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• Judge approves release of Epstein grand jury documents from Florida

  05-12-2025 19:35 via washingtontimes.com
  A federal judge on Friday said the Justice Department can unseal and release transcripts from the original criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, citing a new law that overcomes the usual secrecy surrounding grand juries.
  
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• Washington Times Weekly: Jobs down, shopping up, diving headfirst into the holiday season

  06-12-2025 13:03 via washingtontimes.com
  I'm George Gerbo and welcome to Washington Times Weekly, where we get a chance to sit down with our reporters and talk about their coverage of the latest news and events. And joining me today is Washington Times National Reporter Tom Howell Jr.
  
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• Three-year-old chess prodigy sets sights on becoming youngest grandmaster in history

  05-12-2025 23:45 via washingtontimes.com
  A 3-year-old Indian boy is officially the 1,572nd-ranked player of rapid chess in the world, making him the youngest player ever ranked by the International Chess Federation.
  
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• Indian boy, 3, youngest player to be ranked by the International Chess Federation

  05-12-2025 23:45 via washingtontimes.com
  A 3-year-old Indian boy is officially the 1,572nd-ranked player of rapid chess in the world, making him the youngest player ever ranked by the International Chess Federation.
  
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• Mechanical problems, poor seamanship blamed for damaged aircraft carrier and multiple jet fighters

  05-12-2025 23:35 via washingtontimes.com
  The USS Gettysburg shot down an F-18 Super Hornet fighter in December 2024 after mistaking it for an incoming missile.
  
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• Maryland grocery stores renew push to be allowed to sell beer, wine

  05-12-2025 23:29 via washingtontimes.com
  The Maryland Consumer Freedom Coalition, backed by the Maryland Retailers Alliance trade association, is renewing its effort for the state to legalize beer and wine sales in grocery stores.
  
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• Grocery stores could sell beer and wine under renewed Maryland legislation

  05-12-2025 23:29 via washingtontimes.com
  The Maryland Consumer Freedom Coalition, backed by the Maryland Retailers Alliance trade association, is renewing its effort for the state to legalize beer and wine sales in grocery stores.
  
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• Universities defy Trump's diversity essay ban despite federal threats

  05-12-2025 23:27 via washingtontimes.com
  Most universities are defying the Trump administration's ban on diversity-themed essays in student applications, ignoring threats of federal funding cuts and investigations.
  
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• GOP unity tested as lawmakers seek health plan to counter Democrats' Obamacare subsidy exension

  05-12-2025 23:16 via washingtontimes.com
  Republicans never could unite around a health care plan to replace Obamacare, and now they're struggling to coalesce around short- and long-term fixes as Congress faces a year-end cliff.
  
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• Trump selects new head architect for White House ballroom

  05-12-2025 22:31 via washingtontimes.com
  The White House has tapped a new architect to lead President Trump's White House ballroom project, after reports that he argued with the original architect over the size of the addition.
  
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• False alarm: U.S. Geological Survey alerts of Nevada quake were wrong

  05-12-2025 20:57 via washingtontimes.com
  A U.S. Geological Survey alert system sent out an alert Thursday for a 5.9 earthquake in Nevada that didn't actually occur.
  
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• Trial of former aide to New York governors highlights massive Chinese influence operations

  05-12-2025 20:25 via washingtontimes.com
  The ongoing criminal trial of Linda Sun, a former aide to two New York governors, on illegal foreign agent charges highlights what prosecutors say is China's large-scale operations to influence the U.S. government and the public at large to back Chinese Communist Party policies.
  
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• Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump's birthright citizenship case

  05-12-2025 20:16 via washingtontimes.com
  The Supreme Court said it will hear a case involving President Trump's attempt to rewrite the rules on birthright citizenship, adding a monumental battle over immigration and constitutional rights to its docket.
  
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• Massachusetts college student deported to Honduras despite court order to remain in state

  05-12-2025 20:07 via washingtontimes.com
  A 19-year-old Massachusetts college student was deported to Honduras while traveling home for Thanksgiving, despite a court order to keep her in the state, sparking a legal battle over a decade-old removal order issued when she was a child.
  
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• Trump awarded inaugural FIFA Peace Prize

  05-12-2025 19:22 via washingtontimes.com
  President Trump was awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize during the 2026 World Cup draw held in Washington for his efforts of "advancing peace and unity" around the world.
  
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• What Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. means for the movies

  05-12-2025 19:05 via washingtontimes.com
  Netflix's deal to acquire Warner Bros., one of Hollywood's oldest movie studios, poses seismic shifts to the entertainment industry and the future of moviegoing.
  
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• Window washers rescued from dangling basket 15 stories up at Tysons

  05-12-2025 18:52 via washingtontimes.com
  Fairfax County firefighters rescued two window washers who were stuck in a basket about 15 stories up at Tysons Tower in Virginia. No one was injured.
  
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• College student deported during Thanksgiving trip could've fought removal as a kid, U.S. says

  05-12-2025 18:32 via washingtontimes.com
  A Massachusetts college student who was deported while trying to visit family for Thanksgiving missed multiple opportunities to fight a removal order issued when she was a young child, according to a government attorney.
  
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• Trump can fire labor, federal personnel board members, appeals court rules

  05-12-2025 18:27 via washingtontimes.com
  A federal appeals court ruled Friday that presidents do have the power to fire members of so-called independent agencies if those panels wield substantial executive authority, in a decision that confirms some of President Trump's high-profile firings.
  
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• 5 questions about Trump's approval of 'tiny cars' in America

  05-12-2025 18:16 via washingtontimes.com
  President Trump announced approval for "tiny cars" -- compact vehicles similar to Japanese Kei cars that are popular throughout Asia -- to be built in America.
  
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• DOJ asks Supreme Court to intervene in immigration judge gag order case

  05-12-2025 18:08 via washingtontimes.com
  The administration rushed to the Supreme Court on Friday, asking the justices to set aside a lower appeals court ruling that gave anti-Trump litigants a new avenue to challenge the president's personnel moves.
  
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• Michigan State receives $401M gift from Greg and Dawn Williams for school and athletic department

  05-12-2025 17:57 via washingtontimes.com
  Michigan State has received a $401 million gift from Greg and Dawn Williams, supporting the university's and athletic department's fundraising initiatives with the largest donation to the school and one of the richest in college sports history.
  
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• What to know about the Eurovision Song Contest as Israel's participation sparks walkouts

  05-12-2025 17:53 via washingtontimes.com
  The Eurovision Song Contest, which aims to be an upbeat celebration of music and unity, is facing the biggest crisis in its seven-decade history after four countries walked out of the competition over Israel's participation and others weighed whether to join the boycott.
  
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• Father says ex-wife didn't supervise son who's focus of probe into stepsister's cruise ship death

  05-12-2025 17:52 via washingtontimes.com
  A 16-year-old boy who is the subject of an FBI investigation into the death of his older stepsister on a Carnival cruise ship last month never had permission from his father to go on the trip, the dad said in family court papers accusing his ex-wife of failing to supervise the teen.
  
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• U.S. Steel to resume steel production at Illinois plant shut 3 years ago

  05-12-2025 17:46 via washingtontimes.com
  U.S. Steel said it will resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois as demand rebounds.
  
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• Suspect in D.C. pipe bomb case said to have confessed in interviews with investigators: AP sources

  05-12-2025 17:44 via washingtontimes.com
  The man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack confessed to the act in interviews with investigators, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
  
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• Burkina Faso plans to restore death penalty for treason, terrorism, espionage

  05-12-2025 17:43 via washingtontimes.com
  Burkina Faso's Council of Ministers has adopted a bill to restore the death penalty, targeting offenses such as treason, terrorism and espionage, authorities said.
  
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• Trump's security strategy slams European allies and asserts U.S. power in the Western Hemisphere

  05-12-2025 17:40 via washingtontimes.com
  President Donald Trump's administration has set forth a new national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America's dominance in the Western Hemisphere.
  
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• Trump's all in for tiny cars in America

  05-12-2025 17:38 via washingtontimes.com
  President Trump said he approves "tiny cars" to be built in the U.S. after he expressed admiration for the popular Asian cars this week.
  
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• Fed confronts 'hardest' decision on interest rates in final meeting of the year

  05-12-2025 17:35 via washingtontimes.com
  The Federal Reserve faces a tough decision when it convenes Tuesday for a two-day meeting to determine whether to cut interest rates for a third consecutive time or hold off due to concerns about inflation.
  
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