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Elon Musk says DOGE probably won’t find $2 trillion in federal budget cuts
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that his budget-cutting effort on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump would most likely not find $2…
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Schools cancel classes across the Southern US as another burst of winter storms move in
DALLAS — Schools and buildings from Texas to Georgia were shut down Thursday or prepared to close ahead of freezing rain and…
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Biden cancels Rome visit with Pope Francis to focus on federal response to California wildfires
President Joe Biden has canceled a trip to Rome to meet with Pope Francis so he can instead focus on federal response…
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No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote…
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Fire hydrants ran dry in Southern California just when they were needed most
The water system used to fight the Palisades fire in Los Angeles buckled under the demands of what turned out to be…
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Capitol Police arrest man with machete at entrance for Jimmy Carter viewing
U.S. Capitol Police said a man with a machete and three knives was arrested Wednesday during a security screening for people waiting…
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Trump’s inaugural committee has already raised a record $170M in donations
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has raised more than $170 million for his upcoming inauguration, a record amount as tech executives…
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Ex-FBI informant who fabricated bribery story about Biden and his son Hunter gets 6 years in prison
A former FBI informant who fabricated a story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepting bribes that became central to…
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Trump blames Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom for deadly wildfires
President-elect Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday for the wildfires raging in Los Angeles that…
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Gov. Andy Beshear rails against acrimony of national politics in calling for common sense governing
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear railed against the acrimony of national politics Wednesday night as he called for a common-sense approach to…
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Longshoremen reach tentative agreement with ports, shippers, averting a potential strike
U.S. longshoremen reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers Wednesday, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy.…
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Disgraced former US Rep. George Santos granted 3-month delay in sentencing for fraud and ID theft
NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former congressman George Santos, facing a federal prison sentence, has won a few months’ freedom to come…