don't know what's next" -- Pike is recovering in isolation at the infirmary at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, where she's been held for decades.

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Number of women in top national security roles falls under Trump -- President Trump has overseen a steep decline in the number of women serving in senior U.S. diplomatic and national security posts, according to a new report by Democrats.

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Investigation -- Botched executions came after changes to state protocol -- Christa Pike's failed execution in September, the state's second this year, has raised fresh questions about Tennessee's lethal injection execution process.

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Meteorite found in the Sahara Desert turns out to be piece of Mars -- A meteorite found in the Sahara Desert has been determined to be 4.1 billion years old and from Mars.

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Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to vote in a U.S. election -- The Vatican said Pope Leo exercised his right as a U.S. citizen, submitting a mail-in ballot in his native Chicago ahead of the midterm elections next week.

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Last independent newspaper in Russia forced to shut down -- The editor of Russia's last independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, says Vladimir Putin's government has "forced the editorial team to stop its work."

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Netanyahu's party claims Israel's election was stolen. Now what? -- Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a possible election ouster, has made a contentious claim that a foreign country meddled to boost voting by Israel's Arab minority.

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Woman jailed for mushroom poison murders given harsher sentence -- Erin Patterson is only the second woman in Australia to be imprisoned for life without the possibility of parole.

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Daylight saving time is almost over. Here's what to know. -- Millions of Americans will gain an hour of sleep this weekend when the time change commonly known as daylight savings ends for 2026, meaning clocks "fall back."

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Should you use home equity to pay off credit card debt? Here's when it can backfire.

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Prioritizing paying off debt before retirement? These balances may need different treatment.

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Can paying off debt too aggressively hurt your finances? Here's when it may make sense to slow down.

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Medline electric beds pose fire hazard after 2 deaths, FDA warns

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Internal documents show failed scramble to save "forever cruise"

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Whistleblower says DEA let fentanyl pills hit the streets

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New details revealed in "People's Court" cold case murder arrest

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Photos show Ukraine's Starlink was down during fatal strike

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In Trump's pardon economy, victims lost out on $119M in restitution

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Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest

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These documents tell the story of the Cornell rape allegations

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Ross Douthat: The Meaning of the Midterms

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Undo Legal Weed? Massachusetts Is Thinking About It.

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It's Getting Ugly in Ohio

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Campaign texts, powered by AI: How new tech is shaping voter outreach - 2h ago

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Midterm elections put Social Security funding gaps on the ballot

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DOJ issues new subpoenas in Alaska Senate probe

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Hegseth fires Pentagon's top military planner over alleged leaks

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