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Nearly 60 Democrats signed onto a letter condemning lynchings, but most cases ruled suicides
Of the cases cited, most were suicides. One of the cases being investigated as a homicide, and the person of interest in the case is black. Another case remains under investigation, but none of the cases have identified a non-Black suspect.
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Watch Live: Trump attends Pentagon commemoration of 9/11 attacks
President Trump attends Pentagon commemoration of 9/11 attacks
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Watch Live: 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York
Memorial event at Ground Zero in New York City marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks
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South Carolina judge grants Alex Murdaugh change of venue for murder retrial
South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Debra McCaslin ruled that the retrial could take place outside of Colleton County, stating that she does not believe Murdaugh "can get a fair and impartial trial” at the current location.
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Navy announces USS Abraham Lincoln will return home 'soon' from months-long mission
The aircraft carrier, carrying around 5,000 sailors and Marines, was deployed in the Pacific and South China Sea last November but has been supporting U.S. military operations more recently in the Middle East.
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Trump to declare Strait of Hormuz as U.S. territory
The U.S. currently maintains a naval blockade of the critical waterway, through which as much as 20% of the world's oil supply flows.
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Inspector finds 'dormant' $57 million fund in Chicago
The fund was set up 10 years ago to increase access to public and private investment capital for businesses and organizations in economically underserved areas.
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Congress sluggish on federal AI framework as concerns intensify
A bipartisan proposal six lawmakers introduced in June as a starting point received chilly responses from leadership in both parties, who indicated they’re looking for a more robust solution, rather than approaching the issue piecemeal.
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Army identifies the two soldiers killed in a Texas helicopter crash
The pilots were identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead and were assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.
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Watch Live: President Trump delivers remarks at Nassau County Police Academy in New York
Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel are expected to join Trump at the event, where he is touting the success of his administration's federal crime crackdown.
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Congress says Harvard built a nonprofit to dodge foreign gift disclosure law
Harvard is the single largest recipient of foreign money in American higher education, and if the disclosure law meant to track that money can be bypassed by routing it through a separate nonprofit, then nobody — not Congress, not the Education Department, not the public — actually knows who is funding research at the country's most influential university.
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July border crossings still historically low, but highest since January
The increase is largely due to a greater number of illegal border crossers being apprehended by CBP and Border Patrol agents attempting illegal entry from Canada.
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Police advocates warn that ICE lawsuit law in California will hit local cops instead
Proposed bill would let anti-ICE activists sue immigration officers in California state court.