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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast
Hurricane Rachel has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast as northern Mexico and parts of the U.S. Southwest were reeling from flooding and damage from the remnants of Hurricane Polo earlier this week.
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Trump says Iran will be hit ‘very hard’ if it is behind copilot who tried to crash flight to Israel
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that if Iran is linked to the copilot who tried to crash an Israel-bound flight, the Islamic Republic would be struck "very hard" for the attempt on the lives of more than 180 people aboard the jet.
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The drug used in Tennessee’s failed execution has come under past scrutiny
The lethal drug administered in Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute Christa Pike has been used in multiple states that carry out the death penalty and by the U.S. government after President Donald Trump resumed federal executions during his first term.
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Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence
The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on Thursday refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued there wasn't enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children.
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What to know about Christa Pike and her failed lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee
Tennessee failed to execute Christa Pike despite administering two doses of a lethal drug in the state's death chamber, leaving her on a ventilator and unconscious in a hospital in the following hours, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday.
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Tennessee lawmakers seek relief for farmers, loggers amid record-high diesel prices
With diesel fuel prices in Tennessee hovering near all-time highs above $6.10 per gallon, two state lawmakers are asking Gov. Bill Lee to temporarily allow farmers and loggers to use cheaper tax-exempt diesel to transport their harvest on public roads.
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New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered not to engage in high-speed car chases and to make vehicle stops only if they have completed specific training, under new internal guidance issued after several drivers were shot in encounters with ICE.
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Average long-term US mortgage rate churns upward to its highest level in nearly 3 years at 7.28%
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumped this week to its highest level in nearly three years.
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US unemployment claims dip to 197,000, lowest since mid-July
The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits dipped last week to the lowest level since mid-July as layoffs remain low and most American workers enjoy job security.
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Nursing Nashville mom reunited with kids months after ICE arrest
By the time she was released from a Louisiana immigrant detention center, a Nashville mother of two could no longer breastfeed her young daughters. Her milk had dried up.
