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Citing ProPublica, Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Help U.S. Citizens Sue ICE for Wrongful Detentions

We recently reported that more than 500 American citizens have been detained by immigration agents. Now House members are moving to make it easier for those detained to seek justice through the courts...

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Trump's voter raids have begun

Federal agents launched raids and arrests on Monday against a list of 20,000 Californians, based on unverified voter fraud claims.

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What Russia's doing to Ukraine is 'fine,' Trump says

"Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much," Trump said, hours after a Russian drone strike in a public park killed six people, including two children.

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Big Tech will not broadcast your dissent

Silicon Valley can't help influencing protests and elections—with AI regulation on the line.

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'It's significant': Ukraine fears US is withholding allied-funded air defense supplies to pressure Kyiv

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has yet to approve the transfer of a significant batch of Patriot interceptor missiles for Ukraine, Ukrainian officials and military officers told the Kyiv Independ...

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Zelensky appeals to US lawmakers for answers as White House turns on Kyiv

"We want to understand what is happening, why it's happening, and where all this is heading," Zelensky told a bipartisan group of U.S. senators and representatives.

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Brazil court gives Meta 24 hours to prove equal treatment of Lula and Bolsonaro

Lula's campaign has alleged that the US tech giant is suppressing the incumbent president's online content. His party has filed complaints with the Organization of American States and the United Nations.

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What a Ken Paxton Senate Win Could Mean for Federal Anti-Abortion Efforts

As Texas attorney general, Paxton has advanced anti-abortion policy in his home state and prevailed where others have failed. Allies who’ve witnessed his victories see an opening to keep moving their...

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Man who heckled Abdul El-Sayed is former Josh Hawley aide, records show

Thomas Teepell, who worked for Republican senator, demanded El-Sayed disavow Muslim Brotherhood A man who heckled Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed and demanded he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a Michigan townhall is a former aide to the Republican senator Josh Hawley, according to congressional staff records. At the event on Saturday, an attendee who gave his name only as “Tommy” shouted from the crowd, asking whether El-Sayed would disavow the movement. El-Sayed answered: “Sure, yeah, absolutely,” then turned the question around, asking whether the man assumed he wouldn’t. Continue reading...

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Donald Trump finally gets his wish to be Vladimir Putin's BFF

Together at last.

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Abdul-El Sayed turns a question about the Muslim Brotherhood into a viral moment in Michigan’s Senate race

How an Abdul El-Sayed Opponent Handed Him a Campaign Highlight

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Exclusive: Secret pay-for-play text rocks Trump White House

The text is a key piece of evidence in the White House's probe of a missing Kennedy Center donation.

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Trump Tries to Ban Jack Smith Testimony as BBC Lawsuit Implodes

The BBC has subpoenaed Jack Smith as part of Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the media company.

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How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation

An FBI anti-corruption team launched an investigation into whether South Carolina’s most powerful members of Congress were involved in a bribery scheme, ProPublica found. After Trump gutted the FBI an...

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How Corruption Got This Bad

Over the course of decades, the Supreme Court has legalized behavior that is poisonous to a functioning democracy.

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Alberta voters reject a move toward independence in referendum backing Canadian unity

Voters in Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta have rejected a proposal to begin a process toward independence, results showed early Tuesday, delivering a victory for supporters of Canadian unity.

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A Kelvin wave raised sea levels on the West Coast. More are coming

A large underwater wave moved up the West Coast, raising sea levels. Scientists say it's driven by El Niño and it's going to happen again.

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Federal agents respond to a reported shooting at a mosque in Columbus, Ohio, officials say

Authorities say federal agents responded Monday to a report of a shooting Monday at a mosque in Columbus, Ohio.

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Rashida Tlaib demands arrest of Israeli soldier linked to Hind Rajab death

US lawmaker says that government must arrest Israeli commander allegedly responsible for attack while he is in the US.

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Voters in Oil-Rich Alberta Reject Leaving Canada

Residents of the province were asked if they wish to remain in Canada or to hold another vote on breaking away, in a referendum that left both sides unhappy.

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Kohen Wiley Shooting ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi AG Says

The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s…

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Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds

In the years after the 2010 BP oil spill, the number of fish in the deeper parts of the Gulf of Mexico dramatically declined.

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'Help me!' Video of ICE violently detaining man who says he's U.S. citizen sparks outrage

A video of a Long Beach resident screaming that his arm is broken and begging for help as he is pinned to the ground by immigration agents has sparked outrage in the community.

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Judge chastises Trump administration plan to push ahead overhaul of DC golf course

The Trump administration wants to turn a historic public golf course into championship links. Despite a judge's order, hundreds of trees were cut down to make way for the renovation.

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Most Americans think Trump is using presidency to enrich himself, poll finds

Poll finds 66% of Americans think Trump is using position for monetary gain as his approval rating hits a new low Most Americans think Donald Trump is using the presidency to enrich himself, according to a new poll, as the US president’s approval rating falls to a new low ahead of November’s midterm elections. A new Washington Post-ABC poll put Trump’s approval rating at 33% as he continues to crisscross the country as part of his campaign blitz for embattled Republicans. Continue reading...

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‘It Literally Feels Like Torture’: People Who Have Experienced ‘Hell’s Itch’ Describe What It’s Like

The pain of this post-sun exposure phenomenon is often compared to fire ants biting you beneath your skin.

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Why the surprisingly popular Elizabeth Holmes documentary sticks with you - The Boston Globe

What to know about “You Can See Everything,” the film documenting disgraced Theranos chief Elizabeth Holmes’s psychological dance with comic, cringe-master, and truth-splicer Nathan Fielder.

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Death toll from Houthi attack on Yemen training camp rises to 73

An attack by Yemen's Houthi movement on a government security forces training camp in Shabwa province killed 73 people, the provincial media office said, raising the toll from Monday's strike as fighting ‌intensifies.

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Most Republicans say they don't have the income for the life they want

A majority of Americans, including Republicans, say they do not have enough income to lead the life they want, Pew Research reports.

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Swiatek withdraws from the Ningbo Open with a left thigh injury

Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the Ningbo Open in China due to an injured left thigh. This decision affects her chances of reaching the WTA Finals at Indian Wells next month.

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These Democrats remind voters that war in Iran isn’t just about gas prices

Three Democrats in competitive Virginia House races unite to rally supporters.

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Data center project proposed on federal land gets sent back to square one

Approval for the first-ever commercial data center on U.S. public lands was formally rejected on Thursday after a federal appeals board affirmed the Bureau of Land Management must conduct a separate environmental review, which in turn would have to be approved, before proceeding with the project.

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49ers’ offense goes cold after Mike Evans exits. What does that mean going forward?

The San Francisco 49ers’ loss of wide receiver Mike Evans to an Achilles injury Monday during a 23-17 win slowed the offense. Is it an omen or just another thing that QB Brock Purdy will overcome?

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Budderfly, Schneider Eye $500 Million in US City Energy Upgrades

Budderfly Inc. plans to make $500 million available to small- and mid-sized US cities to upgrade aging facilities with solar panels, batteries and more efficient heating and cooling heating systems.

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The New York Knicks are the defending champs — and the face of the NBA’s biggest dilemma

The Knicks are the latest team to brush up against the “second apron,” the salary-cap rule that’s meant to instill parity across the NBA.

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Three arrests after pursuit of stolen car in Dublin

Three people were arrested and two gardaí were taken to hospital after their car was damaged during the pursuit of a stolen car in south Dublin in the early hours of this morning.

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Near miss: Indonesia probes crash of suspected Chinese rocket fragment

The debris was found on Monday morning by a plantation worker in Indonesian Borneo, after residents reported hearing a loud bang the previous evening.

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‘Oh God, I can’t bear it’: Judi Dench says Cats film was ‘a waste of goodwill and talent’

The actor’s forthcoming memoir Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It? says the makers had honourable intentions but the elements ‘didn’t coalesce’ Dame Judi Dench has long made her feelings clear about Cats, the doomed 2019 adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. In an interview the year after release, she said she had so far declined to watch the movie – in which she played wise moggy Old Deuteronomy – and described the orange fur coat she had to wear as looking like “five foxes fucking on my back”. In her forthcoming memoir, Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It? Dench reflects further on her involvement in the movie, which was universally panned and whose director, Tom Hooper, has not made a film since. Continue reading...

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Inside the ‘bad will’ for Nithya Raman at LA City Hall

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Rubio Denies Any ‘Deliberate’ Order By U.S. To Harm Ukraine By Withholding Intelligence, Supplies

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First War Casualty Reported in Putin's Hometown After Kyiv's Record Drone Assault

A 36-year-old taxi driver was reportedly killed when drone debris fell on his car.

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Don’t be Liz Truss, Badenoch tells Burnham

The Tory leader said the ex-British PM needs to take responsibility for her disastrous 2022 budget as she prepares to publish a new book.

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Labour refuse to rule out coalition ban on Scottish Greens over 'Zionism is racism'

LABOUR have refused to rule out imposing a coalition ban on the Scottish Greens, The National can reveal.

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'Democracy and diversification in a post-liberal world' discussed during Halifax event - Halifax Examiner

This year's Stanfield Conversation at Dalhousie University focused on Canada's need to build new trade and political alliances with countries that don’t necessarily share its democratic values, but of...

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Cardiologists Reveal The Overlooked Signs Of Heart Disease They Wish Everyone Would Know

Cardiologists say these common symptoms are often overlooked or mistaken for something else.

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Why globetrotting retail banks are back in fashion

The fear is that it’s those who stay at home, rather than those who venture abroad, who will end up lifelong losers

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Eastern Libya parliament approves maritime deal with Turkey, lifts 2020 boycott

Libya's eastern parliament on Tuesday backed a maritime deal with Turkey which will bring strategic advantages in economic, political and ‌national security affairs, two lawmakers told Reuters, and which overturns a 2020 decision to cut political ties with Ankara.

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What Lego Lost When It Grew Up

The company’s overt outreach to an adult market has changed the nature of its products.

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The Trump administration plans to hand out another $8 billion in direct payments to U.S. farmers who face losses from market disruptions and high fuel costs

The president announced a new Agriculture Department program to cover losses from rising fuel and other input costs.

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3 reasons to cancel this year's 3.6% Social Security boost

Or at least change how the cost-of-living adjustment is calculated.

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