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Police shot and killed woman alleged to have kidnapped and assaulted child
Police responded to a 911 call, and they confronted the woman outside the store. The suspect then began "swiping the knife at the child, cutting him across the face," a deputy chief of the Omaha Police said.
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US Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker leaves role just months before FIFA World Cup
The federation did not specify where Crocker will be moving, but sources told ESPN that the former director is taking on a similar role in Saudi Arabia.
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Virginia ends state property tax breaks for Confederate groups
The state law specifically removes the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Confederate Memorial Literary Society from the list of exemptions to state property taxes, along with other similar groups.
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Cracker Barrel parts with California-based firm behind logo, interior redesign
Cracker Barrel faced heavy backlash earlier this year over the changes, which included a new logo that removed "Uncle Herschel" from it in favor of a text-only design. The company has since pulled both the revamped interior and logo.
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Notorious 'South Hill Rapist' ordered released to group home
Kevin Coe was accused of committing dozens of sexual assaults from the late 1970s to early 1980s.
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Five states, FTC sue Zillow and Redfin over $100M deal
Federal suit seeks to block the deal between the companies and have them divest from each other.
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New task force targeting violent repeat offenders in Houston
Some residents should expect to see an increased police presence in high crime neighborhoods, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
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New research suggests Saturn moon is habitable
Researchers looked back at old data and found fascinating results
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ADL deletes extremism glossary after backlash over Turning Point USA inclusion
"ADL sells hate," Elon Musk said
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Wall Street unfazed on first day of government shutdown
The first day of the first federal government shutdown in years didn’t seem to disrupt Wall Street, as both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at record highs Wednesday.
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Department of Energy in process of buying 5% of Lithium Americas
The U.S. Department of Energy settled government takeover reports of Lithium Americas Corp., announcing a 5% ownership of the $1.5 billion mining company.
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Student ousted from Zoom for sharing faith, saying he was moved by Charlie Kirk memorial
A high school student was muted and kicked off while sharing his faith during a daily “social time” Zoom meeting, violating his First Amendment rights, according to a religious liberty legal group.
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Democrat attorneys general sue Trump administration over denying grants for illegal immigrants
Suit challenges DOJ requirement prohibiting recipients of grants from using that money to provide legal services to illegal aliens.