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Ruling renews scrutiny of tactic used to make Trump loyalist L.A.'s top federal prosecutor

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Lake Powell hits record low, another sign of crisis on the Colorado River

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What's at stake for Dodgers' owner Mark Walter as authorities probe his businesses

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Anxiety grips Pacific allies as Trump pulls back

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Commentary: A culture war over trans athletes invades the WNBA, and ratings soar

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The fake L.A. mayor poll adds to challenges facing the public opinion industry

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Supreme Court is urged to block Trump's huge new ballroom so Congress can decide

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'Brazen act of self-dealing': Democrats seek to block a Trump-linked crypto bank

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War was supposed to crush Iran's 'Axis of Resistance.' Instead, it's bloodied but unbroken

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New CDC director acknowledges agency problems in first large staff meeting

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Woman accused of plot to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sentenced to 6 years in prison

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Trump plays White House tour guide to show off work on his helipad and ballroom

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Safari helicopter crashes in northern Kenya, killing 7, including 5 Americans

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U.S. Navy destroyer with 300 sailors aboard broke down for four days in the Pacific

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How Colorado became the unlikely epicenter of American yak ranching

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Bones, flags, and faded hope: Gaza City bids farewell to 112 killed in airstrike

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A kidnapping, a capture and a life sentence: Inside the downfall of cartel boss 'El Mayo'

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Congresswoman says target of ICE operation in fatal Maine shooting wasn't up for removal

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ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests

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Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.

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Justice Department pushes to revive criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

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As global waterways are squeezed, Mexico pitches a 'dry canal' land corridor

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Colombian president asks Trump to suspend tariffs to help earthquake recovery

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'Coordination, not subordination': Sheinbaum attacks U.S. 'meddling' in Mexico's politics

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Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Palestinian child and paramedics

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Israel's deadly Gaza strikes cast more doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit

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Trump says U.S. has no talks planned with Iran as ships in the Strait of Hormuz still face attacks

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Zelensky fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine's ex-defense minister demands elections

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Ukraine aims a drone blitz at Moscow as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village

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Russian court jails a Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine

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Trump's treatment of migrant kids prompts judge to appoint watchdogs to enforce rules

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AI jobs boom is leaving women behind in top-paying roles

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China's robot dogs and humanoids dazzle Beijing crowd amid U.S. security fears

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Death toll in Central African Republic mine collapse rises to more than 100

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Judge is removed from Texas track meet stabbing case as defendant seeks new trial

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OAS warns Haiti needs help as it prepares to hold elections for the first time since 2016

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The buck stops elsewhere: When things go awry, Trump deflects blame

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