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FBI investigates hackers’ claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website
The FBI said Wednesday that it was investigating a criminal hacking group's claims that it had stolen "very sensitive data" belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau's jobs website.

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Hayden Panettiere died from an overdose involving fentanyl. She had just gone to rehab, coroner says
Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl, and had been in rehab just weeks before, according to a coroner's report obtained by The Associated Press.

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McDonald’s bets $8.5 billion on a sweeping restaurant makeover and new protein-focused menu
McDonald’s said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.

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Trump suggests a Ukraine deal on Russia’s war could be close while meeting with Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Tuesday with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump and said he trusted that the White House can help end Russia's 4½-year war on his country — even as attacks from both sides keep escalating.

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Nolan Wells’ family pushes back after grand jury declines to recommend charges in his death
A grand jury has declined to recommend charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black college student who was found dead two days after a July 4 boat trip and party on an island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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China’s Xi kicks off state visit to Washington on Wednesday with a rare planeside welcome from Trump
When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Wednesday, he's expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, who will be on the tarmac to welcome his counterpart's plane instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House.

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Hurricane Polo is ‘one of the strongest storms ever’ and is churning off Mexico’s Pacific coast
Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades, and it was expected to skirt Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm.

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Trump signs US-Denmark-Greenland agreement to bolster Arctic security after prolonged tensions
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an agreement with Denmark and Greenland aimed at strengthening Arctic and North Atlantic security, paving the way for more U.S. bases in Greenland and easing tensions over his repeated calls for the vast island to become part of the United States.

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Trump-backed Missouri congressional map returns to the Supreme Court for the third time
The fight over Missouri's congressional map returned to the U.S. Supreme Court for a third time late Tuesday, after an appeals court ordered the revival of new districts backed by President Donald Trump.

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How iPhone users can file to get up to $95 from a $250 million settlement
People who bought certain iPhone models can start submitting claims to get paid as part of a $250 million settlement resolving legal claims that Apple misled consumers about the capabilities of its artificial-intelligence-powered features.
