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• WATCH: Bear climbs up family's Massachusetts deck

  13-07-2017 00:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A family receives a visit from a curious black bear that climbed up their backyard deck and sniffed around before climbing back down.
  
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• Mortgage rates hit 7.58%, approaching 3-year high

  29-09-2026 18:56 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  Mortgage rates closed in on 7.6% Tuesday as Treasury yields continued to move higher.The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate hit 7.58% on Tuesday, per Mortgage News Daily. That's up 8 basis points from Monday, and is the highest level since November 2023.The 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX), which mortgage rates closely track, was up around 4 basis points to 5.28% as of midday.Read more: How soaring Treasury yields could hit your financesRates remain some distance from late 2023's peak ar
  
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• Lindsay Clancy's defense shifts strategy in bid to avert retrial

  29-09-2026 18:45 via yahoo.com
  By Nate Raymond and Luc CohenSept 29 (Reuters) - Lindsay Clancy's lawyers argued on Tuesday that prosecutors had not proven the Massachusetts woman killed her three children in 2023, in a shift from their previous defense that she was not criminally responsible because of mental illness.Defense attorney Kevin Reddington made that argument during the ‌first hearing in Clancy's case since a judge in Plymouth, Massachusetts, declared a mistrial on September 4 because a single juror prevented t
  
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• GOP senator's conspiracy theory about Jack Smith unravels during hearing

  29-09-2026 18:38 via yahoo.com
  A Republican senator's attempt to throw evidence at a long-running conspiracy theory against Jack Smith blew up in his face during a heated congressional hearing Tuesday.A phenomenal moment in the Senate.Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta.Smith denies it.Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury.Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland.Watch the whole thing: pic.twitter.com/J07o5Uwfxi— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur)
  
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• Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent with assaulting an officer

  29-09-2026 18:21 via cbsnews.com
  
  Federal prosecutors in Texas have charged a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent earlier this month with assaulting a federal officer, according to court documents unveiled Tuesday.The prosecutors accused 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez of striking an ICE officer with his vehicle's side-view mirror as he drove away in an attempt to evade arrest. Garces Perez faces one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer.An agent
  
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• 101-page lawsuit alleges rape was mentioned in Cornell fraternity group chat

  29-09-2026 18:18 via cnn.com
  
  The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca on Monday. - Heather Ainsworth/AP
  A former Cornell University student filed a lawsuit this month alleging she was drugged and gang raped inside a fraternity house in 2024, and the fresh scrutiny has prompted prosecutors to reopen the investigation.
  The 101-page lawsuit details disturbing allegations about what the woman, identified as Jane Doe, says unfolded inside Chi Phi’s frat house the night of October 19, 2024, and how the u
  
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• Senator seems to confuse basketball teams in attempt to link Jack Smith and Fani Willis

  29-09-2026 17:56 via yahoo.com
  Apparent confusion over team names derailed a line of questioning as Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) grilled former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday about his attendance at a basketball game, suggesting the prosecutor may have coordinated with others bringing charges about President Trump.
  The exchange would later prompt Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) to say the panel had been "witness to a narrative, a false narrative of accusing [Smith] of being at a game that you were nowhere near, and I suppos
  
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• Six Flags Magic Mountain permanently closes famed coaster after history of injuries

  29-09-2026 17:54 via yahoo.com
  The X2 roller coaster has long been one of Six Flags Magic Mountain's main attractions, featuring seats that spin 360 degrees. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)Six Flags Magic Mountain’sX2 roller coasteris permanently closed, following a history of injuries, including some that led to deaths, park officials announced on Tuesday.The ride was first closed temporarily in July following reports of back-to-back brain injuries. “While X2 consistently passed a multitude of safety tes
  
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• Trump launches America.gov, and its AI results contradict several of his claims

  29-09-2026 17:18 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has lauded its revamped website America.gov as a way to simplify Americans’ access to information and services scattered across a plethora of agency sites, but President Donald Trump probably won't like some of the answers his new site says are sourced from government information.Asking the site — which says it’s sourced via artificial intelligence from “official government sources” — questions about who won the
  
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• President Trump launches new AI-powered government website

  29-09-2026 16:42 via newsweek.com
  
  President Donald Trump launched America.gov on Tuesday, unveiling what the administration has billed as a new AI-powered gateway to federal information and services that aims to streamline Americans’ interactions with the government.The website, which Trump introduced at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., features a chatbot-style interface that allows users to ask questions about government programs, benefits and services. The administration described America.gov as a “
  
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• Donald Trump launches new AI-powered government website

  29-09-2026 16:42 via newsweek.com
  
  President Donald Trump launched America.gov on Tuesday, unveiling what the administration has billed as a new AI-powered gateway to federal information and services that aims to streamline Americans’ interactions with the government.The website, which Trump introduced at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., features a chatbot-style interface that allows users to ask questions about government programs, benefits and services. The administration described America.gov as a “
  
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• Trump pitches an AI 'golden age' as safety fears grip Washington

  29-09-2026 15:45 via yahoo.com
  After weeks of Washington being gripped by a new wave of fear about artificial intelligence gone awry, the Trump administration will take a sharply different take Tuesday, seeking to convince a skeptical public that the nation is instead about to embark on a tech-powered “golden age.” President Donald Trump will deliver a speech launching America.gov, a new AI-powered portal for accessing public services, part of a day-long event featuring members of his Cabinet and tech executives.
  
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• Journalist Evan Gershkovich describes the moment that led to 16 months in a Russian jail

  29-09-2026 15:32 via bbc.com
  
  Watch: Evan Gershkovich describes the moment he was detained by masked men
  US journalist Evan Gershkovich has said that he knew he was being set up by Russia when he was arrested by FSB agents and accused of being a spy.In an interview with Radio 4's Today programme, Gershkovich spoke about the moment he realised he had been "lured into a trap" when masked men surrounded him at a restaurant in 2023, and detained him."I'm not interrogated, I'm not tortured… I'm accused of espionage," he s
  
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• Hegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals and generals in major Pentagon overhaul

  29-09-2026 15:30 via foxnews.com
  
  War Secretary Pete Hegseth will announce plans to reduce by 20% the number of positions reserved for generals and admirals during his State of the Force address on Wednesday.Hegseth approved reduction plans for the Army, Navy, Air Force and the military's joint pool earlier this month, according to memos seen by Fox News Digital. The services were directed to implement the plans and complete the reductions by Jan. 1, 2027.Wednesday's address in Quantico, Va. is expected to lay out Hegseth's prio
  
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• DA defends decision not to prosecute Cornell rape case in 2024

  29-09-2026 15:07 via yahoo.com
  A New York state prosecutor has reopened a criminal investigation into an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity in 2024 after a civil lawsuit filed last week by the alleged victim drew national attention.In a lengthy statement released on Monday, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten announced that he had started pursuing criminal charges against seven fraternity members and would present the case to a grand jury. He also sought to explain why he initially deci
  
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• Reports that Netanyahu ignored Oct. 7 warnings dominate the Israeli election

  29-09-2026 14:53 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM - A slew of reports that Arab officials warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about a serious threat emerging from Gaza days before the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas have put the longtime Israeli leader on the defensive less than 30 days before a pivotal election.Ever since the attack, the most deadly in Israel’s history, Netanyahu has argued that Israeli security chiefs collectively failed to foresee the surprise attack by Hamas - but that he led the fightback, scoring redemp
  
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• Reports surface that Netanyahu ignored Oct. 7 attack warnings to dominate Israeli election

  29-09-2026 14:53 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM - A slew of reports that Arab officials warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about a serious threat emerging from Gaza days before the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas have put the longtime Israeli leader on the defensive less than 30 days before a pivotal election.Ever since the attack, the most deadly in Israel’s history, Netanyahu has argued that Israeli security chiefs collectively failed to foresee the surprise attack by Hamas - but that he led the fightback, scoring redemp
  
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• Iranian spokesman urges Americans to rally against Trump's policies in address

  29-09-2026 12:46 via yahoo.com
  Iran's Revolutionary Guard urged Americans in a message ahead of U.S. midterm elections to take to the streets and rally against Donald Trump, claiming the U.S. president's war in the Middle East has failed. Meanwhile, in the occupied West Bank, settlers rioted, throwing rocks, blocking roads and setting Palestinian property on fire to prevent a Palestinian man escorted by the Israeli military from returning to his home in the village of Jalud.Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Tues
  
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• Jack Smith stresses strength of Trump cases, says he will not be ‘silenced’ by threats

  29-09-2026 12:28 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump, told lawmakers on Tuesday that he “will not be silenced by continued threats of prosecution” from the Trump administration and that he believes the rule of law is being threatened like never before.Smith also told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he stands behind the criminal cases he brought against Trump, a Republican, and that he and
  
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• Ex-Trump prosecutor Smith tells senators he won't 'be silenced' by threats of prosecution

  29-09-2026 12:28 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump, told lawmakers on Tuesday that he “will not be silenced by continued threats of prosecution” from the Trump administration and that he believes the rule of law is being threatened like never before.Smith also told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he stands behind the criminal cases he brought against Trump, a Republican, and that he and
  
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• GOP senators push back on Trump's taxpayer-funded ads

  29-09-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  President Trump's new government-funded ads pledging to “cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists” are getting strong pushback from Senate Republicans who are warning the president not to use taxpayer money to promote himself in such a brazenly political way.
  While Republicans generally approve of Trump’s political message, they say using taxpayer dollars to fund a series of ads that closely resemble Trump’s past campaign advertising right before the midterm electi
  
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• Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed makes a play for RFK Jr.'s MAHA voters

  29-09-2026 12:00 via cbsnews.com
  
  Washington — Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is making a play for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" supporters with the release Tuesday of a new health policy platform."I think we have an opportunity to remind folks that we've always been the people who want people to be healthier, rather than the folks who capitulate to the food, ag and pharmaceutical corporations that are too often on the wrong side of things," El-Sayed told CBS News. The platf
  
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• Trump’s midterm campaign stops show Republicans defending once-safe states

  29-09-2026 11:50 via politico.com
  President Donald Trump intends to spend the next 30 days campaigning for Republicans, many of whom are underwater in states the president easily carried two years ago.Bastions of conservatism — including Alabama, Alaska, Iowa, Ohio and Texas — need Trump’s star power, and a visit by the president could persuade some of his most die-hard supporters to turn out to the polls. But each trip to play defense in red strongholds robs the GOP of a chance to put Democrats on the back foo
  
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• Rubio says 'hands of a foreign actor' involved in U.K. airbase incident

  29-09-2026 10:31 via yahoo.com
  By Toby Shepheardand Will RussellFAIRFORD, England, Sept 29 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the "hands of a foreign actor" were involved in an incident in which five men were arrested on suspected explosives and terrorism offences near a ‌British airbase used by US forces to strike Iran.British police declared a major incident at the RAF Fairfordbase in western ‌England following the arrests early on Sunday, and the government held a national emergency meeting.Howeve
  
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• Authorities investigating new possible ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

  29-09-2026 09:27 via cnn.com
  
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  Months into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, with no main suspect or person of interest named, authorities say they are now investigating the credibility of a new possible ransom note tied to the 84-year-old’s disappearance.
  The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said its joint task force, along with the FBI, were “recently made aware of a new possible note,” and they were looking into it.
  The comments were the latest by the sheriff’s department
  
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• Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief as indirect talks continue

  29-09-2026 09:21 via yahoo.com
  What to know about the Iran war today:President Trump denied a report from Axios that he had offered Iran sanctions relief and access to frozen funds in ongoing negotiations. The president confirmed Monday that American and Iranian negotiators are engaged in talks through mediators. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he expected a formal answer from the U.S. on Tuesday regarding Tehran's proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz. Last week, Iran proposed a seven-day ceasefire and the phase
  
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• Trump denies reports he offered Iran sanctions relief to end the war

  29-09-2026 08:53 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  
  Sept 29 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said he has offered Iran nothing to end the war, rejecting media reports that cited US officials saying he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for "concrete" steps regarding Iran's nuclear ‌programme."This is untrue. I offered them NOTHING," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday.Axios and CNN both reported, citing unidentified US ‌officials, that Trump was willing to give Iran sanctions relief and free Iranian funds as pa
  
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• CNN, MS NOW and Politico warn White House ban could return within days

  29-09-2026 06:24 via deadline.com
  
  CNN, MS NOW and Politico are warning that the Trump administration will reimpose a “complete ban” on their access to the White House without a judge issuing a preliminary injunction. Last week, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly granted a temporary restraining order, forcing the White House to restore access to the White House to the outlets as he more fully considers the legal arguments. The TRO lasts for 14 days.More from DeadlineFederal Film & TV Tax Credit Bill Adds Eight New
  
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• Lindsay Clancy's push to probe holdout juror hits snag before pivotal retrial hearing

  29-09-2026 06:00 via foxnews.com
  
  PLYMOUTH, Mass. — A Massachusetts judge overseeing the Lindsay Clancy case is expected to hear arguments on her double jeopardy motion Tuesday, while another push to investigate the lone holdout juror in her mistrial may be on hold — for now.Clancy is expected in court in person for the first time since her trial ended in a deadlocked jury and the judge declared a mistrial on Sept. 4.In the weeks since her mistrial, Clancy's case has remained a topic of national interest, with fellow
  
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• From motorcycles to booze, U.S. ban on $1 billion in Canadian imports goes into effect

  29-09-2026 06:00 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles.The ban amounts to barely a ripple in $880 billion worth of a two-way annual trade between the two northern neighbors. But it marks another ratcheting up of President Donald Trump’s second-term trade war with America&rs
  
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