Politics & Policy
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Louisiana health department documents five deaths from flesh-eating bacteria infections
Experts say the bacteria is usually found in warm, coastal waters, and can cause serious, potentially life-threatening infections when contaminated seawater enters an open wound, according to the CDC.
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Former DNC vice chair David Hogg warns moderate Democrats that they have the wrong values
Hogg made waves last year for launching a $20 million effort that supports more than a dozen primary challenges against Democratic members of Congress he accused of being asleep at the wheel.
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Vance defends fat joke toward Fox News contributor
Thiessen has been a vocal critic of Vance, largely over their differing opinions on the Iran war.
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US attorney in California says 'multiple fraud investigations underway' related to elections
The investigation is in coordination with the FBI and Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.
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Trump cheers Rand Paul for blocking 'poison pill' to stop ICE funding
The clip Trump originally shared showed Paul arguing with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., against the amendment.
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Truckers easing up on the gas pedal as high diesel prices pinch budgets, analysis finds
Commercial truck drivers drove 4% slower in April compared with the start of the year, and their hauls were 2% shorter, the analysis found.
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Feds accuse UCLA of refusing to protect Jewish students from antisemitic ‘mob’
The complaint focuses on the months after the Oct. 7 attacks and into 2024.
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Trump fumes over media's coverage of Reflecting Pool renovation
Trump renovated the reflecting pool as part of his plans to overhaul and beautify the nation's capital.
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House GOP moves to officially rename Defense Department
The War Department was renamed the Department of Defense in 1947 after the consolidation of myriad service branches under the same administrative head.
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Facing rising power demand and geopolitical risks, Japan turns back to nuclear energy
The boom in artificial intelligence and the need to reduce emissions, as well as the need to rely less on energy imports in the wake of the war in Iran, have been a big driver of the reverse in policy.
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Trump celebrates jobs report, questions stock market's drop
The U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs in May, well above Dow Jones expectations of 80,000. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, held constant at 4.3%.
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In Wisconsin governor’s race, top Democrat confronts being sued over unpaid credit card debt
Democrat frontrunner Francesca Hong on Wednesday addressed the news that she was being sued over $30,000 in unpaid credit card debt.
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Vanilla Ice still wants to perform at Trump's D.C. rally
Vanilla Ice was one of several musical artists announced to play at the "Great American State Fair," a weeks-long event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.