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Trump’s UN ambassador defends press ban as news outlets prepare legal challenges
First Amendment groups on Sunday rallied around the three news outlets banned by President Donald Trump, while one of the presidents appointees tried to defend the restriction. CNN, MS NOW and Politico are preparing to take legal action, and many legal experts say they will preva...
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Trump administration begins building border wall in Texas’ Big Bend region
COMSTOCK, Texas (AP) The Trump administration has started building the border wall through a west Texas section of the Big Bend region, marking the first major construction in an area of the U.S.-Mexico border where the administration's plans have met heavy opposition. The start ...
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'Resident Evil' tops box office with franchise best debut of $60 million
Zach Creggers Resident Evil gave the North American box office a shot in the arm in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony Pictures release earned $60 million in ticket sales from 3,684 locations in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. Thats a best for the ...
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Moscow targeted by ‘largest ever’ drone attack on final day of Russia’s parliamentary election
Moscows mayor says Ukraine carried out its largest ever attack on the Russian capital and the surrounding area as voting in parliamentary elections entered the final day. More than 1,000 drones were launched, killing at least two people and damaging a major oil refinery. Mayor Se...
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Firefighters make progress against Hydra Fire in Bosque County
Crews continue to make good progress in the battle against the Hydra Fire in Bosque County, authorities said. As of the evening of Sept. 19, the fire has burned 933 acres and is 52% contained, according to the Bosque County Office of Emergency Management. Officials said the acrea...
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30,000 pounds of tires catch fire on big rig, leads to southbound IH-35 closure
BELL COUNTY, Texas A big rig carrying tens of thousands of pounds of tires caught fire on Interstate 35 near Troy early Sunday morning, forcing authorities to shut down part of the highway. According to the Bell County Sheriffs Office, emergency crews were dispatched around 4:40 ...
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Is football declining in popularity? New poll reveals competition
Football still reigns supreme as the most popular sport in the U.S., but its grip might be loosening.
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Ed Sheeran apologizes for ‘mistakes’ in first show since Macklemore was removed from tour, other openers quit
Ed Sheeran opened his show Saturday night in Philadelphia with an apology to fans for his mistakes, after the singer-songwriters tour became mired in controversy this week over free speech and the conflict in Gaza. Sheeran, alone on the stage after opener Macklemore was dropped f...
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Trump says his planned arch would become a 'military complex' able to host drones and snipers
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the massive arch he wants to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would become a top grade military complex able to host drones and snipers while storing ammunition. It is one more example of how Trump is insis...
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Blood centers have lost young donors. What can they do?
Blood centers long relied on high school and university blood drives to introduce young people to the importance of donating. The COVID-19 pandemic brought it all to a halt....
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From hallucinating AI chatbots to wiping out humanity: How did we get here?
Warnings about AI's risks are not new. But they took on added urgency this month after researchers in leading AI labs attached both a timeline and a probability to those concerns....
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Eddie Brown: College sports’ labor fight echoes the Gilded Age as Congress weighs new rules
SAN DIEGO — Imagine an industry generating billions of dollars, powered by a specialized workforce whose employment status remains fiercely contested. Under mounting legal pressure, its powerful institutions begin making concessions. Workers receive a share of the revenue, and ma...