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Director of Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is stepping down
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Paul Dans, the director of the Heritage Foundation’s controversial Project 2025, is stepping down amid intense scrutiny of the conservative blueprint. Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, confirmed [Read More…]
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Suspect in cold case murder commits suicide days after submitting DNA: Police
Hawaii Police Department (KAPOHO, Hawaii) — A man recently identified as a suspect in the 1991 murder of a 23-year-old woman has died by suicide, days after a DNA swab from his cheek matched DNA [Read More…]
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Ex-deputy charged in Sonya Massey killing drew ire from previous boss, audio files show
Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — An Illinois chief deputy’s concerns regarding Sean Grayson, the former sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed mother of two, are [Read More…]
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Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of ‘El Chapo,’ pleads not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges
Jason Marz/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of infamous Mexican drug lord “El Chapo,” pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges during his first court appearance since his high-profile arrest last week. [Read More…]
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Two men fatally shoot each other in California road rage incident
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Two men are dead after they fatally shot one another in an apparent road rage incident in Southern California, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. One of [Read More…]
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Western wildfires latest: Firefighters battling three major blazes, two in California
David McNew/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — As the Park Fire in Northern California became the fifth largest wildfire in state history on Tuesday, firefighters were dealt a new challenge when another blaze erupted in Southern [Read More…]
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Two dead after Israel targets senior Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr in strike on Beirut
KeithBinns/Getty Images (BEIRUT, Lebanon) — Two people are dead and 20 others were injured after Israel launched a strike on Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on Tuesday that targeted a senior Hezbollah commander as [Read More…]
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Taylor Swift ‘in shock’ after horrific UK stabbing, as police say third child dies
Police officers and forensic personnel put up a fence on Hart Street in Southport, northwest England, on July 29, 2024, following a knife attack. (Darren Staples/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — A third young girl [Read More…]
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Twelve-year-old killed by gunmen on jet skis targeting rival drug dealer, officials say
General view of beaches along Cancun hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Dec. 4, 2023. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A 12-year-old boy was killed on a beach in Cancun after gunmen [Read More…]
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US officials voice ‘serious concerns’ over contested Venezuelan election results
saraidasilva/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following an election clouded by irregularities, the Biden administration on Monday called on Venezuela’s electoral authority to release detailed polling data to support its claim that the country’s autocratic leader Nicolas [Read More…]
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Two kids dead, 11 people hurt in stabbing attack at Taylor Swift dance event in United Kingdom, 17-year-old arrested
Getty Images – STOCK/Mykola Romanovskyy (LONDON) — Two children were killed and 11 people were injured in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed event at a dance school in the United Kingdom, police said. [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel strikes ‘deep inside’ Lebanon after deadly attack
Getty Images – STOCK/KeithBinns (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan [Read More…]
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Malnutrition spreads in Gaza, says UN: How a 16-year-old is fighting to stay alive
Getty Images – STOCK/pawel.gaul (DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza) — Bashayer Al-Abeed is 16 years old and has been hospitalized in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, for four months. In March, a bombing destroyed her home, killed her entire [Read More…]
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Mark Meadows asks Supreme Court to intervene in Fulton County case, citing Trump immunity decision
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Mark Meadows, the one-time chief of staff to former President Donald Trump, is continuing his monthslong effort to move the Fulton County criminal case against him into federal court, asking [Read More…]
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Biden to speak on civil rights, Supreme Court proposals at LBJ Presidential Library
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Monday will visit the LBJ Presidential Library to mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and give remarks on his new proposals to [Read More…]
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz makes a name for himself in the Harris veepstakes
Jim Vondruska/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Vice President Kamala Harris continues to search for her 2024 running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is receiving some new buzz. Walz, a veteran and former public school teacher [Read More…]
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Harrison Ford says keeping his ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ character’s secret was “wonderful”
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Harrison Ford, if you don’t know by now, is a pretty good actor. A chat with Entertainment Weekly reveals he straight-up lied to a reporter from another outlet about his character in [Read More…]
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“I could use a Wolverine”: Jennifer Garner’s Comic-Con elevator ordeal goes viral
CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images Jennifer Garner‘s Instagram is already famous for her takes on her daily life, and thanks to a new post and a stuck elevator, she’s gone viral again. Garner was recently [Read More…]
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The worst-rated TV series finales, ranked
Getty Images Even for a successful TV series, it’s pretty hard to stick the landing come its final episode — see also: the divisive swan songs of Seinfeld and The Sopranos. With that in mind, [Read More…]
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Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds thank fans for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine”s record-breaking open
L-R: Reynolds, Jackman, Shawn Levy – Marvel Studios The weekend box office take for Deadpool & Wolverine has been revised upward to $211 million domestically, with its global take now at $444.1 million — making [Read More…]