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Colorado, Utah communities flood as yet more moisture saturates U.S. Southwest @WashTimes trib.al/eFW5jeB

Colorado, Utah communities flood as yet more moisture saturates U.S. S

Yet more severe weather struck the Four Corners region Thursday, with flooding that swamped dozens of homes in Utah and led to evacuations of low-lying areas in Colorado, a day after tornadoes blew of

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Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting in midterms @WashTimes trib.al/s2h51IV

Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting

The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for New Hampshire to fully ban the use of student IDs for voting during the midterm elections.

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The family of a 1-year-old Mississippi boy says video shows his killing by police was not justified @WashTimes trib.al/p55pJfa

The family of a 1-year-old Mississippi boy says video shows his killin

The family of a 1-year-old boy who was fatally shot when a police officer fired into a moving vehicle in Mississippi said Thursday they do not believe the shooting was justified after reviewing videos

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MAHA advocate and top adviser to RFK Jr. resigns @WashTimes trib.al/t0gPwjz

MAHA advocate and top adviser to RFK Jr. resigns

Calley Means, a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a chief advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement, resigned from his position with the Trump administration Thursda

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Execution staff warned IV site might have 'blown' during Christa Pike's execution attempt @WashTimes trib.al/ysBadWj

Execution staff warned IV site might have ‘blown’ during C

Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike's arms before her attempted execution and warned that some of her veins may have ruptured, or

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Europe's killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths @WashTimes trib.al/rqViLgW

Europe’s killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives. Climate ch

Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.

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A District of Columbia man is facing federal fentanyl distribution charges, accused of selling an ultimately fatal fake pill laced with fentanyl to a Virginia man. Anthony Winslow, 44, was indicted and is charged with one count of unlawful distribution... trib.al/XoLTkVH

D.C. man indicted on fentanyl charge after death of Virginia man

A District of Columbia man is facing federal fentanyl distribution charges, accused of selling an ultimately fatal fake pill laced with fentanyl to a Virginia man.

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A novel mRNA cancer vaccine helps reduce the chances of melanoma patients' tumors returning @WashTimes trib.al/ohvaxw9

A novel mRNA cancer vaccine helps reduce the chances of melanoma patie

A first-of-its-kind cancer vaccine is significantly reducing the chances that melanoma patients' tumors come back, according to results of a major study released Thursday by drugmakers Moderna an

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Why reported challenges with touchscreen voting machines don't signal election rigging @WashTimes trib.al/3RDx8PW

Why reported challenges with touchscreen voting machines don’t s

The reports erupt on social media every election year: Voters say they tapped a candidate's name on a touchscreen voting machine, only for the wrong person to light up as their selection.

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El Salvador deploys special forces to Haiti to help find 4 missing soldiers who came under attack @WashTimes trib.al/TOZUfWT

El Salvador deploys special forces to Haiti to help find 4 missing sol

El Salvador deployed 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti on Thursday to help rescue four missing soldiers from the Central American country who recently came under attack by gangs, two officials told

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Sister of American held in Russia says he didn't know he was being released until he saw U.S. flag @WashTimes trib.al/z4EgA9e

Sister of American held in Russia says he didn’t know he was bei

The younger sister of Stephen Hubbard, the U.S. citizen freed Wednesday after spending more than four years in a Russian prison, said her brother didn't realize he was being released until he was

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Facing a ban on horse-drawn carriages, Central Park's drivers fear for their livelihoods @WashTimes trib.al/uVrnfR7

Facing a ban on horse-drawn carriages, Central Park’s drivers fe

The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years are set to be banished from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by a

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Cooks and creators looking for a safe space as untested AI recipes flood the internet @WashTimes trib.al/1YvE3au

Cooks and creators looking for a safe space as untested AI recipes flo

A dish can look flawless on screen and still fail in the oven, because no one ever cooked it. Sometimes the photo is generated. Sometimes the method is stitched together from other people's work.

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The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division launched an investigation into the infamous D.C. jail that held dozens of people arrested in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. The Justice Department this week sent a notice to D.C... trib.al/62M10cF

Justice Department probes D.C. jail that held Jan. 6 protesters

The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division launched an investigation into the infamous D.C. jail that held dozens of people arrested in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.

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Montgomery County police are searching for a suspect after shots were fired near multiple schools in Bethesda Wednesday. No injuries were reported. Four people initially detained were determined to be the targets and released. trib.al/aiXHFgC
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Almost all coral reef ecosystems face risk of collapse in 50 years, study warns @WashTimes trib.al/xJtmObU

Almost all coral reef ecosystems face risk of collapse in 50 years, st

The world's coral reef ecosystems almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years, mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves, according to a global assessment released Thursday.

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A man is in custody after taking a sledgehammer to a statue depicting the flag-raising at Iwo Jima near Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, is being held without bond. trib.al/e8Hv6yw
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The Montgomery County Police Department said Thursday that it is looking for a suspect accused of shooting at four people in Bethesda. Officers responded to the 6600 block of Rockledge Drive in Bethesda at about 12:10 p.m. Wednesday after receiving... trib.al/s3G2Z5O

Montgomery County police seek suspect in Bethesda shooting

The Montgomery County Police Department said Thursday that it is looking for a suspect accused of shooting at four people in Bethesda.

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A man is in custody, accused of taking a sledgehammer to a statue depicting the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima, Japan, during World War II. The statue is two miles from Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. The Prince William County Police... trib.al/Kpi7POX

Man arrested, accused of using sledgehammer against Iwo Jima statue

A man is in custody, accused of taking a sledgehammer to a statue depicting the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima, Japan, during World War II.

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How an Orthodox Jewish scholar found an unexpected home among the Amish @WashTimes trib.al/TkGV42f

How an Orthodox Jewish scholar found an unexpected home among the Amis

When Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar, an Orthodox Jew who lives in Jerusalem, first arrived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 2011 to research Amish communities, she had only visited the U.S. once and cou

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