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• Lawmaker and veteran demands answers to troubling reports about USS Abraham Lincoln #Politics #Military #NationalNews

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  Aug 13, 2026

• Kennedy Center Board votes again to shut main building down -- and add Trump's name back #Politics #Arts #News

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  Aug 13, 2026

• Mangione could plead guilty in federal case ahead of NY murder trial #Law #Crime #Politics

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  Aug 13, 2026

• Sailors and their families have lives on pause, uncertain if they'll return to Mideast #WorldNews #Geopolitics #Military

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  Aug 13, 2026

• Indictment accuses Nick Reiner of 'lying in wait' before killing his parents #Crime #News #Justice

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  Aug 13, 2026

• Former Southern Poverty Law Center researcher accused of paying informants improperly #News #Politics #Investigate

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  Aug 13, 2026

• Georgia voters find solidarity in their opposition to data centers #Politics #Community #Environment

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  Aug 13, 2026

• Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and investor Josh Kushner buy the Los Angeles Lakers #Sports #Business #News

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  Aug 13, 2026

• New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing his parents #Crime #Law #News

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  Aug 13, 2026

• 3 men set for lethal injection on same day in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma #USNews #Law #Society

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  Aug 13, 2026

• Budget cuts have reduced efforts to find and recover Vietnam War troops #History #Military #Government

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  Aug 12, 2026

• ICE plans to outfit officers with electric shock gloves #News #Politics #LawEnforcement

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  Aug 12, 2026

• Months after being evacuated from Bahrain, military families await their next move #Military #News #USPolitics

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  Aug 12, 2026

• What immigration enforcement looks like when police are deputized to do ICE work #Immigration #Politics #Enforcement

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  Aug 12, 2026

• ICE plans to outfit officers with electric shock gloves #LawEnforcement #Technology #HumanRights

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  Aug 12, 2026

• Has the U.S. lost its dominance to China? #WorldAffairs #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations

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  Aug 12, 2026

• Andrew Tate's extradition fight tests his influence with Trump's America #Politics #News #US

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  Aug 12, 2026

• Former U.S. Marine back home after being held in Russia for over four years #WorldNews #Politics #HumanRights

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  Aug 12, 2026

• Here's how gyms, salons and ice cream are changing America's Main Streets #Business #Community #LocalNews

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  Aug 12, 2026

• Are hacks of U.S. water facilities a new front in the Iran war? #Cybersecurity #Geopolitics #NationalSecurity

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• Months after being evacuated from Bahrain, military families await their next move #Military #Families #News

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  Aug 12, 2026

• Trump administration to give faith-based groups $2B in funding for global health work #Politics #GlobalHealth #Faith

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  Aug 12, 2026

• University of Michigan won't use letter grades for some freshmen this fall semester #Education #University #News

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  Aug 12, 2026

• University of Michigan won't use letter grades for some freshmen next fall #Education #University #News

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  Aug 12, 2026

• Four takeaways from Tuesday's primaries in six states #Politics #Elections #News

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  Aug 12, 2026

• Troops have been patrolling D.C. for a year. Experts are worried about elections #Politics #NationalSecurity #Elections

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  Aug 11, 2026

• A nonprofit helps thousands of musicians in Austin pay for insurance #Music #Health #Community

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  Aug 11, 2026

• The West's wildfire season is already breaking records, and it's not over #Environment #Climate #Wildfire

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  Aug 11, 2026

• A judge expands a block on U.S. Postal Service work on Trump's mail-in voting order #Politics #Elections #USNews

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  Aug 11, 2026

• In Spokane, those who lost homes to the fires are taking stock of the damage #Disaster #Community #News

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  Aug 11, 2026

• Trump's decoy flight and the role of the White House press corps #Politics #News #Journalism

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  Aug 11, 2026

• One Puerto Rico condo building. 10 families. No water #PuertoRico #WaterCrisis #Community

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  Aug 11, 2026

• Kennedy Center must pay $250,000 in legal fees to musician who canceled in protest #Law #Arts #News

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  Aug 11, 2026

• The school year begins in LA with one big change: limited screen time #Education #Technology #Parenting

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  Aug 11, 2026

• In Minnesota and Wisconsin, competitive primaries will again test power of progressive candidates #Politics #Elections #Progressive

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  Aug 11, 2026

• Alabama holds second primary Tuesday, leading to confusion, concerns about low turnout #Elections #Politics #News

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  Aug 11, 2026

• Team works to identify WWII soldier who died in Alaskan plane crash #History #Military #Alaska

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  Aug 11, 2026

• How are schools adjusting sports for student athletes as sweltering heat lingers #Education #Sports #ClimateChange

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  Aug 11, 2026

• ICE crackdown in Minnesota changed the race for open U.S. Senate seat #Politics #Immigration #Elections

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  Aug 10, 2026

• Why is Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pausing permits to build new data centers? #Politics #Business #Technology

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  Aug 10, 2026