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Democrats call for new Homeland Security watchdog, suggest cover-up over Jan. 6 texts
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Top Democrats in Congress investigating the events of Jan. 6 continued to allege that the government’s federal watchdog for Homeland Security abandoned efforts to collect texts and [Read More…]
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Amid protests, Senate poised to pass health care for vets exposed to toxic burn pits
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a series of delays and emotional protests, the Senate is expected to vote Tuesday night on a bill that would help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Schumer announced [Read More…]
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White House touts al-Zawahiri killing as vindicating Biden’s decision to leave Afghanistan
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Tuesday continued to highlight what it said was President Joe Biden’s “success” in killing Ayman al-Zawahiri, the al-Qaeda leader involved in the planning the Sept. 11, [Read More…]
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Senate confirms 1st Black 4-star general in Marine history
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley was confirmed by the Senate on Monday as a four-star general, making history as the first Black Marine to attain that [Read More…]
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Death toll rises to 4 in Northern California’s McKinney Fire
DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two more people have been killed by a massive fire raging through a Northern California national forest, officials said Tuesday. The death toll from the McKinney Fire [Read More…]
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Michigan Planned Parenthood intentionally set on fire: Police
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (KALAMAZOO, Mich.) — A Michigan Planned Parenthood was intentionally set on fire, local authorities said. The Kalamazoo, Michigan, clinic was shut down on Sunday after a fire broke out around [Read More…]
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Passenger fined $1,846 for bringing McMuffins to Australia
Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (LONDON) — A passenger flying from Bali, Indonesia, to Darwin, Australia, was fined 2,664 Australian dollars (about $1,846 U.S.) last week after they were caught with two [Read More…]
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No, Brad Pitt isn’t retiring: “I really need to work on my phrasing”
ABC At the Los Angeles premiere of his new action comedy, Bullet Train, Brad Pitt let it be known that, contrary to reports, he’s not ready to retire. The 58-year-old Oscar winner might be AARP [Read More…]
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Jake Gyllenhaal to succeed Patrick Swayze in ‘Road House’ reboot for Amazon Studios
Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images Road House, the cult classic in which Patrick Swayze played a psychology degree-holding hombre who also happens to be the best bouncer in the world, is getting a reboot led by Jake [Read More…]
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One “giant leap for lambkind”: ‘Shaun the Sheep’ will blast off on moon mission
ESA/Aardman When the Artemis I mission blasts off to the moon on August 29, there will be a movie star on board. Specifically, it’s Shaun the Sheep. A stuffed version of the beloved character from [Read More…]
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Taylor Armstrong to join ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ for season 17
Bravo/Charles Sykes Taylor Armstrong is trading in her diamond for an orange. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum is returning to the beloved reality series, only this time as a cast member on The [Read More…]
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Marilyn Monroe estate defends Ana de Armas casting after criticism
Netflix The Marilyn Monroe estate has come to the defense of Ana de Armas. After the trailer dropped for Blonde, the upcoming drama in which de Armas is cast as Monroe, many viewers took issue [Read More…]
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Oatly, Stumptown among the 53 products recalled for potential microbial contamination
Lyons Magnus (NEW YORK) — From oat lattes to plant-based protein drinks, a new recall has had a sweeping impact on more than 50 nutrition drink products distributed across the country. Lyons Magnus LLC has [Read More…]
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Brittney Griner returns to Russian court as US floats proposal to secure her release
NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — American basketball star Brittney Griner was back in court for her drug possession trial in Russia on Tuesday, as the United States floats a proposal to secure [Read More…]
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Biden continues to test positive, has ‘return of a loose cough’: Doctor
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden continued to test positive for COVID-19 Tuesday but is feeling “well,” according to a memo from Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s physician. “The President [Read More…]
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Nancy Pelosi’s long history of criticizing China, advocating for human rights
The delegation headed by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, Aug. 2, 2022. – ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan this week is a [Read More…]
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Three Republicans who impeached Trump vie to keep their seats in Tuesday’s primaries
Travelpix Ltd/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Three House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump and accuse him of inciting the Capitol riot are on primary ballots Tuesday in Michigan and Washington state — the latest [Read More…]
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Man pleads guilty to impersonating federal law enforcement in fraud scheme
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (WASHINGTON) — One of two men charged with impersonating federal law enforcement officers and allegedly duping U.S. Secret Service agents pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy, among [Read More…]
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Kentucky avoids more rainfall as state reels from devastating flooding
LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 37 people have been killed in Kentucky’s devastating flooding, which Gov. Andy Beshear has called the most “devastating and deadly” of his lifetime. Among those [Read More…]
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi touches down in Taiwan despite China’s warnings
I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg via Getty Images (TAIPEI, Taiwan) — U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday despite repeated warnings not to from mainland China, which claims the island democracy as its [Read More…]