Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix are in exclusive talks amid a bidding war for company takeover by media titans.
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Netflix is in talks to acquire Warner television and film studios along with HBO Max, which would strengthen its position as the largest paid streaming service. The bidding process for Warner Bros. Discovery is ongoing, with Paramount Skydance also interested in acquiring the film studio. Paramount is competing with Comcast and Netflix in the bidding process, which is expected to have significant implications for the entertainment industry.
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Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix Said to Be in Exclusive Talkswww.nytimes.com
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Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war heats up as media titans battle for company takeoverwww.washingtonexaminer.com
Halle Berry criticizes Gavin Newsom at NYT summit, questions his presidential candidacy. Newsom responds by contacting her manager. Berry praised for speaking out.
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Actress Halle Berry criticized Governor Gavin Newsom for vetoing her menopause bill in California twice, stating that he overlooks women and devalues them in midlife. During a New York Times summit, Berry expressed her disapproval of Newsom, with Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha praising her comments. Berry's remarks have sparked a debate about ageism in Hollywood and American politics, with some questioning Newsom's suitability for the presidency.
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Gavin Newsom cowers to Halle Berry’s jab over ‘devaluing’ women at NYT summit: ‘Just connected with her manager’nypost.com
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Joe Concha praises Halle Berry for ‘guts’ to criticize Gavin Newsomwww.washingtonexaminer.com
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Halle Berry stuns crowd by criticizing Gavin Newsom, says he 'probably should not be our next president'www.foxnews.com
Trump seeks Nobel Peace Prize, FIFA gives its own award. Tensions rise with FIFA president. US, Mexico, Canada uneasy before World Cup.
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Gianni Infantino, the head of FIFA, has been building a close relationship with President Trump to ensure a successful 2026 World Cup. Infantino has praised Trump frequently and even initiated a FIFA Peace Prize after Trump did not win the Nobel Prize. The leaders of the three host nations are set to meet in Washington DC for the final draw of the tournament. This close bond between Trump and Infantino will be on display during Friday's World Cup draw in Washington DC.
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As Trump Covets Nobel Peace Prize, FIFA Cozies Up to Him With Its Own Awardwww.nytimes.com
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Watch: Awkward tensions test US, Mexico and Canada ahead of World Cupwww.bbc.com
Cowboys' playoff chances at risk after loss to Lions and crucial errors. NFL Week 14 games crucial for playoff picture.
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The Detroit Lions secured a 44-30 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday Night Football, improving their record to 8-5 and boosting their chances of clinching the final NFC playoff seed. This win positions them as strong contenders for a postseason spot, in a crucial Week 14 matchup against the Cowboys, who are also fighting for a playoff berth.
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Cowboys’ playoff hopes in jeopardy after loss to Lions and costly late-game mistakeswww.foxnews.com
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NFL Week 14 schedule: Playoff picture under the spotlight with pivotal slate of gameswww.foxnews.com
Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, declining to re-indict her.
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The Justice Department faced another setback in its attempt to prosecute New York Attorney General Letitia James, a frequent target of the Republican president. A grand jury failed to indict James on charges of mortgage fraud, following a judge's dismissal of a previous case. This marks the latest in a series of unsuccessful attempts by federal prosecutors to bring charges against James.
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Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia Jameswww.npr.org
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Grand Jury Said to Decline to Re-Indict Letitia Jameswww.nytimes.com
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Grand jury declines to charge Letitia James after first case dismissedwww.bbc.com
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Grand jury rejects DOJ's attempt to revive fraud case against Letitia James: Sourcesabcnews.go.com
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Grand jury declines to indict Letitia James after earlier case collapsedwww.washingtonexaminer.com
US conducts 22nd strike on alleged drug vessel linked to a terrorist group. Lawmakers divided on military's defense of boat strikes.
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Congress is investigating two deaths in a single strike, but there were a total of nine casualties in that attack and 83 deaths overall by the United States. The U.S. military conducted its 22nd strike under Pete Hegseth, targeting a suspected drug vessel in the Eastern Pacific waters. Additionally, a man has been arrested for planting pipe bombs before January 6. Admiral Bradley denied receiving a 'kill them all order' over a drug boat, with both Republicans and Democrats agreeing that he did not order the killing of everyone on the alleged drug boat, though opinions diverged beyond that point.
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Second Strike Scrutiny Obscures Larger Question About Trump’s Boat Attackswww.nytimes.com
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US carries out 22nd strike on alleged drug vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organizationwww.foxnews.com
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Opinion | Hegseth’s Order and the Admiralwww.wsj.com
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Boat strike briefings help Hegseth - but shipwreck video release may hurtwww.bbc.com
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Admiral who ordered September boat strike to tell lawmakers survivors were trying to finish drug run: reportnypost.com
RFK Jr.'s vaccine policy creates political challenges for a doctor-turned-senator. He aims to reform the US vaccine system.
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The health secretary is set to reverse a vaccine policy supported by Sen. Bill Cassidy, isolating himself from government scientists and empowering like-minded activists to advance his own vaccination agenda.
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How RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policy Put a Doctor-Turned-Senator in a Political Bindwww.wsj.com
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Inside Kennedy’s Methodical Quest to Shake Up America’s Vaccine Systemwww.nytimes.com
Minnesota's Somali community implicated in COVID meal fraud scandal, involving Democratic lawmakers and a paid leave program for undocumented workers.
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The safety-net scheme in Minnesota has drawn criticism from Trump and put Democratic Governor Tim Walz in a difficult position. Investigators have uncovered a massive COVID children's meal fraud scheme in the state, with Rep. Ilhan Omar's associates allegedly benefiting from it. Minnesota Democrats have received significant campaign contributions from fraudsters involved in the scheme. The Trump administration is cracking down on fraud in Minnesota, particularly targeting Somalian migrants. Governor Walz is promoting a new government assistance program for illegal immigrants in the state, amid allegations of allowing welfare fraud, primarily by Somali immigrants, to occur under his watch. Governor Walz has also signed the Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave Program into law.
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A Sprawling Fraud Scandal Puts Minnesota’s Somali Community in the Spotlightwww.wsj.com
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Omar allies tied to massive Minnesota COVID meal fraud scheme involving Somali communitywww.foxnews.com
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Minnesota Democratic lawmakers recieved over $50k from Feeding Our Future Fraudstersnypost.com
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Tim Walz promotes new Minnesota paid leave program open to ‘undocumented workers’www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Ilhan Omar: Somali Americans Aren’t Afraid of Trump’s Bigotrywww.nytimes.com
Rep. Jeffries questions SCORE Act motives, vote delayed. GOP criticizes Big Ten commish, House GOP cancels vote on NIL regulation act.
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries criticized the SCORE Act, calling it the "Lane Kiffin Protection Act," in the midst of debates over NIL rules and the future of college athletics. Rep. Michael Baumgartner also spoke out against the bill, targeting Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti. The House GOP leadership postponed a vote on the SCORE Act due to bipartisan opposition and concerns over athlete rights, despite White House support for the bill. The legislation, known as the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act, aims to reshape college sports and regulate pay for student-athletes. The bill faced challenges from conservatives in the House, leading to a delay in the scheduled vote.
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Rep Hakeem Jeffries questions SCORE Act motives, likens halted vote to Lane Kiffin’s LSU move amid NIL debatewww.foxnews.com
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House GOP leadership pulls college sports bill from floor votewww.washingtonexaminer.com
Immigration crackdown causes fear in New Orleans and Minnesota Somali communities. CDC to discuss kids' vaccine schedule.
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The Latino community in Kenner, a suburb of New Orleans, is in lockdown due to fear of raids. President Trump is making racist remarks targeting Somalis ahead of expected immigration enforcement in Minnesota, where the largest Somali population in the U.S. resides. Somali-Americans are expressing heightened fear following the president's criticism, as the administration has started cracking down on Somalis subject to deportation. Additionally, a CDC advisory panel will review long-standing vaccine recommendations.
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New Orleans residents in fear as immigration crackdown descends on their citywww.bbc.com
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Trump attacks Somali immigrants. And, CDC to address vaccine schedule for kidswww.npr.org
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‘Targeted and Unsafe’: Minnesota Somalis Reel After Trump’s Tiradewww.nytimes.com
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Trump escalates clash with Somali community, revives Omar ‘married her brother’ claim as ICE weighs MN actionwww.foxnews.com
Fox News reports on the suspected DC pipe bomber Brian Cole Jr.'s quiet personal life and the FBI's findings on his 2019 bomb parts purchase.
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U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro revealed details about a Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs in Washington, D.C., in 2021. The suspect had been stockpiling bomb components for over a year and continued to purchase parts even after placing the bombs. The suspect, Brian Cole Jr., was arrested for the pipe bombs planted on Jan. 6 after evidence reportedly languished under the Biden administration before being solved by Trump officials. Cole's mother shared a picture of him on Instagram in 2024. This information was shared in the Fox News Politics newsletter.
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Pirro calls suspected DC pipe bomber ‘quiet,’ reveals insight into his ‘low-key’ personal lifewww.foxnews.com
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FBI says Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect purchased bomb parts in 2019www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Accused DC pipe-bomber Brian Cole Jr.’s face unmasked for first time after arrest in resurfaced photonypost.com
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WATCH: FBI Director Kash Patel announces arrest in Jan. 6 pipe bomb caseabcnews.go.com
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Virginia Man Charged in Jan. 6 Pipe-Bomb Casewww.wsj.com
Trump promotes peace in Africa with Congo-Rwanda deal, vows rare earths purchases, and renames USIP.
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President Trump oversaw a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda, highlighting the end of their longstanding conflict as "a great day for Africa." The deal was signed at the newly renamed Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace, despite a recent flare-up in fighting near the Rwandan border. The Trump administration is facing legal disputes with the former leadership of the United States Institute of Peace over ownership of the institute.
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Trump Trumpets Peace in Africa Amid War on Drug Boats, in Day of Dissonancewww.nytimes.com
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Trump boasts heads of Rwanda and Congo will be ‘hugging, holding hands’ as they sign US-brokered peace dealnypost.com
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Trump touts Congo-Rwanda peace deal in push to end yearslong conflictwww.washingtonexaminer.com
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Trump hosts 'Washington Accords' Rwanda-Congo peace deal signing, vows US rare earths purchaseswww.foxnews.com
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US Institute of Peace renamed after Trumpwww.bbc.com
DHS arrests illegal immigrants in New Orleans, sparking chaos. USCIS reduces work permit validity for noncitizens. Trump tightens work permits for migrants.
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The Department of Homeland Security conducted Operation Catahoula Crunch in New Orleans, arresting dozens of criminal illegal immigrants with violent histories. Anti-ICE protesters disrupted a council meeting in the city, causing chaos as officials fled and police removed demonstrators opposing federal enforcement. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has reduced the validity of work permits from five years to 18 months, impacting thousands of noncitizen workers in the country, particularly those seeking asylum or humanitarian protections. The Trump administration's deportation efforts are expanding beyond immigrant communities as agents are deployed in New Orleans.
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DHS arrests dozens of illegal immigrants within 24 hours of launching New Orleans operationwww.foxnews.com
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Trump Tightens Work Permits for Migrants, Expanding Crackdown on Legal Immigrationwww.wsj.com
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Her Roof Was About to Be Fixed. Then Immigration Agents Showed Up.www.nytimes.com
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DHS announces New Orleans as latest city to get immigration crackdownnypost.com
Democrats' anger at federal government peaks before shutdown, per Pew poll. Young Americans disapprove of Democrats, Republicans, and Trump, according to a poll.
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A recent Pew Research Center poll shows that only one-in-five Americans trust the federal government to do the right thing, indicating a significant emotional divide. Additionally, a new Harvard poll reveals that young Americans are deeply pessimistic about both political parties, with President Trump's approval rating at just 29% among the 18-29 age group nationwide.
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Democrats’ anger at federal government hits record high just days before shutdown: Pew pollwww.foxnews.com
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Young Americans give big thumbs down to Democrats, Republicans, Trump: pollwww.foxnews.com
President Trump and First Lady Melania light National Christmas Tree, Trump expresses love for all US citizens. WATCH LIVE: Tree lighting ceremony.
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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump led the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at the White House Ellipse, featuring a 35-foot red spruce from Virginia's George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. The event included appearances by hockey player Wayne Gretzky, members of The Beach Boys, and Cabinet members. The ceremony, a presidential tradition since 1923, took place around 6 p.m. ET on Thursday.
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Watch: President Trump and First Lady Melania light National Christmas Treewww.bbc.com
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Trump declares his love for all US citizens — even ones he dislikes — after citing Jesus at Christmas tree lightingnypost.com
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WATCH LIVE: President and first lady hold tree lighting ceremonywww.washingtonexaminer.com
California GOP Rep. Issa decides to seek reelection in California instead of moving to Texas.
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Rep. Darrell Issa, a 72-year-old congressman from California, has decided to seek reelection in his home state rather than moving to Texas for a potentially easier House run. He had considered running in a Dallas-area district in 2026 but ultimately opted to stay in California's 48th Congressional District, which has been redrawn to favor Democrats.
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Issa to seek reelection in California, forgoing run in Texaswww.washingtonexaminer.com
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Issa will run for reelection in California rather than move to Texaswww.latimes.com
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California GOP rep makes re-election decision after considering running in Texas: sourcewww.foxnews.com
CDC delays vote on hepatitis B vaccine for newborns due to pressure. Concerns raised about infants contracting hepatitis before birth.
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A CDC advisory panel met to discuss potentially changing the recommended birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, which could impact millions of poor families. The panel delayed the decision to allow time for further review of proposed changes to the longstanding policy. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy has raised concerns about the vaccine's safety and downplayed the risk of contracting the virus. The federal vaccine panel, appointed by Kennedy, may decide to delay the vaccine for infants whose mothers test negative for the virus. The routine vaccination of newborns in the U.S. with the hepatitis B vaccine may be at risk of being discontinued pending the panel's decision. Parents should stay informed about the potential changes.
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CDC poised to decide on hep B vaccine for newborns amid pressure from Trump officialswww.latimes.com
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CDC advisers delay planned vote on hepatitis B vaccine for infantswww.npr.org
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They contracted hepatitis before the vaccine was given at birth - now the shot may be delayed againwww.bbc.com
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Will All Newborns Still Receive Hepatitis B Shots? A Committee’s Vote Will Tell.www.nytimes.com
Stephen A Smith clashes with Whoopi Goldberg on 'The View' over Democrats' priorities, emphasizing affordability and safety over culture wars.
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Stephen A. Smith recently debated with Whoopi Goldberg on "The View" regarding the Democratic Party's strategy. Smith argued that Democrats should prioritize affordability and safety over cultural issues. The discussion also involved a clash between Smith and the co-hosts of "The View" over Senator Mark Kelly's video urging military members to refuse unlawful orders from President Donald Trump.
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Stephen A Smith locks horns with Whoopi, says Dems must focus on affordability and safety, not culture warwww.foxnews.com
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Stephen A Smith gets into slugfest on 'The View' over Sen Kelly's video urging troops to ignore illegal orderswww.foxnews.com
Tim Walz criticizes Trump's comments about Somalis in Minnesota as "vile" and mentions being targeted with racist slurs.
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz criticized President Trump for making xenophobic remarks, calling them dangerous. Trump's statement targeted Walz and criticized immigration, specifically mentioning the influx of Somali refugees in Minnesota. Walz expressed concern over the behavior of people driving by his house following Trump's comments. The state is also dealing with fiscal questions related to a fraud scandal.
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Tim Walz Calls Trump’s Tirade Against Somalis in Minnesota ‘Vile’www.nytimes.com
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Tim Walz says people are using ‘the R-word’ while driving by his housewww.washingtonexaminer.com
Trump has hired a new architect for the White House ballroom project.
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President Donald Trump has hired a new architect, Shalom Baranes Associates, to lead the construction of the White House ballroom project after clashing with the previous architect, James McCreery II, over the size and scope of the addition. Trump insisted on increasing the size of the ballroom on a short timeline, leading to the change in architects.
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Trump hires new architect for White House ballroomwww.bbc.com
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Trump Switches Architects for White House Ballroom Projectwww.nytimes.com
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Trump hires new architect for White House ballroomwww.washingtonexaminer.com
Luigi Mangione faces pretrial hearing over CEO assassination case, trying to block key evidence. Bodycam footage shows him joking with police.
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Luigi Mangione, accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appeared in court for a pretrial hearing. He allegedly used a fake ID when arrested and is trying to suppress key evidence in the case, though legal experts believe his chances are slim in the Manhattan court battle.
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Focus turns to backpack as Luigi Mangione returns to court in pretrial hearingabcnews.go.com
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Bodycam shows Luigi Mangione crack joke as swarm of cops closes in on him at McDonald’swww.foxnews.com
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Luigi Mangione battles to block key evidence a year after CEO assassination — experts say it’s a 'long shot'www.foxnews.com
Supreme Court permits Texas to implement redrawn congressional map for 2026 elections, favoring Republicans.
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The Supreme Court has granted Texas permission to use its newly drawn congressional map for the 2026 elections, overturning a lower court order that had rejected the map for the upcoming year. The decision, made along ideological lines with a 6-3 vote, is expected to benefit the Republican Party in the 2026 midterm elections by potentially strengthening their majority. The emergency ruling allows Texas to proceed with the legislature's redrawn congressional map, giving Republicans a five-seat advantage in the upcoming midterms and increasing their chances of maintaining control of the House of Representatives.
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Supreme Court allows Texas to use redrawn congressional map for 2026 electionswww.washingtonexaminer.com
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US Supreme Court allows Texas to use redrawn voting maps in midtermswww.bbc.com
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SCOTUS allows Texas to use Trump-pushed redrawn congressional redistricting map favoring Republicanswww.foxnews.com
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Supreme Court to Allow Texas to Use New Congressional Map in Win for Republicanswww.wsj.com
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Supreme Court allows Texas to use newly drawn congressional district map for 2026 midterm electionsnypost.com
Asia-Pacific markets to open lower, European markets higher. Ukraine peace talks and alliance with European and American allies after US-Russia meeting.
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Asia-Pacific markets are expected to open lower on Friday after a quiet session on Wall Street. Peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are ongoing, with U.S. and Ukrainian officials scheduled to meet in Miami. Ukrainian officials, including President Zelenskyy, are also set to meet with European national security advisers in Brussels.
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower after subdued Wall Street sessionwww.cnbc.com
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European markets expected to open higher; Ukraine peace talks in focuswww.cnbc.com
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After US-Russia meeting, Ukraine to regroup with European and American alliesabcnews.go.com