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Alleged commander of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq accused of plotting attacks against Jewish sites
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi was allegedly planning to kill Americans in attacks in Los Angeles and New York City, as well as planning 18 attacks in Europe and Canada.
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Jury deadlocked in Harvey Weinstein's latest sex crimes trial
Judge Farber ordered the jurors to continue deliberating, and if they can't reach a unanimous verdict, then the court will need to schedule a new trial with a new jury.
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FBI offering $200K for help capturing former Air Force specialist accused of passing secrets to Iran
A federal grand jury indicted Monica Elfriede Witt, 47, on charges of espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the government of Iran, according to the FBI.
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California lawmakers seek to limit self-checkout to reduce theft, combat racism
Opponents say theft is caused by thieves, not self-checkout machines, and that a new requirement for “worker and consumer impact assessment” for every new technology used would harm the state’s economy.
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Nashville hotel threatened with legal action after pulling out of hosting Israel Summit
Sonesta Nashville Airport Hotel agreed to host the summit in January, but suddenly pulled the plug on the summit on Friday, citing security concern.
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Florida to bolster its anti-human trafficking efforts with new law
DeSantis pointed out that according to the Department of Justice, the average age of a trafficked individual is 13 years old.
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Watchdog: VA 'erroneously' paid out big bonuses to feds, under scrutiny
The bonuses totaled as much as $100,000 for just one federal employee.
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Low air quality alerts triggered in four northern US states over Canada wildfires
The fires this year have impacted residents in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana so far, with Minnesota seeing the worst. Residents in Minnesota have been placed in the red zone because of wildfires in British Columbia.
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Houston Police chief resigns, mayor 'shocked' by latest investigation’s revelation
Emails obtained by a local news outlet appear to show that chief knew about massive failures in the department well before he said he did.
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Illegal immigration ties targeted in proposal on federal grants
Foxx said the legislation “ensures accountability for taxpayer dollars that go to nonprofit and advocacy groups that have little or no oversight.”
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New York court strikes down order banning transgender athletes
Judge ruled county executive didn't have legal authority to issue the executive order setting the policy.
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Melinda Gates leaving the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation next month
“This is not a decision I came to lightly," French Gates wrote on X on Monday, adding that she plans to use $12.5 billion for other projects
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U.S. spending on interest tops national defense, Medicare
Overall spending has totaled $3.9 trillion so far this fiscal year.