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Missouri asks US Supreme Court to allow use of new Trump-backed congressional districts in midterms
Missouri appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow the use of new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump in the fast-approaching midterm election.
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Iranian strikes on Jordan test the bonds between the US and one of its staunchest Mideast allies
Jordan, a staunch U.S. ally that hosts American forces in the Mideast, has paid a price for its relationship with Washington, which has made the kingdom's military bases a target of repeat Iranian strikes.
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Excavation work on Trump’s arch in Washington to begin over next 2 weeks, administration says
The Trump administration said Thursday that excavation work will start over the next two weeks on the site where it plans to build a towering, gilded arch, a project that is facing a lawsuit and that critics say will disrupt historic sightlines in Washington, D.C.
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Lindsay Clancy trial ends without a verdict for a sixth day after drama in the courtroom
The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial went home without a verdict Thursday in a dramatic sixth day of deliberations, after the jury's foreperson sent the judge a note saying a single juror won't follow the court's instructions about reasonable doubt.
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ICE officer charged with lying about shooting turns himself in to feds, AP source says
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown turned himself in Thursday to federal authorities, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
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Trump names Adam Telle as acting Army secretary following the departure of Driscoll
President Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle, a civilian leader in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as the acting Army secretary following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Trump administration pushes to remove tax exemption for private colleges with DEI policies
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would strip private schools and colleges of their tax-exempt status if they provide targeted help to students based on their race, a significant escalation in the White House's campaign to eradicate diversity programs directed at Black, Hispanic and other minority students.
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Gloria Steinem, defining symbol of women’s movement and eloquent advocate for equality, dies
Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became the most visible symbol of the U.S. women's movement and remained a fierce and eloquent advocate for equality for six decades, has died.
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The gunman in a deadly Minneapolis shooting had left a long trail of warning signs
The man who carried out Wednesday's deadly shooting in a Minneapolis apartment building had threatened his neighbors, repeatedly showed off his pistol and warned he was planning to shoot people, according to building residents, court documents and law enforcement officials.
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Tech stocks lead a rally on Wall Street as bond yields ease some more
Stocks on Wall Street closed higher Thursday as a recent run-up in bond yields eased further and big technology companies rallied, helping the market recoup its losses from earlier in the week.
