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California man pleads guilty in Tucson for sending a fake ransom note to Nancy Guthrie's family
Nancy, who is the mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, is still missing five months after she was taken from her home, with no known suspects or leads from investigators.
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Vatican excommunicates bishops in ultraconservative group, warns faithful of sanctions
In its decree, the Vatican declared the Society of St. Pius X in schism and excommunicated six bishops and priests.
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German authorities charge Ukrainian national over destruction of Russian Nord Stream gas pipeline
Prosecutors allege the man led and coordinated the attack on the pipeline, which transported Russian natural gas to Germany.
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Big Haul: ICE arrests 350 gang members in Houston over six months
In the first six months of the Trump administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Houston arrested 356 illegal foreign nationals who are confirmed gang members. Combined, they illegally entered the U.S. 1,434 times and were convicted of 1,685
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New England Patriots unveil 12-foot Tom Brady statue honoring former quarterback's legendary career
The statue, which stands at 12-feet-tall in honor of Brady's jersey number, now stands outside Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
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Texas court grants restraining order blocking O’Rourke from fundraising in lawsuit filed by Paxton
After the ruling, Paxton said, “The Beto Bribe buyouts that were bankrolling the runaway Democrats have been officially stopped."
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House bill would codify Trump's executive order ending 'woke' debanking
The administration believes the practice can and has led to financial institutions closing or restricting the accounts of clients based on individuals’ controversial but constitutionally protected viewpoints or actions.
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Gas prices in California avoid anticipated increase
California Governor Gavin Newsom responded to accusations of the LCFS increasing gas prices in a press release on July 3, claiming motorists in California were seeing the lowest prices in three years at the pump.
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EPA cancelling $7B in community solar grants, Dems call it 'illegal'
The Solar for All program in particular wasted taxpayer dollars, EPA head Lee Zeldin said, by diluting the billions of dollars through pass-through entities, with middlemen taking a 15% cut of total funds “by conservative estimates.”
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Famed Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell dies at 97
Lovell was part of a total of four space missions: Gemini VII, Gemini XII, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13.
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'Smart' school bus program dead in NC, $4M relinquished by state board
Districts feared it would create "an ongoing financial burden," board vice chairman Alan Duncan says
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Parental rights groups concerned over DEI in Denver teacher contract
Defending Education, Colorado Parent Advocacy Network, and Protect Kids Colorado joined to send a letter to Denver Public Schools and Denver Classroom Teachers Association expressing “deep concern about the inclusion of ideological programming and discriminatory mandates” in the Denver Public Schools Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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New Hampshire schools sue state over DEI restrictions
In a complaint filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Concord, the New Hampshire chapter of the National Education Association and several school districts claim that the state's "vague and ambiguous" restrictions violate federal civil rights laws that protect the rights of students with disabilities and the First Amendment rights of educators and students.