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Hegseth fires Pentagon's top military planner over alleged leaks -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon's top military planner, Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a Pentagon official told CBS News. -- Updated 33m ago

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El-Sayed's faith, family under scrutiny in campaign. Here's what we know. -- If elected, Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed would become the first Muslim U.S. senator in American history.

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Live Updates: Alaska's ballot controversy and more from campaign trail -- President Trump will campaign Thursday in South Carolina for Republican Sen. Darline Graham.

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Ship burns as Iran claims 3 tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz -- Tankers still under attack in the Strait of Hormuz as Pete Hegseth fires a top U.S. general accused of leaking classified Iran war information. -- Updated 17m ago

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Brewers defeat Rays in 5 games to win first World Series in franchise history -- The win at Tropicana Field in Tampa gave the Brewers their first World Series title since their founding as an expansion franchise 57 years ago.

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Alaska gov. orders probe into Peltola over 2nd Dan Sullivan on ballot -- A report alleged that people aligned with Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign helped recruit a candidate with the same first and last name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. Peltola denied the allegations.

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Ship sunk by infamous Nazi sub in 1944 found off coast of Maine - The U-boat that landed two Nazi spies on the Maine coast sank the 400-foot steamship SS Cornwallis four days later.

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DoorDash gobbles up Instacart in $17 billion deal - DoorDash's purchase of Instacart for $65 per share will unite two of the country's largest grocery and food-delivery companies. Updated 29m ago

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Whistleblower says DEA let fentanyl pills hit the streets

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RFK Jr. to ease access to unapproved peptides, draft policy states

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Judge rejects DOJ's push to force California to set aside ballots -- A federal judge rejected the Trump administration's bid to require California election officials to separate out mail ballots received from roughly 20,000 people it claims are not U.S. citizens.

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Investigation -- Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest -- Missing pages and a reference to classified documents contradict the Justice Department's claims about the Epstein files.

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Experts react to new findings on CTE in former NFL players -- A new study from Boston University looks at the rate of the brain disease CTE in former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023.

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Spacewalkers begin final phase of a space station upgrade -- Two astronauts stepped outside the International Space Station for the first of two spacewalks, one week apart, to complete a complex upgrade to the aging power system.

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First map of U.S. Mason-Dixon Line going up for auction -- The first map of the Mason-Dixon Line dividing U.S. Northern free states from Southern states that had slavery decades before the Civil War is going up for auction.

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CEO says plan is to file for bankruptcy after ending luxury never-ending cruise -- More than 200 passengers, mostly Americans, are stranded in Cambodia after the operator of a luxury U.S. cruise ship ran out of money due to skyrocketing fuel costs.

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Data center health worries animate midterm campaigns -- Opposition to the rapid emergence of data centers in states such as Ohio and Arizona has ginned up activism and unified voters. A range of public health issues have played into the resistance.

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No clear winner in Israeli election as polls suggest stalemate -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have won fewer votes than his main challenger, according to early exit polls, but both sides will likely struggle to cobble together a coalition.

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Hayden Panettiere's death ruled accidental by South Carolina police -- A South Carolina coroner previously confirmed Panettiere died from an accidental drug overdose that included fentanyl.

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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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Fed holds interest rates steady even as inflation remains high

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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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John Thune's balancing act: Inside his push to save the GOP majority

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His Son Was Killed in Gaza. He Could Be Israel's Next Leader.

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