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Trump stuns Washington with push to repeal debt ceiling

With time running out to avert a government shutdown, the president-elect demanded that lawmakers lift the borrowing limit as well.
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Drones banned in New Jersey over “imminent security threat”

The government has said it may use deadly force against drones believed to pose an imminent security threat.
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Putin to Trump: Call me maybe

The Russian leader said he was ready to compromise with the incoming U.S. president on ending the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.
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Video Pennsylvania prosecutor speaks as Luigi Mangione waives extradition

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson will “go forth with New York to await trial or prosecution for his homicide and related charges in New York.”
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Fani Willis disqualified from prosecuting Trump in Georgia election case

State court of appeals ruling to remove DA signals death knell for last standing criminal case against president-elect
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Evolutionary study reveals toxic reach of disease-causing bacteria across plant kingdom

The capacity of bacteria to spread disease across the plant kingdom may be much more widespread than previously suspected, according to new analysis.
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Wisconsin shooter contacted California man planning separate attack, reports say

By Rich McKay (Reuters) -The teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student at her Wisconsin school this week was in contact via text message with a California man who was planning his own mass shooting, according to media reports that cited court papers. News of the connection between 15-year-old Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow and the Carlsbad, California, man surfaced while authorities worked
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51 ‘Mr. Everymans’ were found guilty of rape. How Gisele Pelicot case sparked a movement.

For months, protesters swarmed the courtroom in France, cheering Gisele Pelicot and the feminist motto her case sparked – ‘shame must change sides.’
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See photos and sketches as Luigi Mangione makes court appearance in Pennsylvania

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO is being returned to New York to face murder charges after agreeing to be extradited Thursday during a court appearance in Pennsylvania where he was arrested last week after five days on the run. Luigi Mangione waived his right to an extradition hearing and was immediately turned over to at least a dozen New York…
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Elon Musk Flexes His Political Strength as Government Shutdown Looms

The world’s richest man led the charge to kill a bipartisan spending deal, in part by promoting false and misleading claims about it.