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Manufacturer of abortion pill Mifepristone asks Supreme Court to pause limits on mail-orders
The company, Danco Laboratories, based in Delaware, filed an emergency request on Saturday
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Warren blames Spirit Airlines closure on Iran war after advocating against JetBlue-Spirit merger
Warren said in 2024 that the Biden Administration was "right to stand up for consumers and fight against runaway airline consolidation," adding that blocking the merger was a "Biden win for flyers"
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Former mayoral candidate in NJ admits to forging 1k voter registration applications
In a separate case, the FBI charged 4 individuals in New Jersey with voting illegally.
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Secret Service counter-sniper team drastically understaffed, putting protectees’ lives in danger
Report released by Inspector General is the latest signal that the agency that protects the president and vice president still is dealing with legacy shortcomings and strategic failures that were first exposed by the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in July 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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House Oversight panel withdraws Epstein probe subpoena for Robert Mueller, citing health issues
After Robert Mueller's family disclosed that he is suffering from Parkinson’s disease and unable to testify to Congress, the committee withdrew its subpoena
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Ilhan Omar’s financial disclosure shows 1-year, 3,500% increase in net worth, to between $6M and 30M
She reported in her latest financial disclosure that her husband, Tim Mynett, has a stake in two companies that at the end of 2023 were worth no more than $51,000, but at the end of 2024 were worth between $6 and $30 million.
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says 'all options are on the table' regarding sanctions on Putin
"President Putin, since the historic meeting in Anchorage, has done the opposite of following through on what he indicated he wanted to do. As a matter of fact, he has, in a despicable, despicable manner, increased the bombing campaign," said Bessent.
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New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler announces that he will not be running for re-election next year
Nadler, 78, has been considered one of the leading liberal voices in Congress, saying that he is responding to the call for generational change that has recently been dividing his party.
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Chinese networks use U.S. to launder billions for Mexican cartels
Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said banks flagged about $312 billion in transactions.
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Trump administration further suspends non-immigrant visas for Palestinian passport holders
The suspensions, which are temporary, apply to visas for medical treatment, university studies, visits to friends or relatives and business.
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US military didn’t plan for Taliban’s ISIS-K jailbreak, forced a rush to close Bagram Air Base
There is no evidence military commanders had a plan for what to do about the terrorists held at Bagram — one of whom would end up attacking U.S. troops. One U.S. envoy said of the prisoners' escape: “Some of the most concerning, best-trained ISIS-K fighters were let out.”
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Burning Man attendee found dead, police investigate as homicide
The male victim was found dead at about 9:30 p.m. – at about the same time the giant "Man" effigy in the middle of the venue was starting to burn.
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Seven fatally shot in Chicago so far this weekend, amid mayor eschewing Trump's offer to help
This weekend's shootings took place in a series of unrelated incidents across the counry's third-largest city.