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South Carolina judge grants Alex Murdaugh change of venue for murder retrial
South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Debra McCaslin ruled that the retrial could take place outside of Colleton County, stating that she does not believe Murdaugh "can get a fair and impartial trial” at the current location.
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Navy announces USS Abraham Lincoln will return home 'soon' from months-long mission
The aircraft carrier, carrying around 5,000 sailors and Marines, was deployed in the Pacific and South China Sea last November but has been supporting U.S. military operations more recently in the Middle East.
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Trump to declare Strait of Hormuz as U.S. territory
The U.S. currently maintains a naval blockade of the critical waterway, through which as much as 20% of the world's oil supply flows.
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House Judiciary Chairman Jordan, panel members visit Europe over free speech concerns
"Nothing we heard in Europe eased our concerns about the Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, or Online Safety Act," House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan said
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‘Make BASIC Great Again’: Hegseth looks to return drill sergeant ‘shark attacks’ to basic training
SecDef Hegseth reversed a ban on "bay tossing" and is looking to bring back "shark attacks" by drill sergeants as part of his broader effort to focus on toughness and lethality inside the U.S. military.
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Ghislaine Maxwell opposes release of grand jury transcripts in her trial
Maxwell, however, is in the process of appealing her conviction for sex-trafficking and has argued that she should have been shielded from prosecution by an agreement that Epstein made with federal prosecutors.
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Noem says 'Alligator Alcatraz' will be model for state-run ICE detention centers
"The locations we're looking at are right by airport runways that will help give us an efficiency that we've never had before," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said
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NASA to announce plans to put nuclear reactor on moon: report
The directive orders NASA to solicit industry proposals for a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor to launch by 2030
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House subpoenas Bill and Hillary Clinton, former officials for testimony in Epstein probe
The Oversight Committee plows ahead on its independent Epstein investigation.
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Trump says Bessent will not be considered for Federal Reserve chairman
“I love Scott, but he wants to stay where he is,” President Trump said.
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Trump administration returns Confederate general statue in DC vandalized, toppled during BLM riots
The National Park Service announced that the statue will be restored and reinstalled in October
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Judge denies Combs' request for bail ahead of October sentencing
The hip hop star's attorneys argued that their client's case was "exceptional" because he and his team engaged in a "swingers" lifestyle that a jury found was not coerced.
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Hunter Biden laptop letter author helped Clinton tie Trump to Putin in 2016
Mike Morell is perhaps best known now as the driving force behind the infamous Hunter Biden laptop letter in 2020. But the former acting CIA director played an eerily similar, albeit less successful, role in Hillary Clinton's failed 2016 bid.