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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine reports to NYC lockup where Nicolas Maduro and Luigi Mangione await trial @WashTimes
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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is joining Venezuela's president and the man charged with gunning down United Healthcare's CEO in a notorious federal lockup in New York City.
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Man wielding sharp object shot by police in Brooklyn hospital @WashTimes
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Police shot a man wielding a sharp object in a hospital in Brooklyn on Thursday.
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Venezuela releases some journalists and activists from prison as a gesture to 'seek peace' @WashTimes
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Venezuela released citizens and foreigners from its prisons on Thursday in what a top government official described as a gesture to "seek peace" less than a week after former President Nicol
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Trump says he wants government to buy $200B in mortgage bonds in a push to bring down mortgage rates @WashTimes
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President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday that he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a move he said would help reduce mortgage rates at a time when A
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Venezuela helps vault Rubio to quarterback of Trump's foreign policy team @WashTimes
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is a football fan - he played in college, supports the Miami Dolphins, and his son is a running back for the University of Florida Gators. Now, he is quarterbacking Pres
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U.N. says the U.S. has 'legal obligation' to fund agencies after Trump withdraws from several @WashTimes
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The top United Nations official on Thursday said the United States has a "legal obligation" to keep paying its dues that fund U.N. agencies after the White House announced that it is withdra
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The shooting outside a Utah church grew out of a dispute between funeral goers, police say @WashTimes
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A complicated crime scene and uncooperative witnesses hindered Salt Lake City police efforts to investigate a shooting outside funeral services at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints house o
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Judge disqualifies federal prosecutor in investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James @WashTimes
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A judge disqualified a Trump administration federal prosecutor from overseeing investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling Thursday that he is not lawfully serving as an acting
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Officials withheld evidence on Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' funding, environmental groups say @WashTimes
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Federal and state officials withheld evidence that the Department of Homeland Security had agreed to reimburse Florida for some of the costs of constructing an immigration detention center in the Flor
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House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders @WashTimes
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In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care
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A recent D.C. Council bill would give DC Health more leeway to recoup the costs of dealing with rats and require them to create a centralized dashboard for rat data. The Rodent Abatement and Transparency (RAT) Act “requires DC Health to create a...
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A recent D.C. Council bill would give DC Health more leeway to recoup the costs of dealing with rats and require them to create a centralized dashboard for rat data.
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NASA cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue @WashTimes
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NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue.
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Mexico boasts sharp decline in homicides, but analysts urge caution @WashTimes
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The Mexican government boasted Thursday a sharp decline in homicide rates, presenting the figures as evidence that its security strategy is working, while analysts cautioned that the numbers may not f
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What to know about the rules for officers firing at a moving vehicle @WashTimes
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A federal immigration operation in Minneapolis turned deadly this week when a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good during a confrontation involving h
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Pope indicates new governing style for Catholic Church with regular, annual cardinal meetings @WashTimes
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Pope Leo XIV said Thursday he intended to bring the world's Catholic cardinals together annually, indicating a new governing style for the church that involves consulting its top leaders regularl
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Somalia denies U.S. allegation that it destroyed food aid warehouse @WashTimes
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Somalia's government on Thursday denied an allegation by the U.S. government that authorities in Mogadishu destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging to the World Food Program and seized fo
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Average U.S. long-term mortgage rate goes higher but remains near 2025 low @WashTimes
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The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher this week to just above its 2025 low.
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The Golden Globes are this week. Here's what to know about the first major show of awards season @WashTimes
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The Golden Globes return Sunday. The boozy, bubbly kickoff to Hollywood's awards season will feature nominees including Timothee Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael B. Jordan, Ariana Grande, Cyn
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The shooting outside a Utah church grew out of a dispute between funeral goers, police say @WashTimes
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Investigators say a shooting outside a church building in Salt Lake City that killed two people and injured six others grew out of a dispute between people who knew each other and were attending a fun
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Pope convenes cardinals and asks their priorities for 2 years, with Latin Mass off the agenda @WashTimes
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Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world's cardinals to Rome and asking them to advise him on key priorities for the next two years. They responded b
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