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Curtis Flowers, black man whose death sentence was tossed out by SCOTUS, dies at the age of 56
Flowers sat on death row for 22 years and was given the death penalty for the 1996 killings of four people at his former job, despite there never being any DNA evidence linking him to the crime and the murder weapon was never found.
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ICE officer shoots, injures illegal migrant during targeted enforcement operation in NYC
The agency claimed the illegal migrant had a prior criminal conviction for grand larceny, and multiple arrests for assault, robbery, possession of drugs, and weapons possession. He was also allegedly associated with the Trinitarios gang.
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Iran claims it controls the Strait of Hormuz, but oil export data show otherwise
Despite Tehran's insistence that it controls the vital waterway, Middle East energy flows have largely returned to pre-war levels. This comes after Iran's failed attempt at creating economic disaster for the West by attacking oil-laden ships, and instead, at least 16.5 million barrels a day of crude oil left the Middle East last month.
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Dems fight Gabbard's disclosure with faulty Senate report that claimed Steele Dossier wasn’t in ICA
Cherry-picking from the wrong tree: Obama and other top Democrats are pointing to a faulty Senate report which missed crucial info in effort to ignore declassification revelations, and are pretending that the superseding Ratcliffe report doesn't exist.
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Ghislaine Maxwell attorney says client did not invoke Fifth Amendment during DOJ meeting
“Ms. Maxwell answered every single question," attorney David Oscar Markus said. "She never stopped, she never invoked a privilege, she never declined to answer. She answered all the questions truthfully, honestly and to the best of her ability."
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Habba defiant as legal struggle over appointment escalates: 'I don’t cower to pressure'
"Donald J. Trump is the 47th President. Pam Bondi is the Attorney General," Habba said in a post on X. "I am now the Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. I don’t cower to pressure. I don’t answer to politics. This is a fight for justice. And I’m all in."
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Trump claims Federal Reserve building overhaul has increased to $3.1B
Trump, who has also criticized Powell for not lowering federal interest rates, also said that he was not looking to fire the chairman over the construction but that he would have fired other project managers if they ran over budget.
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Trump signs GOP's $9B rescissions package to claw back foreign aid, public broadcasting funds
Congress passed the recission package earlier this month, which cancels money that it already appropriated in an effort to cement the Department of Government Efficiency's spending cuts.
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Justice Department sues New York City over sanctuary laws
“New York City has released thousands of criminals on the streets to commit violent crimes against law-abiding citizens due to sanctuary city policies,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said. “If New York City won’t stand up for the safety of its citizens, we will.”
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Trump admin sends Israel peace negotiators home as talks with Hamas stall
Witkoff said that the United States and Israel will now consider "alternative options" to bring the remaining hostages home, but has not teased what other options are currently on the table.
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Trump honors late Hulk Hogan as 'MAGA all the way'
Hogan died at his home in Florida earlier Thursday, after suffering what is believed to have been cardiac arrest. Hogan was recovering from surgeries, after undergoing a neck procedure in May.
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Hoaxes about ICE ‘disappearing’ illegals are widespread, as disinformation seeps into the news
The hoaxes exploit public sympathy, divert limited immigration enforcement resources, and fuel misinformation that undermines trust in federal authorities and in some cases, instigates violence against federal agents carrying out deportation orders.
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Illinois GOP Rep Miller to introduce companion bill protecting farmland from China purchase
"The Chinese Communist Party is the greatest threat to our national security, and their aggressive push to buy up our farmland and homes is a direct attack on our sovereignty," Rep. Mary Miller said