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Justice Department sues Texas over law that would let police arrest migrants who enter US illegally
The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Texas over a new law that would allow police to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally.
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Court records related to Jeffrey Epstein are set to be released, but they aren’t a client list
Social media has been rife in recent weeks with posts speculating that a judge is about to release a list of clients or co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein, the jet-setting financier who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
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Trump asks SCOTUS to review Colorado ruling barring him from ballot over Jan. 6 attack
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot.
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Osprey ‘black box’ from fatal November crash in Japan recovered with data intact, Air Force says
The Air Force has recovered the flight data recorder from a CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the coast of Japan in late November with its data intact.
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San Francisco finally installs nets to stop suicides off Golden Gate Bridge
Officials announced that crews have installed stainless-steel nets on both sides of the 1.7-mile Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Japanese rescue workers and canine units are searching urgently through rubble ahead of predicted bitter cold and heavy rain in what the prime minister called a race against time after powerful earthquakes killed at least 73 people.
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Israel’s Mossad chief vows to hunt down Hamas members a day after senior figure killed in strike
Israel is on high alert for an escalation with Hezbollah after one of the top leaders of the Palestinian Hamas was killed in a strike in Beirut.
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Iran says at least 95 were killed in blasts at a ceremony honoring slain general
Two bombs exploded and killed at least 95 people Wednesday at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said, as the Middle East remains on edge over Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.
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Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash
A transcript of communication between traffic control and two aircraft that collided and burst into flames at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport shows that only the larger Japan Airlines passenger flight was given permission to use the runway.
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Ex-celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi, facing federal wire fraud charges in Chicago, found competent to stand trial in California
Disgraced Los Angeles celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been found competent to stand trial on charges that he stole more than $15 million from his clients.
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Powerful earthquakes hit Japan’s western coast, leaving at least 60 dead
A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 57 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned Tuesday that more quakes could lie ahead.
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Planes collide and catch fire at Japan’s Haneda airport, killing 5
A large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing five people aboard the coast guard plane, officials said.
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Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under Constitution’s insurrection clause
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine’s Democratic secretary of state barring him from the ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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$842 million Powerball ticket sold in Michigan, 1st time jackpot won on New Year’s Day
Someone in Michigan won an $842.4 million Powerball jackpot on the first day of 2024, the first time it has been won on New Year’s Day since the game’s start in 1992.
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Top Hamas official Saleh Arouri, who headed West Bank operations, killed in Beirut blast
Hamas and Hezbollah officials say top Hamas official Saleh Arouri has been killed in an explosion in a southern Beirut suburb.
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Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony
Harvard University President Claudine Gay has resigned amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy.
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Israel says it will defend itself against genocide accusations at world court filed by South Africa
An Israeli official says Israel will defend itself against genocide accusations filed by South Africa with the world court.
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Wayne LaPierre, longtime NRA leader, faces trial that could end his reign
Wayne LaPierre, 74, faces his gravest challenge, as a legal showdown with New York Attorney General Letitia James goes to trial in a Manhattan courtroom.
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To avoid New York rules, hundreds of migrants dropped off in New Jersey
Hundreds of migrants bound for New York City were taken to New Jersey over the holiday weekend, in an apparent attempt to bypass a city order that seeks to limit the chaotic flow of arrivals.
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Some Chicago companies eyeing expansion are finding luck in Ireland
More than 50 Chicago businesses have expanded or relocated to Ireland.