A 'knockdown' fight: How the House and Senate are plowing ahead to a spending crisis this fall
The House and Senate are careening toward a major spending standoff that could consume Congress this fall, raise the threat of a government shutdown and once again test House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ability to keep his narrow Republican majority behind him.
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Pope expected to be released soon from hospital after abdominal surgery: Vatican
The Vatican spokesman says Pope Francis is expected to be released from the hospital “in the coming days.”
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Justice Department charges Marine in firebombing of California Planned Parenthood clinic
An active-duty Marine and another individual have been charged with using a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California, in March 2022, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
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New York grand jury indicts former Marine in killing of Jordan Neely
NEW YORK A New York grand jury on Wednesday voted to indict Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine
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Phone a foe: Crawford, Spence keep fight from slipping away, set up boxing blockbuster
Terence Crawford has been asked for years when he would fight Errol Spence Jr. A match between the undefeated fighters would make the winner the undisputed welterweight champion and give him a claim as the best in the sport, so it was one of the biggest bouts that could be made
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U.S. House votes down Republican motion to censure Democrat Adam Schiff
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a Republican effort to censure Representative
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Guatemala court sentences journalist to 6 years in prison for money laundering
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced Jose Zamora, a well-known journalist whose work has
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Russia steps up aerial strikes on Ukraine, killing at least 6 amid Kyiv counteroffensive
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern city of Odesa and shelling has destroyed homes in the eastern Donetsk region
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Dominion Voting software vulnerabilities will remain unaddressed in Georgia until after 2024 election
Georgia election officials have been aware of existing vulnerabilities in the state's voting software for more than two years but continue to insist the system is safe and won't be updated until after 2024, according to a report that was unsealed this week as part of a controversial court case in Georgia.
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North Carolina teacher's civil rights suit alleges he was fired over teaching of novel about racial profiling during Black History Month
A Black North Carolina teacher has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a Charlotte charter school, alleging he was fired after some White parents opposed his teaching of a novel about a Black teen struggling with "racial injustice" during Black History Month.
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Jury: PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for wildfires, plus award that could reach billions
A jury in Oregon says the electric utility PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for causing devastating wildfires in 2020
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Roger Payne, scientist who discovered whales can sing, dies at 88
Roger Payne, the scientist who spurred a worldwide environmental conservation movement with his discovery that whales could sing, has died
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