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• Georgia congressmen ask Barr to assist Arbery investigation

  20-05-2020 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  All of Georgia's lawmakers in the U.S. House asked Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday to involve the Justice Department in investigations of the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery as well as potential misconduct by local authorities who took more than two months to bring charges in the case.All 14 members of the Georgia delegation, Republicans and Democrats, signed the letter addressed to Barr and Eric Dreiband, the assistant attorney general over the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.Mor
  
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• Melania Trump says Donald Trump 'sometimes doesn't want to hear' her feedback

  23-09-2026 17:44 via people.com
  Donald Trump; Melania Trump on ‘Fox & Friends’
  Credit: Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty; FoxNEED TO KNOWMelania Trump insisted that she tells her husband, Donald Trump, how she really feels about his speeches and interviews, even though he “sometimes doesn’t want to hear it”“I always say the truth,” she said during an appearance on Fox & Friends on Wednesday, Sept. 23The first lady made the comments while discussing what she thought about Trump’s Unit
  
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• Elon Musk could join Paramount’s investor group, report says

  23-09-2026 17:31 via semafor.com
  
  The ScoopParamount, looking to firm up its financial picture as it digests Warner Bros. Discovery, is looking for fresh sources of cash. Executives at the company have discussed asking Elon Musk to become part of a syndicate of equity investors into Paramount, according to people familiar with the matter.Musk’s name is one of a number of wealthy individuals that Paramount CEO David Ellison has considered tapping for the syndicate, the people said. Musk and David Ellison’s father, Ora
  
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• Iran's president rules out surrender as indirect talks with U.S. resume in New York

  23-09-2026 16:59 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  
  By Parisa Hafezi, Humeyra Pamuk and Jana ChoukeirUNITED NATIONS/DUBAI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a speech at the UN on Wednesday that Tehran would never surrender to the US but still believes in diplomacy, a day after President Donald Trump used the same forum to threaten to "annihilate" Iran.The duelling speeches at the ‌annual UN General Assembly in New York bookended the first shuttle talks between the United States and Iran for months, which appeare
  
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• FBI probes breach of its jobs website as hackers claim to have sensitive data

  23-09-2026 16:50 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is investigating an apparent breach of its jobs website as a criminal hacking group claimed to have accessed “very sensitive data” on nearly all agents and job applicants.“The FBI is aware of claims regarding unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov and is currently investigating," the bureau said in a statement. The website, the main portal for prospective employees to learn about the FBI and initiate the application process, remained offline
  
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• Mamdani and Spain's PM build ties as the left looks to counter the far right

  23-09-2026 16:46 via yahoo.com
  Two of the key faces of the left in elected office, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, met at an economic event in Manhattan on Wednesday, as world leaders gather in New York for the U.N. General Assembly.Their meeting is the latest in a slate of encounters between left-wing U.S. politicians and kindred figures abroad as they seek to forge ties to counter the rise of right-wing populism.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and i
  
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• Harris, Newsom, AOC among Dems considering 2028 White House bid

  23-09-2026 14:54 via newsmax.com
  Former Vice President Kamala Harris (Getty Images)Former Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned for Michigan's Democrat Senate nominee this week, one of five Democrats taking visible steps toward possible 2028 presidential campaigns.
  Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat nominee for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, joined Harris at a Detroit event on Black maternal healthcare this week; her fall schedule also includes stops in Nevada and Georgia, the Associated Press reported.
  Harris has said
  
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• Republicans bet big on Latino voters in Texas. That bet is suddenly looking shakier.

  23-09-2026 14:32 via yahoo.com
  (Corrects Trump's approval rating in paragraph three)By David Hood-Nuño and Evan GarciaDONNA, Texas, Sept 23 (Reuters) - South Texas unfurls in long stretches of highways across flat landscapes dotted with pump jacks, mesquite trees, and gas stations sporting prices that voters swear should not be this high. This territory swung heavily to Donald Trump in 2024 — but may shift again in 2026.From the outskirts of San Antonio, through historic, sprawling ranchlands to the border city o
  
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• Republican Bruce Blakeman closes gap on Kathy Hochul in New York governor's race

  23-09-2026 12:30 via nypost.com
  
  Republican Bruce Blakeman has caught up within single digits of Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lead in the New York gubernatorial race with six weeks left until the Nov. 3 election, a new poll of likely voters found.
  Blakeman is closer to pulling off an upset of Hochul than GOP challenger Lee Zeldin was during the same time period in 2022, a new Siena University survey reveals.
  Hochul leads Blakeman by 9 points — 50% to 41%, according to the poll.Republican Bruce Blakeman
  
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• Hegseth impeachment fight could put Democrats in a bind after the midterms 

  23-09-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  The impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posed a dilemma for Republican leaders ahead of the midterms. In the lame duck, it could be Democrats in the bind.
  Hegseth is leading an unpopular war in Iran, and GOP leaders were eager to avoid an impeachment vote this month, which would have put some vulnerable Republicans in a tough spot heading into November’s elections. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defused the issue by punting that vote until after the elections.
  But the
  
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• ‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety concerns

  23-09-2026 11:00 via washingtonpost.com
  In the weeks leading up to his resignation last year, the first architect on the White House ballroom clashed with President Donald Trump over design features that the architect believed violated building safety codes, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions and corroborating documents reviewed by The Washington Post. James McCrery II withdrew from the project last October after warning repeatedly that Trump was insisting on a preliminary design that did not provide adequate em
  
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• The messy tax battle brewing between baby boomers and millennials

  23-09-2026 10:47 via businessinsider.com
  
  Getty Images; Tyler Le/BITaylor Scriber, a millennial living in Texas, is trying to join the growing ranks of his generation and buy his first home. He's been scouring listings with his real estate agent, taking a few tours to see what suits him best, and estimating his potential costs, including property taxes.The final piece of that homeowning puzzle has been stuck in Scriber's craw lately. After reading recent headlines about property taxes in the Lone Star state being slashed for older resid
  
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• NATO jets scrambled in Poland and Romania as Russia strikes Ukraine

  23-09-2026 10:07 via abcnews.com
  
  NATO military aircraft were deployed in Polish and Romanian airspace overnight and on Wednesday morning, in response to the latest wave of Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, officials in both allied nations said.Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 161 drones -- of which 82 were jet-powered -- and an unspecified number of Banderol cruise missiles into the country overnight. Air defenses intercepted or suppressed 119 drones and three cruise missiles, the air force said, with impact
  
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• Justice Department says Trump can deny journalists White House access

  23-09-2026 09:45 via yahoo.com
  Three leading US news outlets went to court after being banned from the White House by President Donald Trump (Jim WATSON)CNN, MS NOW and Politico can be shut out from areas of the White House at President Donald Trump's request, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday, a day ahead of a court hearing.The three leading outlets went to court after Trump ordered on Friday that they be barred from the presidential mansion as punishment for distributing what he calls "fake news."A US district judge
  
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• Iranian president lands in U.S. as Trump weighs making deal or driving Iran 'into hell'

  23-09-2026 08:33 via cbsnews.com
  
  What to know about the Iran war:Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in New York late Tuesday night for the U.N. summit. Pezeshkian said just before leaving for the U.S. that he would "firmly defend" its positions in the war and use the opportunity to "convey Iran's plight." Iranian state media say he will address the world body on Wednesday.President Trump told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday he has a "big decision to make" on whether to make a deal or drive Iran "into hell with no
  
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• China's Xi to kick off state visit with rare planeside welcome from Trump

  23-09-2026 06:03 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Wednesday, he's expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, who will be on the tarmac to welcome his counterpart instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House. Trump's decision to greet Xi at Joint Base Andrews just outside Washington rather than receiving him at the executive residence shows how far the U.S. president is going to honor China's leader as he makes his first state visit
  
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• Harvey Weinstein set to be sentenced for sexual assault after 6-year legal odyssey

  23-09-2026 06:02 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The first time Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to prison, reporters, advocates and the curious public crammed the courtroom to witness the disgraced Hollywood honcho’s #MeToo reckoning.Hours later, the world began shutting down as the COVID-19 pandemic raged. Now, after an overturned conviction and two retrials, Weinstein is set to be sentenced again on Wednesday for one of the same crimes — more than six years after his first sentencing in March 2020.Weinstein,
  
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• Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sexual assault

  23-09-2026 06:02 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced in Manhattan to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a felony sex crime in another #MeToo reckoning.Weinstein’s sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal odyssey spanning more than six years. His 2020 conviction was overturned by New York's highest court, citing testimony from other women whose allegations weren’t part of the case. A second jury found W
  
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• Missouri congressional map returns to Supreme Court for a 3rd time

  23-09-2026 05:55 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The fight over Missouri's congressional map returned to the U.S. Supreme Court for a third time late Tuesday, after an appeals court ordered the revival of new districts backed by President Donald Trump.The new map was drawn to help Republicans gain a U.S. House seat in the pivotal midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress. The Supreme Court has twice blocked efforts to use it in November.The latest emergency appeal comes after an unusual federal appeals
  
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• El Niño predicted to cause nearly half a million more deaths

  23-09-2026 05:10 via yahoo.com
  BENGALURU, India (AP) — This year's powerful El Nino and the record global heat it's driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by the end of February, according to a research report released Wednesday. The grim warning by the University of Chicago-based Climate Impact Lab says that as many as 451,000 more heat-related deaths between June and the end of February could be attributed to El Nino, compa
  
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• Lukashenko reveals bizarre argument he and Putin have over who is the ‘bigger dictator’

  23-09-2026 03:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko revealed during a speech to youth leaders in Minsk that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin regularly joke and argue over which of them qualifies as the ultimate dictator.The Belarusian leader's comments at "Youth. Belarus. Future." Sept. 17 also underlines the close alignment between Moscow and Minsk with Lukashenko enjoying his position as Europe’s longest-serving head of state.Lukashenko has ruled over Belarus unhindered since 1994, with Put
  
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• Macron says situation in Strait of Hormuz 'was probably underestimated'

  23-09-2026 03:31 via abcnews.com
  
  In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with ABC News' David Muir, French President Emmanuel Macron said the "main objective" of his meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday was "to find the right deal in order to open" the Strait of Hormuz and address the escalating global energy crisis that has caused the price of gas, diesel and jet fuel to spike.  Macron told Muir that when the war started, "the Iranian regime discovered they had this card in their hands," in their ability to cl
  
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• Hurricane Polo explodes into one of Pacific's strongest ever — but landfall isn't forecast

  23-09-2026 03:03 via nypost.com
  
  Hurricane Polo has exploded into a monstrous Category 5 storm with 180-mph winds, becoming the second-strongest hurricane ever recorded in the eastern Pacific as it threatens Mexico’s southwestern coast with life-threatening floods and mudslides.
  The National Hurricane Center said Polo was still strengthening after rapidly intensifying on Tuesday. The storm is expected to remain “extremely dangerous” for the next several days as it tracks northwestward over an ocean environmen
  
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• Two students dead in Mississippi

  23-09-2026 02:23 via nbcnews.com
  Police are investigating the death of two students from the University of Mississippi. Authorities say packaged kratom sold from a retail store was discovered in both cases. NBC News’ George Solis has the late details.
  
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• Trump's grip on the GOP is slipping as midterm election anxiety sets in

  23-09-2026 02:23 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- As Donald Trump took an aggressive stance on the global stage at the United Nations on Tuesday, several Senate Republicans were breaking from the president back in Washington. Most Read from BloombergNvidia’s Stock Is Flashing a Warning Sign as Valuation DropsApple Developing New Fitness Tracker Aimed at Rivaling WhoopParamount to Settle Lawsuits, Paving Way for Warner Bros.Dangote Hires Engineers India for $16 Billion Kenya RefineryTrump Hails ‘Very Good’ I
  
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• Supreme Court stays out of custody dispute between California couple and surrogate

  23-09-2026 02:15 via cbsnews.com
  
  Washington —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to intervene in a custody dispute between a California couple and surrogate who gave birth to a child last month with a rare and serious heart defect.Justice Elena Kagan rejected the emergency appeal from the woman, McKenna West, who had asked the justices to halt a California court order declaring the couple, Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, to be the child's parents.Kagan handles emergency appeals arising from California and other s
  
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• Hayden Panettiere cause of death revealed

  23-09-2026 01:24 via nbcnews.com
  A South Carolina coroner revealing the star died from an accidental overdose from a dangerous mix of drugs including fentanyl. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz reports.
  
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• U.S. negotiators meet with Iranian officials at U.N.

  23-09-2026 00:51 via nbcnews.com
  President Trump warned he would either make a deal with Iran or ‘annihilate’ it, as U.S. negotiators met with Iranian officials. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.
  
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• Simone Biles says three masked men stole luxury car from her Chicago-area home

  23-09-2026 00:31 via nbcnews.com
  Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is down one luxury car and up one security dog after three masked men stole her Porsche GTS, she told her TikTok followers. Biles said the robbery happened during her last months in Chicago and is partially responsible for why she and her husband, Jonathan Owens, now have a Dobermann Pinscher. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin reports.
  
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• Austin police release bodycam video in ICE shooting of DoorDash driver

  23-09-2026 00:17 via nbcnews.com
  A DoorDash driver who was shot by an ICE officer in Texas is back in detention after a hospital visit for paralysis care. The ICE officer was not wearing their assigned body camera, but Austin Police released video from one of their officers on scene. It comes as ICE mistakenly targeted and injured a U.S. citizen in Illinois. NBC News' Maggie Vespa reports.
  
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