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Man living in Baltimore sewer arrested as mom claims he was harassing her children
When the mom went to investigate, she was stunned to hear someone singing inside the sewer
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Amazon bows to local backlash over AI data centers, scraps plans to build four new facilities in Northern Virginia — site to be repurposed for mixed-use and residential development.
Amazon says that it will instead use the majority of a 122-acre area for mixed-use and residential development following discussions with local officials.
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Agriculture secretary says agency is “full-bore ahead” on Forest Service reorganization
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Trump administration remains “full-bore ahead” with a sweeping reorganization of the Forest Service after a judge blocked the changes last week
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How will Trump’s mass deportation agenda shape the US midterm elections? Our reporters answer your questions live
With ICE arrests and detentions at their highest levels, immigration remains a key issue for voters less than two weeks before election day
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Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising hosts more money and fewer secrets
With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses
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Woman cleans forgotten graves and uncovers stories of the dead
Caitlin Abrams has gained attention for her videos cleaning 18th and 19th-century headstones in Vermont cemeteries
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Six European destinations included in ‘Best of the World’ selection
National Geographic has curated its list of 25 must-visit places for 2027, with six destinations in Europe making the cut, including the Tricity area in Poland and Vestland in Norway. #EuropeNews
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27 people fall ill after Salmonella outbreak tied to raw oysters
The bacterial infection can cause bloody diarrhea, a high fever and vomiting to the point people can’t keep liquids down
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DOJ watchdog declines to investigate 'misconduct' in Reflecting Pool vandalism case
David Hearn’s lawyers have alleged that evidence establishing their client’s innocence was in the Justice Department’s possession for weeks and was ‘simply ignored’
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Funds from sale of former Gambian ruler's US property to be used to compensate victims
Gambian authorities have received funds from the sale of a U.S. property owned by former ruler Yahya Jammeh
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South Carolina is No. 1 in women's preseason AP Top 25, followed by UConn and USC
South Carolina is ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 women's basketball poll
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The Farmers’ Almanac forecast for this Thanksgiving. Here’s what to know
‘It does not look like a major nationwide storm will dominate the week’
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Supreme Court to hear case on race in middle school admissions
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about race in middle school admissions
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Election Offices in at Least 32 States Have Received Suspicious Letters
WIRED contacted officials in all 50 states and Washington, DC to uncover the extent of a harassment campaign ahead of the midterms.
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Ukraine-Russia war live: Nato jets scrambled in response to unidentified object
Lithuania and Poland say they are investigating incident which temporarily closed a major airport
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Consumer apprehension grows as US retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools
U.S. consumers are uneasy about the increasingly high-tech ways that restaurant chains and major retailers are setting prices
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Deadly opioid stronger than fentanyl detected in Los Angeles
The drug, known as cychlorphine, can stop a person from breathing even in extremely small quantities and may be lurking undetected in illegal drugs, authorities warned Thursday
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Why a high school in Virginia is getting a quantum computer
Starting in January, students attending Skyview High School in Virginia will learn about the building blocks and principles underlying quantum computers by working with one directly
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Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad
Trump said some would "rather not watch" the killing of Nidal Hasan, the first military execution in over 60 years.
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Democrats Are Gearing Up to Investigate the Trump Administration. It Won’t Be Easy
As a recent government report on DOGE shows, even getting basic information out of the Trump administration will put a new Congress to the test.
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PETA backs petition to reinstate bus driver fired over kitten rescue
An online petition calling for the longtime bus driver’s reinstatement has garnered more than 10,200 signatures
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Community outraged after single dairy farm kills 11,000 fish
Maryland has already sued the farm over alleged repeated discharges of manure and other pollutants into Basin Run
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PETA backs push to reinstate driver fired over kitten rescue
An online petition calling for the longtime bus driver’s reinstatement has garnered more than 10,200 signatures
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Public Media Co’s bridge fund for nonprofit radio stations turns from rescue to reinvention
Public Media Co. celebrated its 25th anniversary with a $10 million donation from the Knight Foundation
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University of Maryland tennis club on suspension after racist symbols put in programs
The university suspended the entire team indefinitely, despite only a few members allegedly being involved
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Rabies is spreading across the nation — here’s how to protect yourself
Rabies cases rose 17 percent nationwide this summer, according to the CDC
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Capital punishment is surging in the US – but after Christa Pike’s botched execution, what is its future?
Trump has used the full might of the presidency to supercharge executions, but an avalanche of mishaps has put the system’s flaws in the spotlight
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School bus driver fired from route after letting student rescue kitten
The student’s mother says that her son would have been ‘devastated’ if she had left the kitten behind
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‘I want to thank President Putin’, Trump says after agreeing to lift sanctions on Russian diesel – US politics live
Prominent Republicans join Democrats to condemn president for lifting sanctions on Russian diesel and administration’s plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood attacker
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New York prosecutors seek to sustain their case against Luigi Mangione, despite his federal plea
New York prosecutors are seeking to sustain their murder case against Luigi Mangione
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School bus driver fired from route after letting student rescue kitten
The student’s mother says that her son would have been ‘devastated’ if she had left the kitten behind
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Trump is squirreling away a war chest in case Democrats go after his family: report
President Donald Trump ‘angry’ but ‘not surprised’ about prospect of opposition investigating his extended family if they regain control of Congress and is said to be readying millions of dollars for their legal defense
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Anduril bets $3.7 billion on a giant submarine factory
Trump backs Anduril’s new submarine factory as Luckey’s Pentagon appointment puts the defense contractor under fresh scrutiny
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Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
"We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.
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Trump’s ads paid by taxpayers are not sitting well with Americans: new poll
Public expresses strong disapproval over White House issuing partisan ads featuring the president so close to elections
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Climate satire Digger – with Tom Cruise on top form - is full of surprises
What are we to make of Digger, a climate satire by a normally well-respected film-maker that’s been largely panned by critics? Stay with it and you’ll find out, says Bethan Ackerley
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HBCUs are underfunded. A legal effort starting in Missouri seeks to fix it
An effort to address decades of underfunding at some historically Black college and universities kicked off Wednesday with a lawsuit against the state of Missouri
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Trump proposes Camp David-style presidential retreat at his private Florida golf club
President Donald Trump says he wants to turn part of his private West Palm Beach golf club into a retreat for future presidents and their guests, similar to Camp David near Washington
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Trump wants his West Palm Beach golf club to be a ‘presidential retreat’
A letter proposing the golf course compared it to Windsor Castle and the Élysée Palace
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Washington airport gets extra warning when Marine One takes off with Trump
The added safety measure comes after a passenger plane breached the buffer zone around the presidential helicopter two months ago
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Search for young father who disappeared in Ohio after watching Steelers game
A body has been pulled from a Cleveland river in the days following Phoenix Phillips’ disappearance, but authorities have not yet said if they are connected
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Iran threatens pre-emptive strikes as US questions who runs Tehran
Iran's army spokesman said Tehran's forces were prepared to strike first "should circumstances require it," while IRGC officials claimed tighter control of Hormuz, and Washington publicly pondered how much authority Pezeshkian and Araghchi actually wielded.
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Now Trump wants to build a new Camp David - at one of his private golf clubs
A letter proposing the golf course compared it to Windsor Castle and the Élysée Palace
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Trump reveals why tariff is only his ‘fifth favorite word’
In a scattered rant to Naval Academy students, Trump announces a new shipyard while excluding Maryland officials from joining him
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Amazon is set to spend $1 billion in towns where its data centers operate
Amazon says banning AI data centers could cost America its lead, then dangles $1 billion at the towns hosting them
