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TRUMP, CHINA, IRAN, XI
FDA commissioner is set to resign after tumultuous tenure
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Dr. Marty Makary is expected to resign as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday, according to a federal health official familiar with
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PATEL, KASH, FBI, DIRECTOR
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, May 12.
Also testifying will be newly sworn-in ATF Director Robert Cekada, U.S. Marshal’s Director Gadyaces S. Serralta, and DEA Administrator
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COURT, VIRGINIA, SUPREME, RULING
is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. He received a JD from Duke University and is the author of two books on the Supreme Court.
Why on Earth would
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PLAYER, 47, OPENLY, COLLINS
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died, the team announced on Tuesday. He was 29.
"We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Brandon Clarke," the team's statement read on X. "Brandon was an outstanding teammate and an even better person whose impact
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AGENT, CHINESE, MAYOR, WANG
Two convicted Chinese spies helped Arcadia’s former mayor become a successful SoCal politician — who secretly took orders from Beijing.
Yaoning “Mike” Sun and John Chen helped Eileen Wang win office and secretly reported back to their masters in the People’s
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TRUMP, PASS, HOUSING, HOMES
President Trump took to social media Monday to implore Congress to get to work on one of his priorities, affordability — more specifically, housing affordability. The quintessential dream of home ownership is drifting further and further away as young people
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ICE, ACTING, SERVE, DIRECTOR
FILE - A federal agent wears a badge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement while standing outside an immigration courtroom at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, June 10, 2025.
FILE - A federal agent wears a badge of Immigration and Customs
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CUP, WORLD, FIFA, TICKET
When the United States, Canada, and Mexico bid for the 2026 World Cup back in 2017, they promised free public transportation for ticket holders—just as prior host nations had provided. In 2023, recognizing the financial challenges of hosting, FIFA conceded
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TRUMP, REFLECTING, POOL, AMERICANS
President Donald Trump has commissioned the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as part of his initiative to make Washington DC 'safe and beautiful' ahead of the nation's 250th birthday this summer. As part of that, contractors began work last
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NEBRASKA, PRIMARY, GOP, WINS
Tuesday is primary day in red-leaning Nebraska, where party showdowns for the House and Senate will tee up general election matchups in the battle for Congress.
Meanwhile, in GOP-dominated West Virginia, establishment Sen. Shelley Moore Capito faces five
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ISRAEL, ANTI, SHOWS, PROTESTERS
U.S. ambassador to Israel says Israel sent Iron Dome batteries, personnel to UAE
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TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates to defend
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INFLATION, TRUMP, CUT, COSTING
Inflation jumps to its highest level since 2023. Here are 3 things costing a lot more
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The U.S. war with Iran has pushed inflation to its highest level in almost three years.
Consumer prices in April were up 3.8% from a
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BRIDGE, BALTIMORE, 2024, SHIP
Federal officials announced Tuesday that criminal charges have been brought against the Singaporean operator and an employee of the container ship that downed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge more than two years ago.
The indictment, filed on April 8,
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PRATT, SPENCER, LA, CITY
Furious Los Angeles firefighters have dumped hundreds of thousands of signatures on City Hall, demanding it raises sales taxes to cover chronic shortages across the Los Angeles Fire Department.
LAFD bosses have warned for months they are desperately overstretched
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PRATT, SPENCER, NITHYA, RAMAN
The next Los Angeles mayoral debate has been canceled after Nithya Raman and Karen Bass pulled out, along with Spencer Pratt.
The event had been scheduled for Wednesday, but debate organizers announced on Monday that the event will be canceled due to the absence
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SHUTDOWNS, SCHUMER, NEW, SENATE
Senate Republicans' gamble to inflict pain on themselves to thwart future shutdowns just got an unlikely backer: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
The upper chamber is set to vote on Sen. John Kennedy's, R-La., resolution on Wednesday that would
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SHOW, LATE, COLBERT, HOSTS
Fired CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert held his own Late Show funeral on Monday night and invited all four late-night hosts — who are equally on the cancellation bubble — onto his stage to lament the end of Colbert’s show.
Joining Colbert on the stage Monday
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GRAHAM, PAKISTAN, SEN, IRAN
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham went off on China and Pakistan, accusing both countries of propping up Iran and undermining peace talks with the Islamic Republic.
The hawkish senator and staunch backer of the war campaign seized on a CBS News report that
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TAX, WEALTH, LOWER, CONCERNS
The Seattle state lawmaker behind Washington’s newly minted "millionaire's tax" is dismissing concerns that a high-income tax hike will trigger an exodus of wealthy residents and businesses from the Pacific Northwest.
"The reality is the millionaire tax
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DENVER, REVEALED, AIRPORT, DEATH
The Denver airport trespasser who was dismembered by a jet engine after he calmly stepped in front of a Frontier flight had a dark criminal past, The Post can reveal.
Michael Mott, 41, racked up over 20 arrests in Colorado dating back to 2002 — including for
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NANCY, GUTHRIE, SHERIFF, CASE
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos got a reputation for loving the spotlight during the early days of the Nancy Guthrie investigation — but now, it seems, the glare is getting a bit too hot.
With the elderly mom of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie missing for
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