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150 people from 50 countries become US citizens on America's 250th birthday
Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy that journalists be accompanied by an escort
Virginia to allow recreational marijuana to be sold in retail stores
Trump will speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiracies
Israel's latest strikes kill a dozen people in Gaza including police officers
Virginia man gets life in prison for double murder scheme in affair with Brazilian au pair
Judge orders detention for ex-CIA official accused of stashing $40M in gold bars
Fatal Virginia bus crash raises concerns about unfulfilled safety recommendations
Senate Democrats block $1 trillion defense bill in protest over Iran war
US carries out new wave of strikes on Iran
150 people from 50 countries become US citizens on America's 250th birthday
Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy that journalists be accompanied by an escort
Virginia to allow recreational marijuana to be sold in retail stores
Trump will speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiracies
Israel's latest strikes kill a dozen people in Gaza including police officers
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) – A Virginia man who was having an affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for the murder of his wife and a man who was lured to the couple’s home as a fall guy.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – A former senior CIA official accused of stealing over $40 million worth of gold bars from the federal government and storing them in the basement of his Virginia home was ordered to remain jailed until his trial after a hearing Friday where a defense attorney accused prosecutors of smearing the official with “sensational,” irrelevant allegations.
A commercial bus crash in Virginia that killed five people and injured dozens of others has raised questions about the driver, the company that employed him and the overall safety of the industry.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – Amazon said Wednesday that the technology company will launch its new satellite internet service Amazon Leo in South Africa in 2027, seemingly pushing ahead of Elon Musk’s rival Starlink to win business in Africa’s most advanced economy.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Mint has begun producing a new $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump’s face to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the Treasury Department said Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on Wednesday sought to evade a range of questions from senators on issues such as the impact of AI on inflation, what contacts he has had with President Donald Trump, and how the central bank will determine the persistence of inflation.
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli airstrikes have killed at least a dozen people in Gaza over the past two days, local health officials said Wednesday, as strikes continue almost daily despite a months-old ceasefire with Hamas. On Wednesday, three members of a family were killed in central Gaza, Al Aqsa Hospital officials said.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – The European Union’s top official signed an agreement Wednesday to move forward on joint weapons production with Ukraine, saying Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s 4-year-old invasion is a key part of the continent’s defense.
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LONDON (AP) – Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that he was leaving the United Kingdom in “better shape than I found it” as he fielded questions, criticism and even a bit of praise from lawmakers in the House of Commons for the last time on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections, suggesting he could revisit long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. The speech comes as he’s escalated calls for Republicans to pass tighter federal voting rules for November’s midterm elections.
Manta tracking project aims to protect Japan's ocean and coastal rays
Busy wildfire season tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources
Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah
Pomp and tradition in annual swan count on the river Thames
1,000 evacuated from Fontainebleau fires near Paris
Firefighters deployed across Paris region forest to fight exceptional fire
Japanese experimental reusable rocket hovers and lands safely in first test flight
China's 'Green Great Wall' tames desert growth, but scientists warn the fight is not over
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Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million
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E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case
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Gibraltar border fence with Spain is removed
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Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, has been sworn in to finish his term
Pomp and tradition in annual swan count on the river Thames
Tom Cruise joins the World Cup closing ceremony's cast
Manta tracking project aims to protect Japan's ocean and coastal rays
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EU chief weighs age restrictions for children using social media
Hong Kong eateries welcome dogs as city relaxes ban
Africa secures $900 million in new clean cooking commitments
