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Biden announces new measures to protect Americans from extreme heat
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Federal Judge Blocks New Biden Asylum Policy
Immigrant advocacy groups had challenged the administration’s decision to dramatically limit who is allowed to apply for asylum in the U.S.
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Debt limit deal passes House, heads to Senate as June 5 default looms
The debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial U.S. House vote. Congressional leaders looking for support are running into stiff opposition.
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As Title 42 expires, is Joe Biden doing what he condemned Donald Trump for?
"Promises broken," said Julián Castro, who served with Biden in Obama's cabinet.
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Air Guardsman Is Charged Over Leaked Documents
The 21-year-old was charged with unlawfully taking and sharing a trove of highly classified intelligence documents, in a security breach that exposed significant vulnerabilities in how the U.S. retains its most closely held secrets.
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‘The biggest news here in years’: Pentagon leak suspect’s home town voices shock
Residents of town of Dighton, Massachusetts, stunned by news of arrest of 21-year-old air national guardsman Jack Teixeira
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Man suspected of leaking secret US documents to appear in court
His detention may not stanch the flow of secrets
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Biden administration quietly resumes deportations to Russia
Exclusive: Apparent reversal of position adopted after invasion of Ukraine sends men fleeing Putin’s draft back to Russia
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Senate confirms Garcetti as ambassador to India
The Senate confirmed former L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti as President Biden’s ambassador to India, ending a nearly two-year fight.
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Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty
In the minutes before Judge Clifton Newman delivered his sentence for Alex Murdaugh - two life sentences, consecutively, for the murders of his wife and son - he sat back, rocking his chair back and forth, and addressed the defendant directly.
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‘MONSTER YOU BECAME’: Massive sentence for dad who killed son and wife
A wealthy lawyer who killed his wife and son at close range to has been sentenced in “one of the most troubling cases” the judge had ever seen.
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Undocumented ex-US border patrol agent helps veterans facing deportation
Raul Rodriguez, 54, was fired after confirming with his father that his US birth certificate was a fake
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Biden Says 3 Latest Objects Most Likely Not Spy Devices
In his first extensive remarks on the mysterious objects in American airspace, Biden said the three objects appeared unrelated to the Chinese spy balloon and were most likely “tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions.” He said he expected to speak with President Xi Jinping of China soon.
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US military shoots down another flying object over Lake Huron
The US has shot down another unidentified flying object in the fourth military operation of its kind this month.
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Unidentified object shot down over Alaska by US military, White House says
Spokesman John Kirby says object, the size of a small car, was ordered by President Biden to be downed
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McCarthy momentum builds after 15 holdouts flip
Still, some Republicans voted for other candidates, including Reps. Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert and Andy Biggs.
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Covid in China: US imposes Covid testing for visitors from China
The US has become the latest country to impose mandatory Covid tests on visitors from China, after it announced it would reopen its borders next week.
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US quietly stepping up efforts to shut down Guantanamo – WSJ
A senior diplomat has been appointed to oversee transfers of detainees from the prison facility, the outlet reports
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What 9/11 taught us about the emotional connection to Israel - comment
The impact of 9/11 on Israel’s positioning is mixed; it heightened the level of anxiety associated with the Middle East, and Israel coupled with it.
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‘Best is yet to come’: Trump releases campaign-style video after FBI raid
Hours after the FBI raided his home, Donald Trump posted an apocalyptic-sounding campaign-style video saying the US has become a “failing nation”.
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