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Three Manhattan brothers each sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking
Brothers Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander were convicted in March of drugging and raping women across decades and using their wealth and social status to lure women to parties and luxury homes.
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Top Rubio adviser on Venezuela and Cuba leaves State Department
State Department Director of Policy Planning Jeremy Lewin said he is leaving the administration for the private sector and described working for President Donald Trump as "the privilege of a lifetime."
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SCOTUS rejects bid to restore Biden-era powers of lower courts to stall deportations
The decision came in an unsigned order and followed a request from immigration groups to block an agreement that eliminated the regulation.
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Florida Supreme Court allows state Republicans to use new congressional map
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the map into law in May, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a Louisiana redistricting case that the state's existing congressional map that includes an additional majority-black district violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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Watch Live: Lawmakers compete in 2026 Congressional Baseball Game
The baseball game, which is played for charity, has become a staple in Washington, D.C., and Republicans have defeated Democrats for five years in a row. Last year they won 13-2.
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US begins next wave of 'self-defense' strikes on Iran
The move is the second wave of strikes on the Middle Eastern country after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday evening in response to the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter.
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Hegseth warns US will be 'busy tonight' hitting Iran hard in retaliation for downed helicopter
The U.S. launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday evening in response to the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter on Monday. The conflict in the Middle East has been in a state of nominal ceasefire for weeks.
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FBI arrests seven people for allegedly threatening University of Michigan officials
Patel said the indictment alleges the conspirators engaged in a coordinated campaign that sought to pressure university officials to cut ties with Israel after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel in 2023.
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Congress brings key figures to Hill over federal exemption allowing NFL to reap billions in TV deals
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, perhaps the most central figure in deals that are resulting to football fans having to spend hundreds more a season to watch games on TV, declined to testify.
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ActBlue CEO invokes the Fifth Amendment multiple times in House testimony
Wallace-Jones invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to testify 22 times in response to questions from House Republicans, according to a tally from the New York Times, and has maintained that invoking the Fifth did not indicate she had anything to hide.
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Dershowitz says he wants 'complete transparency' if he testifies in House Oversight's Epstein probe
Dershowitz said he has not received a letter about his potential testimony but that if he is called to testify, then he wants it “videotaped, under oath and open to the public. I want complete transparency.”
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'Secret Mission': Trump reveals 100M barrels of oil have cleared Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz has seen considerable disruptions to maritime shipping due to the ongoing Iran war.
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Trump fumes over media non-coverage of Iran blockade
His comments come in the wake of Iran shooting down a U.S. Apache helicopter and an American response.