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King Charles III meets Mamdani at 9/11 memorial event
Mamdani reportedly greeted the monarch and Queen Camilla with a smile as he shook their hands but he did not have a private meeting with the couple or hold a glitzy event to welcome them as mayors have done for royal trips in the past.
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Unanimous SCOTUS rebukes New Jersey for intimidating pro-life groups, ignoring precedents
Gorsuch-written opinion mocks former attorney general for arguing a "non-self-executing" subpoena for donor information is not a legal injury, comparing it to sword of Damocles. Ideologically disparate groups cheer ruling.
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Hegseth pledges to fix military housing allowance after $2.6 billion used for warrior bonuses
The $21.5 billion housing investment in the budget is targeted entirely at repairing and constructing physical barracks, not the cash entitlement that helps troops living off base pay their rent.
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Pro-Trump security group sues over efforts to strip Trump of Secret Service detail last summer
At the time, one failed assassination had already occurred, and a New York judge had yet to issue a sentencing in a 34-felony count verdict in a trial Democrats argued would send Trump to prison for decades.
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LA Sen. Cassidy wants Treasury to crack down against foreign shrimp imports flooding US market
With domestic shrimpers facing record-low prices and increasing competition, the fight for transparency and fair trade policies is heating up.
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Justice Department's antisemitism task force to visit 10 universities
Task force created by President Donald Trump’s executive order to combat antisemitism in schools and college campuses.
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‘Reagan’ and ‘Deadpool’ crush Academy’s leftist flops in 2024 poll
Least favorite votes in the poll scatter across "Wicked," "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," and "It Ends With Us."
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Following ‘breathing crisis,’ Pope Francis resting well, conscious and alert
Pope Francis was put on a non-invasive, mechanical ventilator Friday, and the Vatican said the pontiff is responding well to the treatment.
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Accused Mexican cartel leader Quintero pleads not guilty to drug charges in U.S. court
Quintero, 72, spent 28 years in Mexican prison for the 1985 murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, which he denies being involved in.
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Most major U.S. city budgets are actually in the red, report says
Report found New York City as the worst city fiscally, followed by Chicago, Portland, New Orleans and Honolulu.
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Lawsuits cost Texans $38 billion a year, report finds
The financial impact of tort lawsuits on Texas households cost $38 billion in 2022, according to a new report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The report cites tort costs ranging from expenses associated with litigation, to compensation paid to claimants, and
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Microsoft to terminate Skype messaging app in May
The software company is directing Skype users to its Teams app, which it plans to focus on going forward.
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Microsoft announces it will close down Skype in May in favor of Teams
Microsoft said that it was closing the platform this May in order to streamline its "free consumer communications offerings" by moving completely to a free version of its Teams program, which also features international video calls.