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What to know about Minnesota fraud allegations, as Trump levels attacks on Walz
A series of multimillion-dollar alleged fraud schemes in Minnesota has drawn the Trump administration’s attention in recent weeks, vaulting an issue that has brewed in state politics for years into the national conversation. President Trump has attacked Democratic Gov. Tim Walz over the fraud cases, calling Minnesota a “hub of fraudulent money laundering activity” and lashing out against the state’s…
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‘The Mamdani effect’: wealthy New Yorkers show renewed interest in Miami’s Billionaire’s Beach | Florida
There is a short stretch of prime waterfront real estate in Miami that has come to be known as Billionaire’s Beach. It contains a mix of famous old art deco hotels such as the Delano and Raleigh, both undergoing extensive upmarket refurbishments, and the construction of exclusive new residential tower blocks with high-end apartments running into the tens of millions.…
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Hegseth is scrutinized by Congress over boat strikes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth barely squeaked through a grueling Senate confirmation process to become secretary of defense earlier this year, facing lawmakers wary of the Fox News Channel host and skeptical of his capacity, temperament and fitness for the job. Just three months later, he quickly became embroiled in Signalgate as he and other top U.S. officials used the…
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Trump’s Venezuela boat strikes fuel war crimes allegations. Are they legal?
Washington — Scrutiny over the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats has intensified following the revelation that the first U.S. attack on such a vessel involved at least two strikes, according to a Washington Post report. It said that after a first strike left two survivors, a subsequent strike killed them. A U.S. official confirms a total of…
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Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab. — ProPublica
Reporting Highlights Private Profit, Public Loss: The Trump administration is pushing to expand grazing on public lands while reducing its already low cost, under the false premise that it will fill America’s coffers. Taxpayer Subsidies: Ranchers pay the government below market rate to graze their herds and are eligible for cheap crop insurance, disaster assistance during droughts and other subsidies.…
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Helena Moreno, New Orleans’ mayor-elect, to face a Border Patrol surge in her city
New Orleans — This city’s new mayor-elect prays many times a day, for big things and small ones and often, she says, to a holy guardian known for helping defy lost causes. “My favorite patron saint is St. Jude,” Helena Moreno explains. “I don’t know what that says about me.” More than 40 days before she is due to take…
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Fact check: Trump repeats false claims about economy, Biden, at Cabinet meeting
As usual, President Donald Trump made numerous false claims in his televised Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. And, as usual, most of them had previously been debunked. Trump repeated familiar false claims about consumer prices, investment in the US, foreign affairs, public safety, the 2020 election, and his signature domestic policy legislation, among other topics. Here is a fact check of…
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3D Gun, 911 Call, Unabomber Discussed in Court
Luigi Mangione’s suppression hearings began at New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan this morning, as his defense team argued against admission of evidence acquired during his Dec. 9, 2024 arrest. New information made public includes a conversation Mangione allegedly had with a corrections officer, the contents of the 911 call from a McDonald’s manager, and video of Mangione’s arrest…
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New federal work rules threaten SNAP access for some Texans
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Alejandro Santillan-Garcia is worried he’s going to lose the aid that helps him buy food. The 20-year-old Austin resident qualified for federal food benefits last year because he aged out of the Texas foster care system, which he entered as…
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Trump’s Venezuela “No-Fly Zone” Is a Dangerous Joke
A plane arrives at Simon Bolivar International Airport on July 18, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela. (Jesus Vargas/Getty Images) It hasn’t gotten as much attention as the war crimes (more on those in a minute), but last Friday Trump tweeted out the following on Truth Social: What the f#$! does this mean? First, the stupidest question: Is this U.S. policy, or…
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