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Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general.
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Woman testified that she saw Matt Gaetz having sex with 17-year-old, attorney says

Two women told investigators that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, and one woman testified she saw him having sex with a 17-year-old.
2 years ago

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom

Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover.
2 years ago

Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families’ backing

The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction.
2 years ago

Mattel says it ‘deeply’ regrets misprint on ‘Wicked’ dolls packaging that links to porn site

A packaging error on Mattel's “Wicked” movie-themed dolls mistakenly links toy buyers to a pornographic website.
2 years ago

President-elect Donald Trump names Susie Wiles as chief of staff

President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, the manager of his victorious campaign, as his White House chief of staff.
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Biden delivers remarks following Trump’s victory over Harris

President Joe Biden delivered remarks to the nation Thursday in what was his first appearance on camera after Donald Trump's electoral win.
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Harris says nation must accept election results, but urges supporters to keep fighting

After her loss, Kamala Harris said Wednesday that “we must accept the results of this election” as she encouraged supporters to keep fighting.
2 years ago

Trump promises to bring lasting peace to a tumultuous Middle East. But fixing it won’t be easy

Donald Trump will return to the U.S. presidency at a time of unprecedented conflict and uncertainty in the Middle East.
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Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here’s what he’s proposed

Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration, here's a look at what he has proposed.
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Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy involved collaborations with hundreds of recording artists, has died at 91.
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Israel launches strikes on military targets in Iran, escalating Middle East wars

Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday on what it described as military targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault Oct. 1, officials said.
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Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders sickens 49 people in 10 states

E. coli linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died.
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Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar in Gaza

Israeli forces killed Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of the 2023 attack on Israel that sparked the war, the military said.
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Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday.
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Walgreens to close 1,200 US stores

Walgreens will close 1,200 locations over the next three years as the drugstore chain seeks to turnaround a struggling U.S. business 
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Hurricane Milton lashes Florida; worst yet to come

Hurricane Milton dropped to a Category 4 early Wednesday as it churns toward Florida's west coast. Evacuations will soon end.
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Walz, Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate

At Tuesday's debate, Tim Walz and JD Vance pointed to the crises of the day as reasons to choose their respective tickets for president.
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Israeli military: Iran fires missiles into Israel

Iran said it fired dozens of missiles into Israel Tuesday, an escalation of the monthslong conflict between Israel and Iran-backed militias.
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Lebanon rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares ‘new phase’ of war

Walkie-talkies and solar equipment exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in an apparent second wave of attacks.
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Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate by sizable half-point; first cut since 2020

In a dramatic shift, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point.
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Hezbollah hit by a wave of exploding pagers, blames Israel; at least 9 dead, thousands injured

Pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded near simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday,
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs indicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges

Sean “Diddy” Combs faces federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges in an indictment unsealed Tuesday.
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Records: Suspect in Trump apparent assassination attempt was near golf course for 12 hours

The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a golf course with a rifle for nearly 12 hours.
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