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• 5 states offer to accept nuclear waste in exchange for help developing nuclear energy

  28-07-2026 23:19 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Five states have agreed to accept nuclear waste from around the country in exchange for federal help developing nuclear energy to create thousands of jobs.
  
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• Milei empowers Argentina to bar or deport foreigners over hateful remarks about the country

  31-07-2026 01:25 via washingtontimes.com
  
  After a bruising World Cup defeat gave way to what many Argentines saw as a sweeping wave of hatred against their country, Argentine President Javier Milei on Thursday signed an emergency decree empowering the government to deny entry to or expel foreigners who incite discrimination or violence against Argentines because of their nationality.
  
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• Seattle police chief resigns under pressure from mayor over response to festival shooting

  31-07-2026 01:13 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Seattle's police chief has resigned amid criticism of the city's response to a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend, Mayor Katie Wilson said Thursday.
  
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• U.S. cites 'unauthorized travel' to end DACA status for a mother of 3 deported to Mexico

  31-07-2026 01:12 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A Texas mother deported to Mexico despite having legal permission since age 8 to stay in the U.S. has filed a lawsuit against the federal government after it notified her it would be terminating her permission because of "unauthorized travel" stemming from her deportation.
  
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• Trump says his Board of Peace reached deal to disarm Hamas in Gaza

  31-07-2026 01:07 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump said Thursday that Middle East mediators reached an agreement to disarm Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that launched a deadly attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
  
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• Attorney for Nolan Wells' family says experts to review a boat distress call from day he disappeared

  31-07-2026 00:52 via washingtontimes.com
  
  An attorney for the family of Nolan Wells said Thursday that they have hired audio engineers to review a distress call made from a boat on the day of his disappearance, which has prompted online speculation and claims of defamation amid the ongoing investigation into the 18-year-old's death.
  
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• In NIL stalemate, Cruz insists new $48M cap would be a hard cap. SEC, Big Ten not convinced

  31-07-2026 00:45 via washingtontimes.com
  
  One key difference between Senate negotiators and the conferences still holding out on proposed legislation to regulate college sports is whether language in the bill would truly create a "hard salary cap" that would eliminate many third-party payments that have sent roster costs skyrocketing.
  
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• Cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems investigated as officials warn about Iranian hackers

  31-07-2026 00:42 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Authorities were working Thursday to find the source of cyberattacks that targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota and came amid warnings that Iranian hackers have been focused on such systems.
  
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• Middle East war expands to Egypt as U.S. continues strikes against Iran

  31-07-2026 00:29 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Iran war seemed to expand again Thursday after Egypt confirmed that an unidentified drone was responsible for a fire at the Mediterranean port of Damietta and the U.S. continued to attack military and intelligence targets in Iran.
  
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• 57 things to do in Washington, D.C. this weekend: July 31 - August 2

  31-07-2026 00:11 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The hardest part of planning a weekend in Washington may be deciding what to skip. A slate of new stage productions, free concerts, outdoor entertainment and immersive museum experiences shares the calendar with baseball, basketball and neighborhood favorites, making this one of those weekends where there's more to do than time to do it.
  
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• Amazon to boost spending on AI and other technology by $20 billion after strong Q2 results

  31-07-2026 00:04 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Amazon said it will be increasing this year's capital spending on technology, mostly artificial intelligence, by an additional 10% after the tech and e-commerce giant delivered strong profits and net sales during for fiscal second quarter, helped by surging growth in its prominent cloud computing unit.
  
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• Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate

  31-07-2026 00:00 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Climate change's fingerprints are all over the extreme fire weather that sparked this week's devastating wildfires in Spain and France and has spiked Southern Europe's burning the past eight years, two new studies conclude.
  
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• Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off Alaska

  30-07-2026 23:55 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The operator of a commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska last year, killing all 10 people on board, had a history of overweight flights, according to federal investigators.
  
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• Federal government to turn a Kentucky uranium plant into an AI data center and gas power complex

  30-07-2026 23:49 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Energy is harnessing the artificial intelligence boom in its bid to convert another Cold War-era uranium enrichment site, tapping private equity to fund a $100 billion data center complex that will include its own new natural gas and battery storage power plant in Kentucky.
  
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• Haiti starts to register voters in violent capital under gang menace

  30-07-2026 23:47 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Voter registration began Thursday in Haiti's capital and beyond, marking a critical milestone in the push for general elections even as concerns over widespread gang violence persist.
  
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• TSA finds stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger's suitcase at an Alabama airport

  30-07-2026 23:38 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A TSA agent discovered a set of stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger's suitcase during a routine security screening at an Alabama airport earlier this month, law enforcement officials said.
  
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• Donna Mills, 85, launches OnlyFans to connect with fans directly

  30-07-2026 23:32 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The 85-year-old actress Donna Mills, best known for playing the conniving Abby Cunningham on CBS' primetime soap opera "Knots Landing," is launching an OnlyFans page. Mills said the subscription platform will let her share a more personal side of her life with longtime supporters, including behind-the-scenes moments from her decades-long career.
  
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• Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be next

  30-07-2026 23:25 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Federal regulators are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without manual controls like steering wheels or eventually even brake pedals as the rules start to catch up to the evolving technology.
  
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• The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs

  30-07-2026 23:15 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face steeper monthly costs in 2027, after the Trump administration concludes a temporary subsidy program that has helped offset premiums for the past two years.
  
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• Police describe a father's horror as he realizes then-wife Lindsay Clancy killed their 3 kids

  30-07-2026 23:07 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The two police officers focused first on Lindsay Clancy drifting in and out of consciousness in the snow after jumping from her Massachusetts home's second-floor window. Within minutes, they were racing into the basement after her then-husband screamed that all three of their children were dead.
  
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• One-of-one Shohei Ohtani card reportedly sells for more than $10 million

  30-07-2026 23:05 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A one-of-a-kind Shohei Ohtani trading card has reportedly changed hands for more than $10M, days after a Florida collector pulled it from a hobby box at his local shop.
  
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• New Mexico AG sues for return of teen forced to cross border by foster care staff

  30-07-2026 23:02 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The New Mexico attorney general is requesting the state's foster care system work to return a 15-year-old American citizen from Mexico after staff took the child to a Texas border crossing and allegedly forced him to walk across the border to be reunited to his estranged mother.
  
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• Senate GOP pushes for Blanche confirmation despite Trump's threat to put it on ice until next year

  30-07-2026 22:59 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Senate Republicans are not giving up on confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general in the coming weeks, despite President Trump's threat to pull his nomination and resubmit it in the next Congress.
  
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• Liberian authorities burn $336 million in cocaine as senior police officials are implicated

  30-07-2026 22:45 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Liberian law enforcement agents burned some 4.2 metric tons of cocaine worth about $336 million on Thursday, days after authorities announced the country's largest-ever drug seizure and implicated senior police officials in the trafficking operation.
  
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• National Guard officer forged records and stole public money to facilitate secret second marriage

  30-07-2026 22:40 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A National Guard officer carried out a secret second marriage to a woman he met while posted in Mongolia, using a government travel card and forged documents to facilitate the double life, U.S. prosecutors allege.
  
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• Drone strikes on Egyptian port end Cairo's exemption from Iran war

  30-07-2026 22:39 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Egyptian officials said Thursday a drone attack one day earlier caused a fire aboard two vessels -- a U.S.-owned storage facility and a Greek tanker -- at the Mediterranean port of Damietta, confirming that the war between the United States and Iran has reached the one Arab state that had managed to stay on the sidelines.
  
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• RFK Jr. launching celebrity cooking show focused on nutrition, low-cost recipes

  30-07-2026 22:18 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stars in a new cooking show featuring celebrity chefs preparing foods made with inexpensive, "real ingredients."
  
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• House Judiciary Democrats question why ICE officers are still not wearing cameras

  30-07-2026 22:18 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A Democratic duo on the House Judiciary Committee questioned Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin over immigration officers' lack of body cameras -- a pledge made by his outgoing predecessor.
  
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• U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed runs against the American system that helped him succeed

  30-07-2026 22:12 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Abdul El-Sayed is running for the U.S. Senate on a paradox. He embodies a version of the American Dream -- the immigrant-family success story, the academic standout, the public-health reformer -- yet he argues that the very systems that helped him rise are broken and need a far-left overhaul.
  
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• Pennsylvania high school football coaches accused of hiding hazing assault on player

  30-07-2026 21:33 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Ten people connected to a Pennsylvania high school football team, including four coaches, are facing criminal charges after a 15-year-old player was allegedly assaulted twice in the locker room and coaches chose to keep the matter quiet.
  
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