Fact check: Biden makes false claims about the debt and deficit in jobs speech
During a Friday speech about the September jobs report, President Joe Biden delivered a rapid-fire series of three false or misleading claims -- falsely saying that he has cut the debt, falsely crediting a tax policy that didn't take effect until 2023 for improving the budget situation in 2021 and 2022, and misleadingly saying that he has presided over an "actual surplus."
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Prosecutors propose website to notify victims whose tax returns were stolen along with Trump's
The ex-IRS contractor accused of leaking former President Donald Trump's tax returns disclosed so many people's tax information that prosecutors want to notify the thousands of victims through a public website, according to a court filing Wednesday.
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Man accused of killing 10 at Colorado supermarket in 2021 is ruled mentally competent to stand trial
A judge has ruled that the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 is mentally competent to stand trial
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NBA Rumors: Knicks checked on Zion, Harden-Clippers update, PG13 extension talks
The Knicks are keeping tabs on Zion Williamson, the Clippers are making moves on the James Harden front, and Paul George wants to retire in LA.
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Federal judge in Oklahoma clears the way for a ban on medical care for transgender young people
A federal judge in Oklahoma has declined to stop a new law from taking effect that makes it a felony crime for health care workers to provide gender-affirming care to young transgender people
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Chicago-area man charged in connection to Juneteenth party shooting where 1 died and 22 were hurt
Authorities say a suburban Chicago man has been charged in connection with a June shooting where one person died and 22 others were injured
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Mississippi Democrat Brandon Presley aims to rally Black voters in governor's race
Mississippi's Democratic nominee for governor says the election could hinge on turnout among Black voters
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Britney Spears takes a break from personal and family troubles as she spends time at her private island
'I know I spooked everyone with the last post, but these are fake knives that my team rented from Hand Prop shop in LA,' Britney Spears said
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Neck hold used on Elijah McClain emerges as focal point in officers' trial over his 2019 death
A neck hold that Denver-area police used on Elijah McClain prior to the Black man’s 2019 death lasted only seconds
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Man who attacked Capitol with tomahawk and now promotes Jan. 6 merchandise gets 7 years in prison
A Texas man who attacked the U.S. Capitol with a metal tomahawk and now promotes the sale of Jan. 6-related merchandise from jail has been sentenced to seven years behind bars
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Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases
A newly elected liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice has declined to recuse herself from a pair of redistricting lawsuits
1970-01-01 08:00
UN expert: Iran is unlawfully detaining human rights activists, including new Nobel peace laureate
A U.N. independent investigator says Iranian authorities are cracking down on protesters, unlawfully detaining human rights activists, including new Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, and carrying out an “alarming” number of executions
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