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President Trump to award Elon Musk with National Medal of Science at White House on Thursday
The ceremony will take place during the White House’s Science: A New Golden Age Summit, where honorees will be awarded either the National Medal of Science or the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
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FBI says it stopped the Mall of America terror attack after selling rifle to teenage suspect
The 18-year-old was on the bureau's radar for almost two years after he began messaging a confidential informant in December 2024.
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Trump says he does not believe that possible Russian plague outbreak is a bioweapon
Roughly 200 people have been placed in quarantine in connection to the death of a lab worker who reportedly died after breaking a test tube containing the pathogen that causes pneumonic plague.
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Protesters harass police setting up DC checkpoint
There were also Homeland Security agents at the checkpoint
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Pentagon revokes security clearance of former CIA official over Russia hoax: Report
Miller claimed to have led the team that drafted the 2017 ICA that concluded the Russians interfered in the 2016 election with the aim of electing President Donald Trump.
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Ahead of Trump summit on Russia-Ukraine war, Putin touts US efforts so far to end conflict
Trump vowed during his successful 2024 presidential campaign that he could promptly end the war and touted what he considered his good relationship with Putin
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Trump signs executive order to fill reserve with critical drugs
The executive order directs the Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to create a list of about 26 critical drugs
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Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for trading ban in Congress, amid similar effort in Congress
"People shouldn’t come to Washington to get rich, they should come to serve the American people," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said
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Multiple sheriff's deputies shot in southern Virginia's Pittsylvania County
A local news outlet reported that three deputies sustained non-life-threatening injuries at a home in Gretna, Virginia.
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DC Police chief praises federal assistance after Trump admin helps arrest over 100 suspects
Smith, a Democrat, said the additional help has been welcomed because her officers have been stretched thin over the amount of crime in the city. A recent report found Washington, D.C.'s homicide rate is the fourth highest in the country.
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Veterans Affairs says it has processed more claims in fiscal year 2025 than any other year
The department said it has processed 2,524,115 ratings claims as of Aug. 8, which is two months before the end of the current fiscal year. Veterans Affairs processed a total of 2,517,519 ratings claims in all of fiscal year 2024.
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Trump claims DC's 'real' crime rates are 'probably five to ten times' more than reported
A recent report found Washington, D.C.'s homicide rate is the fourth highest in the country, behind major cities like St. Louis, New Orleans and Detroit. Washington, D.C.'s crime rate is also higher than many major cities in Latin America.
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Illinois judge declines to hold Texas Dems who fled state over redistricting in contempt
Paxton has also asked a California court to hold the Texas Democrats who fled to the Golden state in contempt, but the California judge has not issued their ruling yet.