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A US Navy destroyer was stranded in South China Sea without power for four days
The USS Benfold lost power from July 24 to July 28 and was towed to the Philippines where power was restored. During those four days, the ship lost its air conditioning, galleys, toilets and showers.
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Former Fauci adviser David Morens pleads guilty to conspiracy
The Justice Department brought the case against Morens in April, which accused the former senior scientific adviser at the NIAID of committing conspiracy against the U.S., destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal or mutilation of records; and aiding and abetting.
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Vance to tout Trump administration's economic agenda in home state amid midterm push
The speech comes as the vice president is expected to hit the campaign trail to stump for Republican candidates ahead of the November elections.
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Senate parliamentarian strikes SNAP reform from Republican megabill
The House version of the bill contained language to bar illegal immigrants from receiving SNAP benefits.
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Suspect in Minn. lawmaker shootings wrote letter to FBI claiming Walz wanted him to kill Klobuchar
Boelter also reportedly wrote in the letter that he was unofficially trained by the U.S. military.
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ICE arrests 17 illegal immigrants at apartment complex in Pennsylvania
ICE said those arrested included 13 Venezuelans, two Mexicans, one Nicaraguan and one Ecuadorian.
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Minnesota state senator and his wife share new details about shooting
Hoffman and his wife were shot a total of 17 times.
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Vance says National Guard troops are still 'necessary' in Los Angeles
"Unfortunately, the soldiers and Marines are still very much a necessary part of what's going on here because they're worried that it's going to flare back up," Vance said in Los Angeles on Friday.
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Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House passes assault weapons ban
Democratic Gov. Dan McKee says he is going to sign the bill into law
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Trump toys with firing Jerome Powell after Federal Reserve keeps interest rates steady
The president claimed Powell, who he appointed to the role in 2017, was a “numbskull,” a “dumb guy,” and "an obvious Trump Hater," who should be saving the U.S. "up to $1 trillion a year."
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President Trump claims US should not need to meet same spending target as rest of NATO
The comment comes as Trump prepares to meet NATO leaders at The Hague in the Netherlands next week for the annual NATO summit. The summit begins on Tuesday and will conclude Wednesday.
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Feds release Mahmoud Khalil from detention after over 100 days in custody
Khalil is now expected to travel to New York City to reunite with his wife and newborn son.
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Trump announces treaty between Rwanda and the Congo
The president said representatives from both countries will meet in Washington, D.C. next week to sign the treaty, which is expected to end the decades-long war between them.