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Top Arizona officials warn FBI may use election probe to seize voter rolls sought by DOJ "I think this investigation is an end-around by the Department of Justice," Arizona's secretary of state said.

NEW: Top Democrats in Arizona said the FBI’s Maricopa County election probe might be an attempt to obtain the state’s full unredacted voter rolls, which the DOJ is seeking through a lawsuit.

“We cannot overstate the importance of protecting voters’ private data,” they wrote.

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Massive Alaska Public Lands Transfer Challenged in Court by Coalition of Conservation Organizations Interior Department wants to give 2.1 million acres of federal land to Alaska

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Years of hassle with no upside can shorten life

Years of hassle with no upside can shorten life

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One of Baltimore’s biggest hotels auctioned off in 47 seconds The Renaissance Harborplace Baltimore Hotel — once a part of downtown’s rebirth — will soon be owned by its lender, DR VII REIT Holdings, a subsidiary of New York-based Torchlight Investors.

One of Baltimore’s biggest hotels auctioned off in 47 seconds

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Five ways Trump profits from the presidency Trump profits from the presidency at a scale that, until now, would've been unimaginable. That doesn't mean we should tolerate it.

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Analysis: Iran war becomes a contest of who can take the most pain The war with Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest?

The war with Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest?

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How My Wife’s Aneurysm Became a Gateway to Romantasy When my wife suffered a traumatic brain injury, she wanted to read only romance novels. After getting past my distaste for the genre, I understood why.

When my wife suffered a traumatic brain injury, she wanted to read only romance novels. After getting past my distaste for the genre, I understood why. on.wsj.com/4s1NIb9

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New developments in search for Nancy Guthrie - NewsBreak The best local & breaking news source in the US, featuring local weather, alerts, deals, events and more.

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🚨 BREAKING: An Iranian ballistic missile has just struck the LARGEST US military base in the Middle East — Al Udeid Air Base in QatarUnknown if there were any casuaIties at this time.Developing… - New... The best local & breaking news source in the US, featuring local weather, alerts, deals, events and more.

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Why Black women playing villains on screen still feels controversial

In the wake of discourse surrounding Teyana Taylor’s Perfidia Beverly Hills in One Battle After Another, a familiar debate has resurfaced about what happens when Black women play morally ambiguous characters on screen

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A young man raged about RV dwellers outside his L.A. home. D.A. says it led to murder Authorities allege that a 23-year-old Sylmar resident shot a man in the street because of simmering frustration over officials not clearing away recreational vehicles in the area.

A man accused of killing a homeless man in Los Angeles told authorities he acted in self-defense. Prosecutors say surveillance video tells a different story — and that anger toward people living in RVs fueled the attack.

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Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photos Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff took issue with photos taken in a rare briefing last week and decided to shut out press photographers from two subsequent news conferences.

While a U.S.-Israel war is ravaging the Middle East, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his staff are worried about “unflattering” photos.

Pentagon briefings are supposed to inform the public — not serve as photo-ops.

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Longtime Epstein accountant takes questions from House Oversight Committee in probe of late sex offender | CNN Politics Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accountant is answering questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday as part of the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the late convicted sex offender.

Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accountant is answering questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday as part of the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the late convicted sex offender.

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Raw America (@rawstory) SCOOP: GOP Oversight chair James Comer admits “the federal government asked New Mexico to stop their investigation… in 2019 of [Jeffrey Epstein’s] ranch.” This was during Trump’s first term. He was al...

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Mojtaba Khamenei was hurt in strike that killed his father, Iran’s Cyprus ambassador confirms Alireza Salarian says Iran’s new supreme leader was lucky to survive strike that killed six of his family members

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Palestinians feel the impact of U.S.-Israeli war with Iran Israel shut down Gaza border crossings again, leaving Palestinians to face renewed fear and rising concerns about daily necessities

“Here in Gaza, we are never far from fear or the sounds of war. The events in Iran or elsewhere bring back an old, familiar feeling for us.”

Amid its war with Iran, Israel shut down Gaza border crossings, leaving Palestinians to face renewed concerns about daily necessities, reports Malak Hijazi.

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Russians say Iran attack shows U.S. can’t be trusted in Ukraine talks As Washington focuses on its push to topple Iran’s government, delaying talks on Russia’s war in Ukraine, some in Moscow say the Kremlin must achieve its goals militarily.

As Washington focuses on its push to topple Iran’s government, delaying talks on Russia’s war in Ukraine, some in Moscow say the attack on Iran has fueled doubts about negotiations with the U.S. and say the Kremlin must achieve its goals militarily.

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Trump's disastrous incompetence exposed with 5 obvious questions he never answered Minimally competent leaders would have considered at least five obvious questions before launching the nation into war. President Donald Trump considered none of them.1: What’s the objective?It’s not surprising that more than half of all Americans oppose Trump’s War. From the outset, his administrat...

OPINION: Minimally competent leaders would have considered at least five obvious questions before launching the nation into war.

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Bill Criminalizing Mail-Order Abortion Pills as 'Drug Trafficking' Heads to Governor Mailing abortion drugs to patients would be a crime under a bill passed by the Mississippi Legislature.

Mailing abortion drugs to patients would be a crime under a bill the Mississippi Legislature passed to define the practice as felony drug trafficking. 

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Dozens of countries agree to release 400 million barrels of oil to ease Iran war crunch Since the war began, U.S. crude oil prices are up more than 25%.

BREAKING: Dozens of countries agree to release 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves in a move to ease price increases caused by the Iran war.

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Amazon is determined to use AI for everything – even when it slows down work

Corporate employees said Amazon’s race to roll out AI is leading to surveillance, slop and ‘more work for everyone’.

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From Flock to ICE, Here’s a Breakdown of How You’re Being Watched To better understand what exactly we’re looking at in this dystopian surveillance hellscape, 404 Media’s Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox joined Reddit's r/technology for an Ask Me Anything session.

From Flock's nationwide surveillance to ICE tools, we are being watched. Is there anyway to go back now?

"Police love telling each other about the new capabilities and tools that they've acquired, so this tech can spread from city to city very quickly."

A 404 Media guide to surveillance in 2026:

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Bipartisan group of lawmakers, religious leaders call for an end to Missouri death penalty - NewsBreak There are 32 attorneys, investigators and specialists in the Missouri State Public Defender Office dedicated to preventing the wrongful execution of innoce

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Residents file suit against Independence after city rejects data center petition - NewsBreak The best local & breaking news source in the US, featuring local weather, alerts, deals, events and more.

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Starmer attacks Badenoch and Farage over Iran war support U-turns at raucous PMQs Prime minister says UK would ‘be at war’ now if it were up to Tory and Reform leaders and accuses both of changing position on war * UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has attacked Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage over their stance on the war in Iran, accusing both of U-turning on their support for Donald Trump. At a raucous prime minister’s questions, Starmer accused the leader of the opposition of making the “mother of all U-turns” and furiously trying to backpedal after she denied calling for the UK to join the US president’s war on Iran on Tuesday, after previously saying Starmer should do more to “stop the people who are attacking us”. Continue reading...

Starmer attacks Badenoch and Farage over Iran war support U-turns at raucous PMQs

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‘The moon is safe’: asteroid is not on collision course, scientists confirm ESA’s Planetary Defence team allay fears 100-metre-wide object could hit Earth’s moon and disrupt satellites Fears that a 100-metre-wide asteroid could be on course to collide with the moon appear to have been misplaced, according to new observations. Discovered in December 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 was briefly considered the “most dangerous asteroid” in decades after scientists initially estimated it had a 3.1% chance of colliding with the Earth in 2032. Closer observations quickly ruled out a “city killer” scenario, but instead astronomers calculated there was a 4.3% chance that the moon lay in the path of impact. Continue reading...

‘The moon is safe’: asteroid is not on collision course, scientists confirm

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Missouri Supreme Court judge expected to hear case that could give a clear answer on which congressional map is in place - NewsBreak COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri Supreme Court judge is expected to hear arguments in a redistricting lawsuit on Tuesday that could give voters, politicians

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Cutting Missouri's income tax isn't relief. It just hurts the working class | Opinion - NewsBreak As a resident of Lee’s Summit and a former Kansas teacher of 20 years who witnessed the Sam Brownback income tax experiment, I feel a deep sense of déjà vu

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🚨 BREAKING: Speaker Johnson reveals there are at LEAST 1,500 IRANIAN ILLEGALS in the U.S., and we DON’T KNOW where most of them areIn reality, the number is probably much, MUCH higher.STOP SCREWING AR... The best local & breaking news source in the US, featuring local weather, alerts, deals, events and more.

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Republican officials are waging an all out war on the Missouri Constitution - NewsBreak Missouri Capitol Police officers conduct security checks on boxes of petition signatures submitted to force a referendum vote on the state’s new congressio

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