CNN / Young, Riess,
Maxouris, and AndoneAuthorities captured 24-year-old Deion Patterson after an
eight-hour manhunt, following a shooting at a Midtown Atlanta medical building that killed a 38-year-old woman and injured four others.
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ABC News / Max
ZahnThe Fed raised its short-term borrowing rate by 0.25%, with the benchmark
rate now at a target range of 5% to 5.25%, despite recent data showing slowed U.S. economic growth and potential recession risks.
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BBC / Will Vernon &
Thomas SpenderZelensky denied involvement in a drone attack on the Kremlin, which
Russia claims was an assassination attempt on Putin; both Ukraine and the US expressed skepticism about the accusations.
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Business Insider / Jacob
Shamsian & Ashley CollmanIn the ongoing rape and defamation trial, Donald Trump's lawyers
will not call any witnesses in his defense, leaving the former president without any case presented for his defense.
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The Washington Post /
Barrett, Viser, Dawsey, and SteinProsecutors are close to deciding whether to charge Hunter Biden
with tax- and gun-related violations after a 4-year investigation, following a meeting between Biden's attorneys and Attorney David Weiss.
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Politico / Jennifer
HaberkornPresident Biden seeks to involve Mitch McConnell in debt ceiling
negotiations, despite their history, as the nation's default deadline approaches and Democrats hope for a resolution to the standoff.
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Yahoo! News / Nina
GolgowskiConvicted murderer Alex Murdaugh's attorneys claim that he lied
about his housekeeper's fatal fall involving dogs to pocket insurance money, suggesting any stolen funds should be repaid by her family.
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The New York Times / Lina
M. KhanAI's rapid development presents exciting possibilities and risks, requiring
vigilance from regulators to prevent market dominance and exploitative practices while promoting fair competition and innovation.
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Oregon Public Broadcasting
/ Sequoia CarrilloScores in U.S. history and civics for eighth-graders are down
across the U.S. This year’s history scores are the lowest recorded since the assessment began in 1994, and the data mark the first-ever drop in civics.
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The Morning
CallThe man charged in the deadliest attack on Jewish people in
U.S. history, Robert Bowers, has lost another bid to remove the death penalty as a possible punishment in his federal trial.
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Rasmussen
Reports A Rasmussen Reports and Political Media survey finds that 51% of likely voters
would support a Trump-DeSantis ticket against Biden-Harris in the 2024 presidential race, giving them an eight-point advantage.
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Oliver Willis Explains /
Oliver WillisTrump physically attacked an NBC reporter by grabbing and
throwing their phone after being questioned about a criminal investigation, but the mainstream media did not report on the incident for 37 days.
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CNBC / Leslie
PickerPacWest Bancorp shares dropped 56% after hours as the bank considers strategic
options, including a possible sale, amid a decline in West Coast regional bank shares.
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Courier Journal / Rae
JohnsonTwo kids were discovered working unpaid at a Louisville McDonald's,
leading to a federal investigation and a $39,711 fine for Bauer Food LLC for employing 24 underage children and violating child labor laws.
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Associated
PressTwo women have been accused of throwing drinks at U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, with
the most recent incident involving Selena Chambers, who allegedly threw a glass of wine and shouted obscenities at him.
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New York Post / Yaron
SteinbuchThe US Navy appointed active-duty, non-binary drag queen Yeoman
2nd Class Joshua Kelley as a "Digital Ambassador" in a pilot program aiming to attract diverse talent and combat declining recruitment.
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Newsweek / Anna
SkinnerDonald Trump expressed surprise at Prince Harry's
invitation to King Charles III's coronation, considering the tensions with the royal family and Harry's and his wife's past statements.
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Billboard / Andrew
UnterbergerThe Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts 7 performers and 6
honorary awardees 2023, highlighting the institution's evolving standards and growing emphasis on iconic solo artists across various genres.
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PCWorld / Alaina
YeeThe rollout of passkeys, a passwordless sign-in method using public-key
encryption, gains momentum as Google launches support for them, offering protection from data breaches and simplifying security.
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HuffPost / Ed
MazzaJeffrey Toobin expressed regret for his 2020 Zoom incident,
admitting it was self-inflicted and self-destructive, and acknowledged that it will be part of his permanent record.
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For the
Left Beer giant Anheuser-Busch is trying to salvage
its relationship with Bud Light distributors who faced angry customers after the brand partnered with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
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For the
RightClimate change is knocking some Pacific salmon out of
alignment with the growth of the ocean plankton they eat to survive, new research says.
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