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'The truth lost': Appeals court clears Pfizer leaders in COVID vaccine critic's censorship lawsuit
Twitter's terms of service let it ban users without qualification, 2nd Circuit rules in former New York Times drug industry reporter's lawsuit that already settled with Trump administration. Judge implies plaintiff is a vaccinated grifter.
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Coast Guard is monitoring Chinese-flagged vessels in Arctic
The Coast Guard is also working with the Canadian military to expand maritime defense in the Arctic after U.S. and Canadian partnerships are building arctic cutters in Texas.
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Florida mayor arrested for grand theft and fraud related to COVID relief funds
“Public officials do not get to write the rules and then write themselves a check,” said Attorney General James Uthmeier. “The mayor used her position to push a COVID relief grant program, then took $50,000 from it for her family’s businesses after being warned it was prohibited.
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Speaker Johnson credits Trump tariffs as a net positive for Louisiana despite challenges
Some sectors of Louisiana’s economy faced challenges because of the Trump administration’s tariff policy, but House Speaker Mike Johnson said he believes the overall impact has been positive.
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NASA astronaut lands safely back on Earth after 8 months aboard the International Space Station
Astronaut Chris Williams supported a wide range of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations, which included research into new cancer treatments.
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Idaho college student killer petitions to take back guilty plea, says based on 'false promises'
Bryan Kohberger, who was convicted last year of murdering four University of Idaho students, said he filed a petition challenging his conviction, claiming the plea deal was the result of "false promises and blatant disinformation."
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Congress makes bipartisan request for government to have kill switch for rogue, dangerous AI models
Following a major security breach by an OpenAI model, a new bipartisan bill aims to give the federal government the power to shut down rogue AI systems before they cause mass disruption
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Secret Service agent is among three people charged in near-fatal fraternity hazing incident
Marquez Pinder, 29, who was based in South Florida, was booked into a Miami jail on felony charges of hazing, attempted manslaughter and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
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Heritage employee faces drug charge after Senate office security screening finds cocaine, fentanyl
An officer also discovered a plastic sandwich bat in an exterior pocket of the briefcase containing pills. Field testing returned a presumptive positive result for cocaine and fentanyl, the affidavit states.
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Three killed, four wounded in shooting near Seattle’s Space Needle, police say
Police and ambulances began responding around 6 p.m. PT while the Bite of Seattle festival was ongoing.
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Illinois GOP makes political push in House races amid lawmaker controversies
Heitman faces Republican candidate Gabby Shanahan, who narrowly lost to Benton in the 2024 election for the seat.
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Tour de France winner revealed
Tadej Pogacar, 27, won a fifth Tour de France title on Sunday.
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'Reagan' director's cut wins top honors at Anthem Film Festival ahead of theatrical re-release
The updated version of the film was screened July 9 at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas following the festival's Filmmakers Reception and MasterClass.