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With Scott's death, 5 members of current Congress have died in office -- Democratic Rep. David Scott, who represented Georgia in the House for more than two decades, has become the fifth member of the 119th Congress to die in office.

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Crypto mogul sues Trump family's World Liberty Financial, alleging fraud -- Sun alleges that World Liberty Financial froze the digital tokens he had purchased, locking him out of assets worth as much as $1 billion.

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New report ranks the cleanest and most polluted U.S. cities -- The new report evaluated air quality in different parts of the country by measuring the presence of ozone and particle pollution in the atmosphere.

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Trump administration, Spirit Airlines in advanced bailout talks, sources say -- The negotiation comes after President Trump publicly said he wanted his administration to look at a rescue package for the budget carrier.

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Anthropic investigating possible breach of its Mythos AI model -- The AI company behind the chatbot Claude is looking into a report of unauthorized access to Mythos from one of its third-party vendor environments.

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Iran's military more capable than Trump admin. is acknowledging, sources say -- About half of Iran's stockpile of ballistic missiles and its associated launch systems were still intact as of the start of the ceasefire in early April, officials said.

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DOJ readies up to $3.5 billion in law enforcement grants, 1 year after steep cuts -- The focus on immigration and law enforcement comes one year after the department terminated or delayed funding for victims services, criminal justice researchers and more.

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Trump Media replaces CEO Devin Nunes as its losses top $1 billion -- The company behind Truth Social has lost more than $1 billion since going public two years ago, while its shares have tumbled 58% during the past 12 months.

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Condom maker warns prices may rise due to Iran war supply disruptions -- Karex, which calls itself the "world's largest condom maker," could hike the company's prices by 20% to 30%, its CEO told Reuters.

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Man charged for having gun used by Louisiana shooter says it was stolen -- The assault-style rifle used to kill eight children in a Louisiana mass shooting was stolen from a truck, the gun's previous owner said.

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Parents of slain Loyola student Sheridan Gorman say it was "a preventable murder" -- The parents of Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago freshman who was fatally shot last month, are speaking publicly for the first time.

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1 of 6 missing crew found dead after typhoon flipped U.S.-flagged ship -- The crew of the Mariana notified the U.S. Coast Guard on April 15 that the 145-foot vessel lost its starboard engine during Super Typhoon Sinlaku.

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Duffy on AI replacing air traffic controllers: "That's not gonna happen" -- "Am I gonna replace a controller and have AI manage the airspace? The answer to that is hell no, that's not gonna happen," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told CBS News.

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Parents of slain Loyola student Sheridan Gorman say, "We've got to make changes" -- Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola freshman, was shot and killed in Chicago last month and an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela is under arrest.

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Louisiana shooting exposes "dangerous gaps" in domestic violence, gun laws -- After the mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, advocates are urging policymakers to reform domestic violence and gun control legislation.

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