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WASHINGTON (AP) — Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate early this year contained classified documents, many of them top secret, mixed in with miscellaneous newspapers, magazines and personal correspondence, according to an FBI affidavit released Friday.
Takeaways from the unsealed Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
While the FBI affidavit justifying the search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is highly redacted, it includes new details about the classified information that was stored at the former president's home.
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White House shines light on Republicans criticizing student debt cancellation after their PPP loans were forgiven
The White House used its Twitter account to point the finger at a handful of GOP lawmakers.
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Powell: Fed's inflation fight could bring 'pain,' job losses
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark message Friday: The Fed is determined to fight inflation with more sharp interest rate hikes, which will likely cause pain for Americans in the form of a weaker economy and job losses.
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Justice Department makes redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit public
The Justice Department on Friday made a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago affidavit public.
Trump election probe in Georgia cites voting system breach
The prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia is seeking information about a breach of voting equipment in a county roughly 200 miles south of her Atlanta office.
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Trump affidavit drops clues on scale of FBI investigation
The court papers reveal more hints about the closely guarded US secrets allegedly kept at Mar-a-Lago.
www.bbc.comREAD: Trump team’s response in request for special master | CNN Politics
Former President Donald Trump responded Friday to a judge’s request that he elaborate on his request that the court appoint a “special master” to oversee the review of evidence recovered from the search of his Mar-a-Lago residence. Read the filing below.
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Mueller’s ‘pit bull’: Trump is going to be prosecuted - Washington Examiner
A top prosecutor for special counsel Robert Mueller predicted that former President Donald Trump will be prosecuted over his handling of documents.Andrew Weissmann, a former Justice Department official and FBI general counsel who was known as Mueller's "pit bull," made the "educated" assessment...
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The Trump affidavit: Four conclusions on guilt and evidence
Based on what I have read, and my 50 years of experience in reading similar documents, these are my conclusions.
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Democrats clash over Manchin side deal, raising shutdown risk
Liberal lawmakers are pressing Democratic leaders in the House to not include a side deal undercutting environmental reviews worked out with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in a short-term measure fundi…
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GOP, Dems seek political boost from student loan debt plan
To Democrats championing the White House’s student loan forgiveness plan, it was the long-awaited delivery of one of President Joe Biden’s campaign promises.
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Trump re-ups request for ‘special master’ but glosses over some questions from the judge | CNN Politics
Former President Donald Trump responded Friday to a judge’s request that he elaborate on his request that the court appoint a “special master” to oversee the review of evidence recovered from the search of his Mar-a-Lago residence with a 12-page filing that touched briefly on the newly released...
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Fears of a radiation leak mount near Ukrainian nuclear plant
Authorities have begun distributing iodine tablets to residents near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in case of a radiation leak, amid mounting fears that the fighting around the complex could trigger a catastrophe.
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FBI cites 'evidence of obstruction' in Trump Florida home search
Top secret files were kept at Mar-a-Lago along with assorted newspapers and magazines, say investigators.
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Biden says abortion restrictions ‘beyond the pale' in latest midterms pitch
President Joe Biden slammed Republican states for continuing to restrict abortion and encouraged voters to support Democrats in November to counter their efforts.
UN 'determined' to visit nuclear plant under Russian control that was forced off-grid: Ukraine updates
The Zaporizhzhia plant was temporarily disconnected from the power grid Thursday when fires damaged the transmission line, Ukraine officials said.
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Abrams, Georgia Dems call midterms 'unfinished business'
Georgia Democrats had a contested primary for governor four years ago because the party old guard didn’t believe in Stacey Abrams.
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33 state legislatures have introduced bills that would interfere in election administration, new report says
Some 244 bills were introduced that would give partisans more sway over election operations.
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FBI responds to Mark Zuckerberg claims in Joe Rogan show
Zuckerberg told Rogan that Facebook limited the exposure of a story ahead of the 2020 election after the FBI warned him to beware of polarizing content.
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Mississippi appeals court upholds Jim Crow-era voting restrictions for felons - Washington Examiner
An appeals court in Mississippi voted to uphold a Jim Crow-era voting restriction law Wednesday that strips convicted felons of their right to vote. The law, which was created with racist intent in 1890, is no longer being used for racist purposes, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
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Montana files legal challenge against Biden admin over plans to take land out of production
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a complaint challenging a Biden administration decision approving bison grazing, arguing it would harm local ranchers.
US upgrades Arctic engagement with new ambassadorial post
The Biden administration is upgrading its engagement with the Arctic Council and countries with an interest in a region that's rapidly changing due to climate change.
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Read the redacted affidavit used to justify the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search warrant
The heavily redacted affidavit filed as part of an investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of records was unsealed Friday.
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FBI found 184 classified documents in boxes returned by Trump, redacted affidavit says, prompting search
The affidavit used to justify the Aug. 8 search at Mar-a-Lago says that the FBI found 25 documents marked “top secret” among 15 boxes Trump gave back to the National Archives earlier this year.
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Sanders has highest favorability among possible 2024 contenders: poll
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) clocked in with the highest favorability rating among a list of 23 potential 2024 presidential contenders, according to a new USA Today-Ipsos poll. Forty-six percent of …
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Five takeaways from the Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
A heavily redacted version of the affidavit that convinced a federal judge to approve a warrant to search former President Trump’s Florida home was released on Friday. Despite numerous redactions n…
thehill.comDocument reveals identity of donors who secretly funded Nikki Haley’s political nonprofit
An unredacted tax return filed by Nikki Haley’s nonprofit shows that the group’s funders include a wealthy New Jersey family and some of the GOP’s biggest donors.
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Official: 6 of 43 missing Mexican students given to army
A Mexican official says six of the 43 college students “disappeared” in 2014 were allegedly kept alive in a warehouse for days then turned over to the local army commander who ordered them killed.
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‘It is all politics’: Trump and allies dismiss ‘heavily redacted’ Mar-a-Lago affidavit | CNN Politics
Former President Donald Trump and his allies dismissed the affidavit that led to an FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida this month as politically motivated, saying after a redacted version was released on Friday that “what is unredacted only further supports” Trump’s claims of political...
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Biden joins other Dems in dismissing Republican voters, says he doesn't 'respect these MAGA Republicans'
President Biden took further aim at Republican voters on Thursday, saying he does not "respect these MAGA Republicans."
Republicans eye traditional post-primary election pivots in purple states, but operatives say it won't be easy
GOP candidates who won their primaries on hardline abortion stances and conspiracy theories around the 2020 election are making a tough pivot toward kitchen table issues.
Battleground Democrats embrace law enforcement 2 years after "Defund the Police"
Democratic candidates across the country are highlighting ties to law enforcement, as they try to make headway on a frequent GOP issue.
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CIA admits to losing dozens of informants around the world: NYT
Leading counterintelligence officials issued a memo to all of the CIA’s global stations saying that a concerning number of U.S. informants were being captured and executed. The CIA’s counteri…
thehill.comFBI sought national defense documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, affidavit shows
Extensively redacted affidavit used to justify the search of the ex-president’s Florida resort was unsealed on Friday
Biden scoffs at Trump claim he declassified Mar-a-Lago documents: ‘Come on’
President Biden on Friday dismissed the claim from former President Trump that he broadly declassified the boxes of White House documents he took to Florida after leaving office. Biden was dismissi…
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Grown kids recall Vegas dad whose bones ID'd from Lake Mead
The identification of bones found in May on the receding shoreline of Lake Mead has resurfaced family memories of a 42-year-old Las Vegas father believed to have drowned 20 years ago.
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'Take responsibility': Experts push back on Arredondo's response to his termination
Former Uvalde School Police Chief Pete Arredondo says he took "all reasonable actions" in response to May's mass shooting -- but some experts are refuting that claim.
RNC fires national spokesperson
Paris Dennard had been serving as the Republican National Committee's national spokesman and director of Black media affairs for the committee.
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Herschel Walker skips details in bid to oust Raphael Warnock
Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker has plenty to say about how his Democratic rival, Sen. Raphael Warnock, does his job in Washington.
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Trump-backed candidate Doug Mastriano posed in Confederate uniform at Army War College
Mastriano is the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor. The photo was taken three years before his 2017 retirement from the Army.
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Biden’s student loan relief plan will mainly help working and middle class borrowers, report finds | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden’s student loan debt relief plan is expected to help mainly working and middle class borrowers, an updated report from an influential research group found. That’s a shift from its earlier projection that more higher-income borrowers would benefit from basic loan forgiveness.
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Bills' investigation of Araiza didn't include alleged victim
The attorney for a California teenager who has accused a Buffalo Bills rookie and two of his former college teammates of gang rape says the NFL team has not contacted him despite saying it had conducted a “thorough investigation.”
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John Ratcliffe says nothing visible in affidavit justified "extreme" Mar-a-Lago search
John Ratcliffe was the director of national intelligence under former President Donald Trump.
www.cbsnews.comTrump ex-Attorney General Bill Barr predicts Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be elected president in 2024
While he's impressed with DeSantis, Barr said he would still vote for Trump over Democrats Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, or California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Trump Mar–a-Lago affidavit reveals ‘handwritten notes,’ highly classified material led to warrant request
Records the FBI obtained from Trump’s Florida home in advance of the Aug. 8 search bore indications they contained human source intelligence.
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Efforts to pass global ocean protection treaty fail
Campaigners say it is a missed opportunity to protect species like sharks at risk of extinction.
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Trump: Affidavit shows FBI, DOJ ‘public relations subterfuge’
Former President Trump on Friday bashed the Department of Justice and a federal judge following the release of a heavily redacted affidavit that provided several new details on the search of his Ma…
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Crist to pick Miami teachers union head as his running mate
Karla Hernández-Mats has been president of United Teachers of Dade since 2016.
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Secret Service recovers $286M in stolen pandemic loans
The U.S. Secret Service said Friday that it has recovered $286 million in fraudulently obtained pandemic loans and is returning the money to the Small Business Administration.
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FBI search warrant affidavit says there could be ‘evidence of obstruction’ at Mar-a-Lago | CNN Politics
The FBI told a judge that there was “probable cause to believe” that classified national security materials were improperly taken to “unauthorized” locations at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, and that a search would also likely find “evidence of obstruction,” according to a redacted version...
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DeSantis stacks up better against Biden than Trump: Poll - Washington Examiner
A new poll bodes well for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's 2024 presidential ambitions, should he choose to run. The poll from YouGov found that DeSantis stacks up better against President Joe Biden in a speculative matchup for the 2024 general election than former President Donald Trump, though...
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Voters are split in support of Biden's $500 billion student loan handout, Biden approval up in new poll
An Emerson College Polling national survey suggests that Americans are split in favor and opposition to President Joe Biden's $500B recent student loan handout plan
McConnell to host GOP Senate candidates Walker, Oz after 'candidate quality' comments
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will host GOP Senate candidates Herschel Walker and Dr. Mehmet Oz amid backlash over his "candidate quality" comment.
Affidavit suggests ‘some of our most sensitive intelligence’ mishandled: Senate Intel chair
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Friday said the redacted FBI affidavit used to justify a search warrant on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence suggests that …
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Trump fan who assaulted Capitol cops with Trump flag, billboard on Jan. 6 gets over 3.5 years in prison
Howard Richardson told the FBI he was "pissed off" about the election and angry about alleged voter fraud.
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Putin orders Russian military to beef up forces by 137,000
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to increase the number of troops by 137,000 to a total of 1.15 million amid Moscow’s military action in Ukraine.
apnews.comWhite House says one-time loan forgiveness is on sound legal and fiscal footing
U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to forgive a portion of student loan debt for many Americans is on a strong legal and fiscal footing, Bharat Ramamurti, director of the White House National Economic Council, said on Friday. Biden said on Wednesday he would forgive $20,000 in student loan...
Appeals court upholds Mississippi Jim Crow-era voting restriction law | CNN
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday kept in place a Jim Crow-era voting restriction in Mississippi’s constitution that removes voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, ruling that the provision was created with racist intent – but no longer operates in a racist manner...
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Biden calls abortion restrictions 'beyond the pale'
President Joe Biden marked Women's Equality Day by blasting abortion restrictions as “beyond the pale.”
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US Navy is developing directed energy systems to counter hypersonic missile threats from China and Russia | CNN Politics
The US Navy is developing directed energy systems as a potential defense against hypersonic missiles, the Navy’s top admiral said, calling advances Russia and China have made in hypersonic weapon technology “a significant concern.”
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Judge declines to require hand count of Arizona ballots
A federal judge has refused to require that Arizona officials count ballots by hand in November. U.S.
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Americans can start applying for student loan relief in October, White House says
Borrowers are advised to apply by roughly Nov. 15 in order to receive relief before the payment pause expires on Dec. 31.
Raskin launches bid to lead House Oversight panel
The race for the top Democratic seat on the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee got more crowded on Friday when Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) entered the contest to replace the outgoing chair…
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McConnell-linked super PAC cancels $8 million ad buy in Arizona - Washington Examiner
A prominent Republican super PAC is pulling around $8 million of advertising spending out of Arizona's Senate race to redistribute it to other high-priority contests, a sign that Republicans are bearish on their prospects of winning the seat in November. The Senate Leadership Fund, which is...
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Conservative group drops six-figure ad ripping left's 'war on children'
Citizens for Sanity, a conservative nonprofit group, released a six-figure radio ad campaign in Latino communities Friday slamming gender ideology and its impact on children.
U.S. strikes deal in bid to keep China stocks from being booted off exchanges
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board signed the agreement with the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China.
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Trump lawyers renew plea for outside supervision of Mar-a-Lago search trove
The latest filing, however, may be more noteworthy for what’s not in it.
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NAACP supports removal of Cowboys for Trump cofounder
The NAACP is supporting efforts to bar a New Mexico-based county commissioner from holding public office, alleging that the Cowboys for Trump cofounder has sought to disenfranchise voters -- including people of color -- and stoke insurrection.
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Democrats spending heavily on abortion leading up to midterm elections
Victories in Kansas and a special election in New York could encourage more spending on abortion messages in the coming months.
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Newspaper publisher cries foul over political ad arrest
The publisher of a weekly newspaper in New Hampshire is accusing the state attorney general’s office of government overreach after she was arrested on charges that she published political advertisements for local races without properly marking them as political advertising.
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Ukrainian immigrant linked to organized crime conned her way into Trump’s inner circle - Washington Examiner
A Russian-speaking Ukrainian immigrant and fraudster linked to organized crime posed as a Rothschild to gain close access to Donald Trump's inner circle, even posing for a picture at Mar-a-Lago with the former president, according to an investigation. Inna Yashchyshyn spent many years as a con...
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Climate change: Russia burns off gas as Europe's energy bills rocket
Russia is burning off millions of dollars in gas every day at a plant near the Finnish border.
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It's marketed as the nation's 'only Christian conservative wireless provider.' Now it's taking over school boards.
Patriot Mobile markets itself as “America’s only Christian conservative wireless provider.” Now the Trump-aligned company is on a mission to win control of Texas school boards.
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Girlfriend kills boyfriend by mowing him down with her car, police say
A woman has been arrested and charged with the death of her boyfriend after police say she deliberately mowed him down with her car.
N. Carolina commission rejects restrictions on poll watchers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Rules Review Commission has rejected two temporary rule changes recommended last week by the state Board of Elections that would have tightened restrictions for partisan poll watchers in the November elections.
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Dow drops 1,000 points following Powell speech at Jackson Hole
Stocks closed sharply down on Friday following comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that the Fed will press forward with raising interest rates amid lingering inflation. The Do…
thehill.comApple faces growing likelihood of DOJ antitrust suit
An antitrust lawsuit against Apple would be a dramatic escalation in the administration’s battle against the tech giants.
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Leahy says he'll support Biden if he runs in 2024: 'That's going to be his decision'
Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont refused to encourage or discourage President Biden from running for reelection in 2024, saying only that if Biden runs, he will support him.
Amid fears of voting machines, Nevada approves hand counting
The Nevada secretary of state’s office has approved new rules for counties to hand-count votes starting as soon as this fall’s midterm elections.
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FBI's history of scandals, controversies fuels Republican skepticism of agency amid Trump raid fallout
GOP lawmakers weighed in on Republican skepticism of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which has only been fueled in the wake of the agency's raid on former President Trump.
Some cities could be left behind on lead pipe replacements
A federal infrastructure bill signed last year provides $15 billion to help communities find and replace lead water pipes.
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Darya Dugina’s death sheds light on the women fronting Russia’s propaganda machine | CNN
Darya Dugina, who died in a car bomb explosion outside Moscow, was one of a number of influential Russian women on the front lines of Russia’s disinformation war, representing the public face of a wider propaganda effort at home and abroad.
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Powell blows away doubts about his war on high inflation
In a closely watched speech, the Fed chair foreshadowed further interest rate increases and warned that rates might need to stay high for some time to kill price spikes.
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Peruvian socialite actually Russian intelligence spy: Report - Washington Examiner
Maria Adela Kuhfeldt Rivera was a Peruvian socialite and jeweler, abandoned in the Soviet Union as a child and beloved as an adult throughout her social circles spanning from Malta to Naples. She was a grieving widow and an active member of Naples’s Lions Club. She also did not actually exist...
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Vos withdraws subpoenas, ending Wisconsin election inquiry
Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader has withdrawn subpoenas submitted as part of a Republican-led investigation into the 2020 election, marking the end of a 14-month endeavor that yielded no evidence of election fraud.
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China's severe drought from the air
More than 70 days of extreme temperatures and low rainfall drive the country's record drought.
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Moscow film festival opens with praise of soldiers in Donbas
The 44th Moscow International Film Festival has opened with reduced foreign representation amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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US asked Russia to release American Marc Fogel on humanitarian grounds, his family says | CNN Politics
The US State Department has asked Russia to release American citizen Marc Fogel on humanitarian grounds, his family and his lawyer told CNN.
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Yuh-Line Niou mulling Working Families Party run in NY House race after primary loss
New York state Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou (D) is mulling a run for the U.S. House as a member of the Working Families Party after she lost the Democratic primary for the Empire State’s 10th Congre…
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PA Dem Senate candidate John Fetterman promised to be tip of the 'spear' in transition away from fossil fuels
Senate candidate John Fetterman, D-Pa., said in 2018 that he would be proud to lead the charge from fossil fuels to "green energy" and boasted his work for the Obama administration.
Why the Fed chief says there’s no end in sight to rate hikes
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday the central bank will lean into interest rates meant to restrict the economy until inflation steadily declines. Speaking at the Fed’s annual policy s…
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New book makes argument for addressing climate migration
Gaia Vince, author of "Nomad Century" speaks with ABC News Prime about her book, which argues that mass migration due to climate change offers unexpected silver linings.
Inflation eases as consumer prices rise 6.3% in July
The drop suggests that inflationary pressures may be starting to ease.
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Louisiana woman denied abortion wants 'vague' ban clarified
A pregnant Louisiana woman who was denied an abortion even though her fetus has a rare and fatal condition is asking Gov.
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A former Arizona officer was indicted after fatally shooting a man in a wheelchair
Ryan Remington, 32, was accused of “recklessly” causing the death of Richard Lee Richards, 61, in the Nov. 30 shooting outside a Tucson Lowe’s.
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McConnell rallies with Oz and Walker after expressing concern about ‘candidate quality’ - Washington Examiner
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) hosted a string of GOP Senate hopefuls at a rally Friday, a week after he made a comment about current GOP Senate candidates lacking "quality." Georgia candidate Herschel Walker, Pennsylvania hopeful Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Rep. Ted Budd (NC), attended...
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Arizona AG Brnovich slams ESG push, says 'money managers' looking to 'implement a political far-left agenda'
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich hopped on the horn with Fox News Digital and weighed in on corporate America's environmental, social and governance (ESG) push.
'I had to carry my baby to bury my baby': Woman says she was denied abortion for fetus without skull
A pregnant Louisiana woman says she will have to travel out of state after she was denied an abortion for a fetus with a fatal abnormality.
Colorado mom guilty of Qanon kidnapping conspiracy
A Colorado mother accused of plotting to kidnap her son from foster care after her teen daughter said she started associating with supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping.
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5-year-old who was left in car dies outside Texas elementary school
The child, a student at the elementary school in Mission, is related to a staff member at the school, police said.
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Republican groups look to boost spending on Senate campaigns after summer of missed opportunities | CNN Politics
It’s been a tough summer for Republicans intent on taking back the Senate in November, with candidates struggling to raise money, break out from their primaries and failing to take advantage of a beneficial political environment.
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Airstrike hits kindergarten in capital of Ethiopia's Tigray
An airstrike by Ethiopia’s air force hit a kindergarten in the country’s embattled Tigray region, causing deaths and injuries on Friday, according to broadcasters.
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Judge unseals redacted affidavit used to justify Trump search warrant
The unsealed affidavit states that "probable cause exists to believe that evidence, contraband, fruits of crime, or other items illegally possessed...will be found" at Mar-a-Lago.
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Zuckerberg tells Rogan FBI warning prompted Biden laptop story censorship
In an interview with Joe Rogan, Mark Zuckerberg says the story was flagged after an FBI warning.
www.bbc.comHaiti reveals 'colossal loss' of $4M worth of corruption
A soccer field that was paid for but never built. A school that diverted resources from its students.
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Pennsylvania governor candidate Mastriano posed in Confederate uniform at Army War College | CNN Politics
Doug Mastriano, the Republican gubernatorial nominee in Pennsylvania, posed in a Confederate military uniform in a 2013-14 faculty photo at the Army War College, a picture obtained by Reuters shows.
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Russia to build two nuclear reactors in Hungary
Hungary's foreign minister says the deal will ensure the country's energy security in the long term.
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Zuckerberg tells Rogan Facebook suppressed Hunter Biden laptop story after FBI warning
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg this week told popular podcaster Joe Rogan that Facebook did limit stories on the news feed related to the New York Post story about President Biden’s son Hunter Biden and …
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Ukraine train system attacks may be war crimes, experts say
Some international legal scholars say Russia’s attack on a Ukrainian train station that killed more than 20 people this week is the latest in a series of strikes on the country’s railway system that may be war crimes.
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GOP targets powerhouse Wall Street firms over investments meant to fight climate change
Republicans are fighting against a social movement in the financial sector meant to address systemic issues like climate change. Governmental initiatives in Florida, West Virginia and Texas …
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Video captures moment Ohio kidnapping suspect tries to stab police officer with pen
Staff at St. Brigid School in Xenia called authorities about Reid Duran, 35, who allegedly told police he was there to kidnap a 5-year-old girl.
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EPA to designate 'forever chemicals' as hazardous substances
The Environmental Protection Agency says it's designating two “forever chemicals” used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances.
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Colorado Democrats pitch 'ideal candidate' for President Joe Biden's first national monument
Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument, if created, would be the nation's 130th protected area but first since Kentucky's Camp Nelson in 2018.
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Crypto firms say US sanctions limit use of privacy software
The Treasury Department faces pushback from the cryptocurrency industry over sanctions imposed on a virtual currency mixing firm.
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White House pegs student loan plan's cost at $240 billion. Experts say it will be twice that.
A Penn Wharton analysis projected costs could soar past $1 trillion when factoring loan repayment reforms in addition to the debt cancellation.
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Karl Rove: ‘Beyond me’ why Trump held on to docs ‘when he had no legal authority’
Karl Rove, who served as a senior adviser to former President George W. Bush, said on Friday that former President Trump did not have the authority to take presidential documents with him to his Ma…
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Wisconsin AG to AP: Election worker threats to be prosecuted
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul vowed to aggressively prosecute anyone who threatens, harasses or intimidates election workers in the key swing state this fall.
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Democrats press Senate to vote on bill removing Dred Scott justice bust from Capitol
Top House Democrats are pressing the Senate to vote on a bill to remove the bust of former Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, the author of the Dred Scott v. Sanford ruling, from the Capitol. In Jun…
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How to take advantage of rising interest rates | CNN Business
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday made clear that interest rates were likely to continue moving higher in the central bank’s ongoing bid to quash high inflation.
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Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine patents
COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing its main competitors of copying Moderna’s technology in order to make their own vaccine.
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US data reveals racial gaps in monkeypox vaccinations
The Biden administration says there's now enough monkeypox vaccine available but the shots aren’t getting to those who need them the most.
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Long COVID may be keeping up to 4 million Americans from working
People who can't work due to fatigue, brain fog and other symptoms have lost wages of $170 billion a year, research shows.
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US data reveals racial gaps in monkeypox vaccinations
The Biden administration says there's now enough monkeypox vaccine available but the shots aren’t getting to those who need them the most
Pfizer asks EU drug regulator to OK tweaked COVID vaccine
Pharmaceuticals Pfizer and BioNTech say they have asked the European Medicines Agency to authorize their updated coronavirus booster vaccine that includes the most recent omicron subvariants.
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First to USA TODAY: Government website to suspend orders for free COVID tests due to limited supply
The Biden administration says it has to suspend distribution of free at-home COVID-19 tests because Congress hasn't provided additional funding.
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