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Los Angeles Times - US News

Trump projects power but heads weakened into a season of tough political challenges

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U.S. is participating in Israeli strikes against Iran

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Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutional

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Afghanistan penal code sets 15 days in prison for wife-beating, 5 months for animal fights

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Who will run 'El Mencho's' cartel now? It could be a man born in California

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Chabria: The Pentagon is demanding to use Claude AI as it pleases. Claude told me that's 'dangerous'

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The Clintons are about to testify on Epstein ties. Here's what to know

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Commentary: Racist rhetoric from on high has hit a fever pitch. The BAFTA slur only adds to the hurt

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News Analysis: Trump threw some elbows in his speech, but hardly beat back his critics

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After killing of 'El Mencho,' Trump calls Mexican president to ask: 'What's going on?'

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Deadly bird flu found in California elephant seals for the first time

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Federal judge extends order protecting refugees in Minnesota from being arrested and deported

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Cargo plane carrying money crashes in Bolivia, killing 15; onlookers chase after bills

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Biden flies commercial from Reagan National Airport and winds up stuck in delays like everyone else

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Video shows nearly blind refugee being released by Border Patrol, 5 days before his death

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Venezuela's oil industry is in ruins. Reviving it won't be easy

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Trump's promise of prosperity clashes with harsh reality in Caracas

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The U.S. deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal

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ICE's purchases for big detention centers, facing broad opposition, are marked by secrecy

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Texas man was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent last year during a stop, new records show

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Cuba says 4 killed in speedboat shooting were attempting to infiltrate the country

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Cuba says it killed 4 people aboard Florida-registered speedboat that opened fire on soldiers

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Inside El Mencho's arsenal: high-powered weapons, 400 gunmen, drones and land mines

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Israel's top court allows aid groups to keep working in Gaza

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Israel's parliament moves toward ban on mixed-gender prayer at Jerusalem's Western Wall

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Family of U.N. human rights investigator sues Trump administration over sanctions for Israel criticism

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Kenyan police arrest man accused of recruiting fighters for Russia's war in Ukraine

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Hungary's Orbán stakes his reelection on anti-Ukraine message

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Zelensky says Putin has 'not broken' Ukrainians as he marks 4 years since Russia's all-out invasion

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Trump raises the possibility of a 'friendly takeover of Cuba' coming out of talks with Havana

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In Minnesota, U.S. cardinals and pope's ambassador decry mass deportations and call for reconciliation

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Is Mexico safe enough to host the FIFA World Cup this summer?

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Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi announces indictments against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church

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France's nukes and Europe's worries about Trump in spotlight as Macron heads to top-secret sub base

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2 Panama Canal ports have dragged Panama into a tussle between superpowers

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'El Mencho': From California drug dealer to cartel kingpin

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Mexican army kills 'El Mencho,' Mexico's most-wanted drug kingpin

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