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Partial solar eclipse will be visible in these US states this weekend

Partial solar eclipse will be visible in these US states this weekend

Amir Shahcheraghian/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — A partial solar eclipse will be visible from the U.S. this weekend, but only a select few of the northernmost states are expected to get a glimpse of the cosmic phenomenon. On early Saturday morning, the moon will pass […]

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El Salvador prison holding alleged Venezuelan gang members has been criticized for alleged abuses

El Salvador prison holding alleged Venezuelan gang members has been criticized for alleged abuses

Photo by Salvadoran Government via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In February 2023, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele posted to social media a tightly edited video with dramatic music showing thousands of men, with their heads pushed down, being transferred to the country’s newest prison: the Terrorism Confinement Center. “Early this […]

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Mom describes moment man allegedly tried to kidnap her son in Walmart: ‘We’re tug-of-warring’

Mom describes moment man allegedly tried to kidnap her son in Walmart: ‘We’re tug-of-warring’

Cobb County Sheriff’s Office (ACWORTH, Ga.) — A Georgia mother recounted the moment she was “tug-of-warring” with a man she said tried to snatch her 2-year-old son from her while in a Walmart. Caroline Miller was shopping at a Walmart in Acworth with her two young children last week when […]

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Former US Attorney Jessica Aber suffered from epilepsy, family says

Former US Attorney Jessica Aber suffered from epilepsy, family says

Justice Department (ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — The family of former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber, who was found dead on Saturday at a home in Virginia, said the 43-year-old suffered from epilepsy, calling her sudden death a “tremendous sorrow” in a statement Wednesday. Aber, 43, […]

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‘Demonic’ sea lion reports spark concerns about toxic algae on California coast

‘Demonic’ sea lion reports spark concerns about toxic algae on California coast

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (SAN DIEGO) — Sea lions on the California coast are reportedly displaying strange behavior, likely due to a harmful algae bloom impacting the region, according to marine researchers. There have been reports of the marine mammals acting aggressively in some cases, […]

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Tufts PhD student on visa arrested by immigration authorities, school says

Tufts PhD student on visa arrested by immigration authorities, school says

Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (BOSTON) — A Tufts University PhD student on a visa was arrested by immigration authorities outside of Boston on Tuesday night, according to the school and the student’s lawyer. The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, is a Turkish national, according to her lawyer, Mahsa Khanbabai. […]

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Handwritten notes found in Luigi Mangione’s argyle socks at court, violating his ‘special treatment’: Prosecutors

Handwritten notes found in Luigi Mangione’s argyle socks at court, violating his ‘special treatment’: Prosecutors

XNY/Star Max/GC Images (NEW YORK) — Luigi Mangione violated the “special treatment” he was afforded for his last court appearance when handwritten notes were concealed inside a pair of argyle socks he was allowed to wear, New York City prosecutors said Wednesday in a new court filing. Mangione, who is accused […]

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Record-breaking heat in the West, flooding forecast for the Gulf Coast

Record-breaking heat in the West, flooding forecast for the Gulf Coast

ABC News (PHOENIX) — Sweltering weather across the West is expected to continue on Wednesday. Phoenix hit 99 degrees on Tuesday, setting a new daily record. The Arizona city is expected to get up to 93 on Wednesday. Temperatures across the West are expected to be 10 to 20 degrees […]

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Lawsuit over Trump administration’s Signal group chat assigned to judge in deportation case

Lawsuit over Trump administration’s Signal group chat assigned to judge in deportation case

Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Five Cabinet members are facing a federal lawsuit over the use of Signal to coordinate military strikes in Yemen, with the case presided over by the same judge handling the case against the Trump administration over its deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act. U.S. […]

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DOJ contends judge didn’t have authority to order return of 2 deportation flights

DOJ contends judge didn’t have authority to order return of 2 deportation flights

J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is standing its ground in the ongoing dispute about whether it willfully violated a court order last week, arguing in a court filing late Tuesday that a federal judge’s directive to turn around two deportation flights was not a binding order. In a […]

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