McCarthy faces his first big test as speaker: Defusing a debt ceiling time bomb
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Kevin McCarthy faces his first big test as speaker this week — trying to pass a debt ceiling bill through the House to push President Joe Biden to negotiate.
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Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Dies In Federal Prison At 81
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Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died Saturday. He was 81. Kaczynski died at the federal prison medical center in Butner, North Carolina, Kr...
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Trump Georgia case: Here are mug shots for everyone who has surrendered so far
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The former president and 18 of his allies were indicted by a grand jury for allegedly orchestrating a “criminal enterprise” to subvert his 2020 election loss in Georgia.
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A federal judge on Monday blocked a Florida election law that would have set limits on voter registration in the state.
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Disturbing Footage Shows Alleged Shoplifter Was Retreating When Walgreens Guard Killed Him
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San Francisco District Attorney’s OfficeDisturbing new footage revealed Monday that Banko Brown, the suspected shoplifter fatally shot by a Walgreens security guard in San Francisco last month, was walking backwards out of the store when a single shot w...
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Why the US 'does not get to assume that it lasts forever' | CNN Politics
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As the United States marks its 247th birthday Tuesday, questions about how many more the nation will celebrate in its current form have become ominously relevant.
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Mexican president urges end to 'irrational' Ukraine war, wants Russia at peace talks
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday called for an end to the "irrational" war in Ukraine, urging upcoming peace talks in the Middle East to include representation from both Ukraine and Russia. Lopez Obrador said Mexico would only take...
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Emma Stone-led 'Poor Things' wins top prize at 80th Venice Film Festival
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ROME (AP) — “Poor Things,” a film about Victorian-era female empowerment, won the Golden Lion on Saturday at a Venice Film Festival largely deprived of Hollywood glamour because of the writers and actors strikes. The film, starring Emma Stone, won ...
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President Joe Biden announced Monday his intention to nominate a former appointee under former President Donald Trump with a controversial past in Latin America to the bipartisan United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
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Alabama riverfront brawl videos spark a cultural moment about race, solidarity and justice
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As bystanders trained their smartphone cameras on the riverfront dock while several white boaters pummeled a Black riverboat co-captain, they couldn’t have known the footage would elicit a national conversation about racial solidarity. “Especially at...
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Fran Drescher says SAG-AFTRA is prepared to strike for at least 6 months: Were in it to win it
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SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said the union representing more than 160,000 actors and others in the entertainment industry is financially prepared to remain on strike for the next six months, as the strike starts its 19th full day.
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Threats against the LGBTQIA community intensifying: Department of Homeland Security
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Threats of violence against the LGBTQIA+ community are on the rise and intensifying, according to a new briefing by the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS document, distributed to government and law enforcement agencies on May 11, said that domesti...
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For generations, Black Barbie has been a symbol of power, upward mobility and imagination
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Angela Williams, a Black writer in her 40s, remembers getting her first Black Barbie doll like it was yesterday.
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Idalia closing theme parks in Florida? What to know about Busch Gardens, Disney, SeaWorld
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Check out the theme park guide to find out the status.
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Reality TV stars want better pay, too. Here's why some are ready to fight for it.
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With Hollywood at a standstill, some of the biggest reality stars are calling for fundamental shift in the balance of power inside unscripted entertainment.
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Concealed carry gun rules passed by California Democrats. Gavin Newsom is ready to make it law.
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“We’re using every tool we can to make our streets and neighborhoods safer from gun violence,” Newsom said.
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Twitch Streamer Detained After His Giveaway Erupts Into Total Chaos in NYC
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ABC7 via YouTubePolice in New York City said they haven’t ruled out charging Kai Cenat after the popular Twitch streamer and YouTuber advertised a “HUGE GIVEAWAY” in the city’s Union Square that descended into mayhem on Friday afternoon, with a cr...
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Judge Sides With Families Fighting Floridas Ban on Gender Care for Minors
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A federal judge in Florida ruled Tuesday that three transgender children can be prescribed puberty blockers, despite a new state law that prohibits gender transition care for minors and adds new hurdles for adults who seek similar care. Although the rulin...
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Opinion: Newsom should solve two problems at once: Close prisons and cut spending
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California's daunting $32 billion deficit presents the perfect opportunity to curb out-of-control spending on the state's sprawling prison system.
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Trump: I have been indicted in classified documents case
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Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that his attorneys had been informed that he had "been indicted" for alleged crimes stemming from his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House in early 2021.
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Strike a pose! Madonna and her daughters join Beyonc and 6-year-old Rumi for a pic
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Madonna shared photos from Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour concert, which she attended with three of her daughters. They later posed with Beyoncé and her daughter for a photo.
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Montana Republicans tried to erase a transgender lawmaker. Instead, they created a hero.
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Republican lawmakers in Montana eagerly hustled to the wrong side of history and voted to silence the state's first openly transgender representative.
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Michigan city council unanimously bans LGBTQ Pride flags from city property
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The Hamtramck City Council banned LGBTQ Pride flags from being displayed on all city properties after months of debates in Michigan.
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Who is Noor Alfallah, Al Pacinos 29-year old girlfriend having his baby?
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The pair, who have a 54-year age gap, were papped getting dinner together at an upscale LA restaurant in April 2022
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Florida roller coaster closed after boy falls and suffers 'traumatic injuries'
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A child was injured at an Orlando-area theme park after falling from a roller coaster, which has since been temporarily closed, officials said Friday.
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Kansas newspaper co-owner, 98, dies after 'tearfully' watching police raid her home
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The elderly co-owner of a local newspaper in Kansas has died after police raided her home. Joan Meyer, 98, who owned the Marion County Record with her son Eric, collapsed after being traumatised by police descending on her home.
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Al Pacino, 83, and Noor Alfallah, 29, are expecting their first child together
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Al Pacino and girlfriend Noor Alfallah are expecting a baby. The 'Scarface' actor, 83, and the producer, 29, began dating last year.
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VP Harris: 'Don't get in our way' on abortion legislation
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Vice President Kamala Harris spoke about abortion on Tuesday at Howard University in Washington, D.C. (Pool via APTN)
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30 northern US states will be able to see the northern lights tonight. Here's where.
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A moderate geomagnetic storm expected to hit Earth Sunday could mean millions of Americans will have a chance to see the northern lights.
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