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Disgraced former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dead at 84
Eight years after stepping down from Congress, his standing crumbled when details surfaced regarding his abuse of young boys while employed as a high school civics teacher and wrestling coach between the 1960s and early 1980s
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Trump administration's proposal could make it easier to suspend or expel Head Start students
The Trump administration has proposed changes to Head Start regulations that would remove rules against suspending and expelling preschoolers
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White House defends new press aide who posed with rifle in ‘Fuck Joe Biden’ shirt
Beni Rae Harmony, 24, has been ‘a trusted voice for the MAGA movement as a White House correspondent’, White House says
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Woman claims she was tossed from mechanical genitals ride in Las Vegas bar and hurt
The woman said some of her injuries could be permanent
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Illinois caterer shut down after football team gets sick
The unlicensed caterer served a taco bar with fajita chicken, seasoned taco beef, cheese, flour taco shells, cheesy pepper beans, cilantro corn rice and pico de gallo or salsa
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Right-wing TV personality who wore f*** Biden shirt, lands WH press role
Beni Rae Harmony previously worked for both Real America’s Voice and Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA
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California’s new laws target workers’ biggest fear of AI taking their jobs
The state, which is home to many AI companies, is one of the first to roll out workplace regulations targeting the technology
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‘It’s enraging’: lawmakers call for action after Guardian investigation into convenience store overcharges
Congress members say pricing practices at 7-Eleven and Circle K stores underscore everyday Americans’ affordability struggles
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Trump threatens to double tariffs on South Korea if they do not pay for Alaska natural gas pipeline – as it happened
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ICE raids leave US citizens carrying their birth certificates: ‘We are from America’
The aggressive immigration operation of President Donald Trump’s second term has ensnared increasing numbers of Americans. Some of those caught in its dragnet tell Rhian Lubin how the experience has changed their lives forever
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MAGA personality Benny Johnson hit with defamation suit by ICE protesters
MAGA personality ‘did not care’ that he made ‘defamatory’ comments during a ride-along with Greg Bovino, lawsuit says
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AI agents aggressively tried to hack US and Canadian government websites
They were looking for data, and they don't take no for an answer
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Will the backlash against AI data centres hit quantum computing too?
To succeed at scale, quantum computing must differentiate itself from AI, says columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan. But the two technologies are already mixed up in the eyes of the public
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US states and cities sue over Trump EPA’s repeal of emissions rules
Democratic-led coalition says gutting key protections will set US back decades and worsen climate crisis
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Report: New data centers could create more than 120K Illinois jobs, though mostly temporary
A new report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and University of Illinois Project for Middle Class Renewal projects $57 billion in new data center developments over the next decade to generate thousands of jobs and millions in property tax revenues in Illinois
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A major flood threat from a Pacific hurricane is sweeping the US
The threat of flooding forced warnings about travel in Kansas and action at an Iowa water treatment plant
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States and cities sue over Trump's EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants
States and cities are suing the Trump administration for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas
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Wes Moore forms bipartisan governors group on AI, citing federal inaction
Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland is forming a bipartisan group of governors to address concerns about artificial intelligence
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I’m an American and was pulled over by ICE. Now I carry my birth certificate
The aggressive immigration operation of President Donald Trump’s second term has ensnared increasing numbers of Americans. Some of those caught in its dragnet tell Rhian Lubin how the experience has changed their lives forever
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New weight loss drug combination helps patients lose 54 pounds in less than a year
Combining Mounjaro and Elora helped patients to shed almost a quarter of their body weight on average
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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin donates $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University
$1 billion of the donation will go toward CMU’s Pittsburgh campus, with approximately half marked for use by its School of Computer Science
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US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank
Nine American citizens have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces in occupied West Bank since 2022
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Republican senator criticizes White House for taxpayer-funded Trump ads
John Kennedy pushes back against such spending as pro-Trump ‘public service announcements’ air before midterms
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Pope Leo calls assisted dying ‘false compassion’ after urging home state to ban it
Leo had urged his home state to strike down a law allowing assisted dying before it took effect
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Bad language: profane Trump brings presidential swearing out into open
President has let rip with swearwords in recent months, redefining norms about acceptable language in public office
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OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in new model misbehavior disclosure
OpenAI has disclosed its artificial intelligence models have interacted with U.S. government websites in unexpected ways
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Prosecutor accused of misconduct in 'Broadview Six' case resigns, says US attorney 'scapegoated' her
A prosecutor who has been accused of misconduct over a failed attempt to bring felony charges against six protesters of the federal immigration crackdown in Chicago has resigned
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Idaho cold case may be tied to unsolved 1982 Tylenol murders, authorities say
Idaho officials say man found dead in a church decades ago may be tied to unsolved poisonings in Chicago area in 1982
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‘These efforts have not gone too well’: your questions on how money will influence midterm elections answered
Who are the groups backing candidates in the midterms – and why? Joseph Gedeon, Dara Kerr and Chris Stein answered your questions
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Republican Florida congressman introduces bill requiring warrants for Flock Safety cameras
Greg Steube’s Flafo Act would require federal agencies to obtain warrants before accessing or sharing data from networked license plate readers
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Nolan Wells had no water in lungs despite drowning finding, lawyer says
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump released information from a forensic examination of Nolan Wells’ cellphone as well as details of the official autopsy
