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• A year after Charlie Kirk assassination, Utah Valley University shuts down campus for memorial

  09-09-2026 22:59 via washingtontimes.com
  Utah Valley University is shutting down on Thursday as conservatives hold a memorial service for activist Charlie Kirk, one year after his assassination on campus.
  
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• Imran Khan supporters march on Islamabad to demand his release after talks failed

  04-10-2026 16:58 via washingtontimes.com
  More than 5,000 supporters of imprisoned former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan began a dayslong march toward Islamabad on Sunday to demand his release, after talks between the government and the opposition fell through.
  
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• 'Jane Doe' lawyer says more than seven men were involved in alleged Cornell rape

  04-10-2026 16:50 via washingtontimes.com
  The lawyer for a woman who said she was raped at a Cornell University fraternity party said he believes more men were involved in the alleged attack than the seven already accused.
  
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• Bosnia votes as pro-Russian politician looms large and ethnic tensions simmer

  04-10-2026 16:45 via washingtontimes.com
  Voters in Bosnia cast ballots Sunday in a general election in which most are focused on everyday problems, while some mainstream politicians in the Balkan nation have whipped up war-era tensions that have kept the country divided since its brutal 1992-95 conflict.
  
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• Houthis claim responsibility for attack on Saudi oil facility as Yemen war continues

  04-10-2026 16:36 via washingtontimes.com
  The Houthis on Sunday said their forces launched several ballistic missiles and drones at oil facilities near Saudi Arabia's capital, accelerating fears that the Yemen war and its consequences could spread beyond its borders.
  
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• Christa Pike remains unconcious, her lawyer says, after surviving botched Tennessee execution

  04-10-2026 16:15 via washingtontimes.com
  The woman who survived a botched execution in Tennessee remains unconscious and is critically ill with an unknown prognosis, her lawyer said Sunday.
  
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• Germany's Merz announces new aid for Ukraine in Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks

  04-10-2026 16:07 via washingtontimes.com
  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than $1.5 billion during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday, as Russia escalated its attacks on Ukrainian cities.
  
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• Brazil's presidential vote pits Trump ally against incumbent Lula

  04-10-2026 15:49 via washingtontimes.com
  Brazilians began voting Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election pitting incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, ideological opposites who are each seen as having a shot at an outright victory.
  
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• Ethiopia's government retakes Mekelle after opposition fighters withdraw from Tigray capital

  04-10-2026 15:42 via washingtontimes.com
  Government-allied fighters entered Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, a witness said Sunday, after the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front announced its withdrawal following renewed fighting.
  
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• U.S. Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman on Okinawa, triggers outrage from Japan

  04-10-2026 15:29 via washingtontimes.com
  Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday, the latest criminal case on the southern island where the heavy American troop presence has remained a sensitive issue.
  
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• Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force

  04-10-2026 15:12 via washingtontimes.com
  President Donald Trump on Sunday tapped Jay Clayton, his director of national intelligence, to lead a new government task force on artificial intelligence.
  
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• UAE had shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots' names and nationalities

  04-10-2026 14:32 via washingtontimes.com
  Authorities in the United Arab Emirates shared with Israel a list of passengers and crew ahead of the FlyDubai flight on which a pilot attempted to seize control of the Israel-bound aircraft and crash it, regional officials said Sunday, raising new questions over how the attacker evaded detection.
  
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• Get a load of that getup: Popular culture sparks crafty, creative costume ideas for Halloween

  04-10-2026 13:44 via washingtontimes.com
  Pop culture offers a wellspring of costuming inspiration.
  
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• Immigration, religion and AR-15s on Supreme Court's early docket as justices open new term

  04-10-2026 13:38 via washingtontimes.com
  God, guns, global warming and immigration dominate the early cases as the Supreme Court kicks off its new term Monday.
  
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• Montana wildlife officials cull 14 black bears after they lost fear of people, ate human food

  03-10-2026 23:30 via washingtontimes.com
  Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks responded to a property last month to capture and kill 14 black bears following a report of alleged supplemental feeding, which is illegal under state law.
  
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• Coast Guard searching for plane with 6 aboard that lost contact on a trip from Bermuda to Boston

  03-10-2026 23:18 via washingtontimes.com
  An air ambulance vanished over the Atlantic early Saturday with six people aboard while flying from Bermuda to Boston, triggering a search by air and sea in the waters off Nantucket.
  
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• Teacher at Loudoun County elementary school charged, accused of assaulting student

  03-10-2026 22:04 via washingtontimes.com
  A teacher at Horizon Elementary School in Loudoun County, Virginia, is facing criminal charges, accused by law enforcement of assaulting a student.
  
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• No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 7 Alabama remained unbeaten and mostly untested

  03-10-2026 22:01 via washingtontimes.com
  Georgia, Notre Dame and Alabama remained unbeaten -- and mostly untested.
  
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• Trump rallies in Ohio to boost Jon Husted in a tight Senate race against Sherrod Brown

  03-10-2026 22:00 via washingtontimes.com
  After a few days campaigning in safe conservative territory, President Donald Trump on Saturday takes his midterm tour into Ohio, a battleground state that's home to one of the top-tier Senate races this cycle.
  
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• Thousands pack arena in Belgrade as Serbia's leader Vucic launches prime minister bid

  03-10-2026 21:52 via washingtontimes.com
  Thousands of supporters of Serbia's populist leader, Aleksandar Vucic, packed the largest indoor arena in Belgrade on Saturday for the de facto launch of his campaign for prime minister that will culminate in a pivotal election set for Oct. 25.
  
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• Mormon leader decries explosion in sports gambling, prediction markets

  03-10-2026 21:50 via washingtontimes.com
  A leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints warned Saturday that an explosion in gambling driven by online prediction markets and sports betting is fostering greed, particularly among youths, while producing "nothing of value."
  
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• What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast

  03-10-2026 21:43 via washingtontimes.com
  Sea levels along the West Coast will begin to rise by up to a foot this month as a series of pulses of warm water called Kelvin waves hit the shoreline and move north, sparking concerns about beach erosion and flooding in areas already impacted by climate change and El Nino.
  
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• Massachusetts high school football captain dies after brain hemorrhage

  03-10-2026 21:38 via washingtontimes.com
  A Massachusetts high school football senior, Owen Coyne, died this week after a sudden brain hemorrhage.
  
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• Actress Selma Blair says Hollywood went silent after 2024 anti-Islam comment

  03-10-2026 20:28 via washingtontimes.com
  Actress Selma Blair says nearly everyone who ran her career stopped taking her calls after an anti-Islam Instagram comment in February 2024, and that the collapse happened almost overnight.
  At the time, Blair wrote, "Deport all these terrorist supporting goons. Islam has destroyed Muslim countries and then they come here and destroyed minds. They know they are liars. Twisted justifications. May they meet their fate."
  
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• 62-year-old woman killed in hit-and-run in Aspen Hill; driver located by police

  03-10-2026 20:02 via washingtontimes.com
  A 62-year-old woman died this week after being struck by a car in Aspen Hill, Maryland, while crossing the street. Police say the driver, whom they did not name, committed a hit-and-run.
  
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• Paxton's estranged wife backs Texas GOP ticket in new ad

  03-10-2026 19:38 via washingtontimes.com
  Angela Paxton, the estranged wife of Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton, is urging voters to support the GOP ticket in the midterms despite her differences with her husband.
  
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• Ethiopian federal forces retake Mekelle airport from Tigrayan fighters, residents say

  03-10-2026 19:21 via washingtontimes.com
  Ethiopian federal forces have retaken the airport in Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region, according to people in the city who spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday, reversing a takeover by Tigrayan fighters that prompted the suspension of commercial flights last month.
  
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• White House tells Chuck Lorre to 'seek psychiatric help' after gala speech on Trump

  03-10-2026 18:30 via washingtontimes.com
  TV producer Chuck Lorre, creator of "The Big Bang Theory," used an acceptance speech at a Los Angeles charity gala to mock President Trump and first lady Melania Trump, drawing a sharp rebuke from the White House. Lorre called the president a "Russian asset" and said Melania is "a surgically enhanced, cold-hearted Yugoslavian escort who clearly hates her husband."
  The White House wrote in a statement, "Chuck Lorre should immediately seek psychiatric help to treat his severe case of Trump Derange
  
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• Farage 'not being listened to' on safety threats, deputy says after terror plot charge

  03-10-2026 18:14 via washingtontimes.com
  Anti-immigration Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage was ignored when he complained of threats to his safety, his deputy said Saturday after the man accused of killing former British politician Ann Widdecombe was charged with plotting a terror attack against Farage.
  
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• Governor says Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

  03-10-2026 17:55 via washingtontimes.com
  The head of Tennessee's prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday.
  
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