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Federal Reserve holds rates steady, but with significant disagreement
The vote was split 8-4, with officials expressing varying reasons for their vote.
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Alleged White House Correspondents' dinner shooter took selfies before attack, court documents show
The images were included in court documents from the U.S. government, arguing against bail for Cole Thomas Allen, who is charged in the attack.
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Two men stabbed in Jewish suburb of north London, suspect subdued and arrested
The suspect, described as a 45-year-old man, attempted to stab police officers, who used a Taser to neutralize him.
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Wall Street unfazed on first day of government shutdown
The first day of the first federal government shutdown in years didn’t seem to disrupt Wall Street, as both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at record highs Wednesday.
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Department of Energy in process of buying 5% of Lithium Americas
The U.S. Department of Energy settled government takeover reports of Lithium Americas Corp., announcing a 5% ownership of the $1.5 billion mining company.
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Student ousted from Zoom for sharing faith, saying he was moved by Charlie Kirk memorial
A high school student was muted and kicked off while sharing his faith during a daily “social time” Zoom meeting, violating his First Amendment rights, according to a religious liberty legal group.
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Democrat attorneys general sue Trump administration over denying grants for illegal immigrants
Suit challenges DOJ requirement prohibiting recipients of grants from using that money to provide legal services to illegal aliens.
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Illinois Gov Pritzker says Trump is to blame for partial government shutdown
The federal government partially shut down early Wednesday after Democratic U.S. senators withheld the votes necessary for Republicans’ funding resolution to pass.
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Wisconsin Rep. Tiffany says state should not close a single power plant
Tom Tiffany says Wisconsin barely has enough affordable electricity for its manufacturing economy. He’s worried about what will happen when the state’s new data centers come online.
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Durbin declines Chicago Archdiocese immigration award following backlash over pro-abortion stance
Bishop Thomas Paprocki said the senator was “unfit to receive any Catholic honor.”
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OpenAI adds parental control tools to help protect teen users
OpenAI updated its policy this week to include safety tools that will notify parents and law enforcement if users under the age of 18 engage in conversations of self–harm.
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Backlog of VA benefits down 45% since Trump took office
From January 2021 to January 2025, the backlog went from 213,000 to 264,000 – an increase of 24% under Biden. The September number stands at 144,000, a 45% decrease from President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
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Forcing baker to make same-sex wedding cake recreates printing press censorship: scholars to SCOTUS
Former federal appellate judge, heavily cited legal scholar ask SCOTUS to "emphatically cast aside" precedent that stains Scalia's legacy. Texas leads red states against "fact-intensive inquiry" that lets states harass creative professionals.