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Anna Kepner's family says stepbrother charged in her death on cruise ship -- Anna Kepner, 18, was on a Caribbean cruise with her father, stepmother and three stepsiblings when she was discovered dead on the Carnival Horizon in November.

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Suspect in Nancy Guthrie case had been to the house before, source says -- An image the FBI released of the suspect​ at Nancy Guthrie's front door, without a backpack, was captured by her Nest doorbell camera prior to the night of her abduction.

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Newsom's office slams "MAGA-manufactured outrage" as conservatives accuse him of bigotry -- Newsom's remarks about his 960 SAT score went viral as he told Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and a packed auditorium: "I'm not trying to impress you, I'm just trying to impress upon you I'm like you, I'm not better than you."

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Trump growing frustrated with limits of Iran military options, sources say -- Military planners are advising President Trump that any strike on Tehran's assets would almost certainly not be a singular, decisive blow.

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Peter Attia steps down as CBS News contributor -- Dr. Peter Attia has stepped down from his CBS News contributor role weeks after crude emails he exchanged with Jeffrey Epstein were made public.

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DEA memo in Epstein files names him in a previously unknown investigation -- A memo shows Jeffrey Epstein was the subject of a previously undisclosed U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency investigation targeting him and 14 others for suspicious money transfers possibly linked to illegal narcotics.

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U.S. women's hockey team declines State of the Union invitation -- The U.S. women's ice hockey team said Monday they will not be attending President Trump's State of the Union address, citing scheduling conflicts.

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Tariffs pose "huge uncertainty" after Supreme Court ruling, experts say -- The Trump administration is unlikely to back down from pursuing additional tariffs following the Supreme Court decision, according to trade experts.

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Why some Democratic women will wear white to Trump's State of the Union -- The Democratic Women's Caucus wore pink to President Trump's address to Congress last year. This year, they're returning to white.

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Strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean kills 3 people, U.S. military says -- Since the administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" in small vessels last year, at least 148 people have been killed in the strikes.

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Utah mom accused of poisoning her husband on trial for murder. What to know. -- Kouri Richins, the Utah mother accused of killing her husband and then publishing a children's book about grief, is now on trial for his murder.

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DHS officials watch for response by US-based cartel networks after leader killed -- Law enforcement is monitoring potential increases in violence, coercion or debt-collection activity in domestic trafficking corridors after cartel head "El Mencho" was killed Sunday.

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Dow closes down more than 800 points as AI and tariff risks rattle investors -- Stocks slumped amid investor fear of AI disruption and uncertainty surrounding President Trump's new tariffs.

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ICE whistleblower warns new recruits are receiving "defective" training -- Documents given to Congress appear to show courses involving use-of-force were eliminated from ICE officer training.

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Here's how much the new "no tax on tips" deduction could save you -- Workers who claim the new deduction will see an average tax cut of around $1,400, although some could realize larger savings.

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