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CPI report shows inflation rose at a 2.7% annual pace in December -- The December CPI reading caps a year when many Americans felt squeezed by affordability pressures.

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Their 21 kids were taken by the state. They've since had more surrogate-born babies. -- The couple had so many kids in their Los Angeles-area mansion a neighbor "thought it was a kindergarten." The investigation has only gotten stranger.

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Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating search -- People have reported capturing the monkeys, even posting fake pictures online to bolster the claim. But the monkeys remain at large.

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Former U.S. Navy sailor gets more than 16 years for selling secrets to China -- Patrick Wei, a former U.S. Navy sailor who sold manuals for ships and operating systems to an operative working for China, was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison, prosecutors said.

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Colorado Gov. Polis on "pro-freedom" vaccine stance, fraud claims from Trump -- "We have rights. Fundamental rights," Polis said. "When you're minding your business and doing your own thing, really, the government shouldn't interfere."

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FBI says it hasn't found video of Border Patrol shooting in Portland -- None of the six agents was recording body camera footage, and investigators have uncovered no surveillance or other video footage of the shooting, an FBI agent wrote in an affidavit.

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Synagogue arson suspect said "he finally got them" after starting blaze, FBI says -- The suspect, Stephen Spencer Pittman, told law enforcement in an interview that Beth Israel Congregation was "the synagogue of Satan," an FBI affidavit said.

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Deputy to Lindsey Halligan fired over James Comey case -- Lindsey Halligan's deputy in the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia, Robert McBride, was fired after refusing to lead the prosecution of James Comey, a source said.

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Supreme Court to step into debate over transgender athlete bans -- The Supreme Court hears arguments today on whether laws in Idaho and West Virginia banning transgender athletes from competing on girls' and women's sports teams violate the Constitution and Title IX.

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Minnesota, Twin Cities file lawsuit in effort to stop ICE surge in state -- The state of Minnesota, along with the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, are suing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other federal officials in an effort to stop the surge of federal law enforcement officials coming into the state.

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MacKenzie Scott gives $45 million to LGBTQ nonprofit The Trevor Project -- The billionaire and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $45 million to The Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on suicide prevention and advocacy for LGBTQ young people.

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Sen. Mark Kelly sues Hegseth to block move to cut rank, pension -- Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly filed a lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking to block the Pentagon's efforts to downgrade his retirement rank and pay.

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Border Patrol official defends federal actions amid immigration raids in Minnesota -- Hundreds more federal agents​ are now being sent to Minneapolis, DHS says, after Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent.

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Former Fed chairs, Treasury chiefs condemn Trump admin's Powell probe -- Three former Fed chairs and other top economic officials decry "prosecutorial attacks" on Jerome Powell, saying it undermines the central bank.

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Walmart to expand drone delivery service to 150 stores this year -- Walmart said expanding its drone delivery service will make it easier for customers to get access to groceries and other items.

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