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State Department acknowledges reports of kidnapped American journalist in Iraq
Iraqi officials said the country's security forces are working to rescue the kidnapped journalist, who has been identified by a publication she works for as freelancer Shelly Kittleson.
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Watch Live: Trump signs executive order at the White House
The signing was scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Eastern, and is expected to address mail-in voting
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US urges Americans in Saudi Arabia to shelter in place amid increased threat from Iran conflict
The notice comes after the department issued a worldwide "caution" alert to Americans overseas last week because of the regional conflict between the U.S. and Israel versus Iran.
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Kentucky train derailment forces locals to evacuate
The incident would appear to bookend the year in terms of rail disasters.
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Israel-Hamas ceasefire begins, setting stage for hostage release
The current hostilities were sparked by an Oct. 7 Hamas raid that saw its forces storm Israeli border towns, kill 1,200 civilians, and seize more than 239 hostages.
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Gun ownership at record high, firearms in majority of households: survey
That figure included 66% of Republicans, 45% of independents, and 41% of Democrats.
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Republicans press Granholm on Department of Energy official's abrupt reassignment
"On Tuesday, October 17, we received word that Steven Black, the long-serving Director of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (DOE-IN) at the Department of Energy, was suddenly and without explanation reassigned," the group wrote.
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NYC man sentenced in antisemitic beating as rowdy supporters ejected from court
Despite his defense seeking three and a half years in prison and prosecutors only asking six, Judge Felicia Mennin ordered that Musa serve a seven-year stint in prison.
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Reservist sidelined over COVID vax mandate thinks reversal tied to sagging recruitment
Brandi King, promoted to full colonel after two-year battle, believes sudden reversal by military to members who refused the jab "has to be" a response to poor recruitment numbers.
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Federal spending up by 16% compared to this time last year as interest payments on debt climbs
The national debt is nearly $34 trillion, due in part to an increase in federal spending of $64 billion.
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Bureau of Prisons' guidance shows scope of taxpayer-funded transgender care, medical procedures
The Federal Bureau of Prisons June 2023 guidance provides a revised roadmap for treatments of transgender inmates, including hormone therapy and complicated surgeries.
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Judge blocks Oregon magazine capacity restrictions
State Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has announced her intent to appeal the ruling.
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Videos, detainees and eyewitnesses confirm Hamas' Oct. 7 brutality, set stage for criminal trials
Hamas and allies have flooded social media and sympathetic news outlets with footage boasting of their savagery.