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Rudy Giuliani seriously injured in car accident after stopping to help domestic violence victim, his spokesperson says
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Pope Leo demands end to ‘pandemic of arms’ after Minnesota school shooting | Minneapolis school shooting
Pope Leo XIV called for the “pandemic of arms, large and small” to end during a weekly public prayer with crowds in St Peter’s Square on Sunday that also addressed the plague of mass shootings in the US. The first US pope in history, a native of Chicago, spoke in English as he prayed for the victims of last week’s…
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Trump Gives Ukraine Offensive ‘Deep-Strike’ Power, Top Diplomat Says
WASHINGTON DC – The Trump administration is giving Ukraine “deeper-strike capabilities” that “could help them offensively,” the US Envoy to NATO said on Saturday, signaling a policy shift that marks a significant departure from previous White House strategy. Speaking to Fox News, Ambassador Matt Whitaker stated, “We’re giving some deeper strike capabilities, and most likely the Ukrainians are going to…
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Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline
OGUNQUIT, Maine — Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, but taking a dip might be out of the question: Many of the beaches will caution against swimming because of unsafe levels of fecal contamination. Beaches from Crystal River, Florida, to Ogunquit, Maine, have been under advisories warning about water quality…
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Before attacking Annunciation Catholic Church, Robin Westman grew up in a family steeped in the Catholic faith
The Minnesota Star Tribune reviewed court and police documents, hundreds of pages of Westman’s writings and reached out to more than 50 former neighbors, classmates, coworkers and family members in an effort to understand her murderous intent. The evidence suggests someone struggling to find her place in the world. Her home life became less stable after her parents divorced when…
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Robin Westman displayed signs of self-harm at prep school, former teacher said
An art teacher who had the Annunciation Catholic Church shooter in her class in 2017 said she saw signs of self-harm on her then-student. The teacher, Sarah Reely, said Robin Westman was in her class for a year at an all-boys prep school in Minnesota, where she noticed evidence of self-harm on the student’s arm and reported it. “Self harm…
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CHP to protect ex-VP Kamala Harris
Former Vice President Kamala Harris will receive protection from the California Highway Patrol after President Trump revoked her Secret Service protection, law enforcement sources said Friday. California officials put in place a plan to provide Harris with dignitary protection after Trump ended an arrangement that gave his opponent in last year’s election extended Secret Service security coverage. Trump signed a…
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Judge blocks Trump effort to expand speedy deportations
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants detained in the interior of the United States. The move is a setback for the Republican administration’s efforts to expand the use of the federal expedited removal statute to quickly remove some migrants in the country illegally without appearing…
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Democrats in Oregon Legislature once again fail to fulfill promises on transportation funding plan
Gov. Tina Kotek speaks at a media March 2025 availability with Speaker of the House Julie Fahey and Senate President Rob Wagner.Office of Gov. Tina Kotek After weeks of preparation, Democratic lawmakers in Oregon began a special session Friday – and immediately failed spectacularly to advance a major transportation package on the promised timeline. Even with a few Republicans and…
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Social Security Admin.’s chief data officer resigns after filing whistleblower complaint
Charles Borges, the chief data officer at the Social Security Administration, resigned Friday — days after filing a whistleblower complaint about Department of Government Efficiency employees at the SSA. He said in the complaint that the DOGE employees had uploaded a copy of the entire country’s Social Security information to a “vulnerable cloud environment.” Borges’ resignation from the SSA was confirmed by…
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