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KIRK, CHARLIE, ROBINSON, TYLER
PROVO, Utah — The former lover of Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin told Utah prosecutors that the suspected killer "wishes he hadn't done it," according to a video played in court Thursday.
"I just asked him in person if what he said was true the night before,
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CUP, WORLD, MOROCCO, FRANCE
A jokester on the internet posted the following prediction about the World Cup:
Sad but very possibly true! https://t.co/lHxGNMtnvo — Bob Hoge (@Bob_Hoge_CA) July 9, 2026
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Although his prediction failed to materialize, it wasn’t far off — but
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FORCE, AIR, TRUMP, PROMOTIONS
Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Force One
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump flew partway home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted
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CAITLIN, CLARK, FEVER, COACH
All eyes were on Caitlin Clark on Wednesday night as she made her anticipated return from injury in a road matchup in Los Angeles.
But instead of a triumphant comeback, the Fever spent the entire night chasing the Sparks as Clark's rough return fueled a
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REFLECTING, PLEADS, POOL, GUILTY
Former Olympian David Hearn outside Superior Court in Washington, July 9, 2026. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Three-time U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a felony charge for allegedly ripping up sealant in the National
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MAMDANI, NYC, MAP, LITTLE
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People from the boot got the boot!
The City Council’s Italian Caucus demanded Mayor Zohran Mamdani amend his new immigrant enclaves map — which ignored Little Italy and other Italian-American areas of the five
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MCCONNELL, MITCH, TRUMP, ARREST
Mitch McConnell has not been seen in public in almost a month. The senator from Kentucky and former majority leader was hospitalized on June 14, and his staff has declined to elaborate, instead recycling the same statement: “The Senator continues to improve,
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RUSSIAN, UKRAINE, TANKERS, DRONE
Experts say Trump's plan to license Patriot missiles for Ukraine could take years
In this Aug. 4, 2024, file photo, Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jets fly over a Patriot Air and Missile Defense System in an undisclosed location in Ukraine.
In this Aug.
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BONNIE, HEART, TYLER, ECLIPSE
Bonnie Tyler, the Grammy-nominated Welsh singer whose soaring 1983 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" became one of pop music's most enduring anthems, has died. She was 75.
Tyler died unexpectedly at a hospital in Portugal, where she had been receiving treatment
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BEAR, TAHOE, LAKE, VIDEO
A California man says a black bear charged at him outside his Lake Tahoe vacation home over the Fourth of July holiday, prompting him to deploy bear spray in a dramatic encounter captured on video.
Cortlandt Koerwitz of Sacramento told KCRA 3 that the encounter
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CANDIDATE, LEFT, JOE, MEDICAL
Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, is facing backlash after claiming he’s waiting on outstanding paperwork needed to accurately fill out his tax disclosure forms.
El-Sayed's statement appears to be trying to defuse allegations
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WOMAN, NYPD, BROOKLYN, BRIDGE
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Dramatic new bodycam footage captured the moment heroic NYPD cops plucked a distraught woman off steel cables high above the Brooklyn Bridge, saving her from sure death.
“I just wanna talk,” one cop is heard
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BUILDING, MANHATTAN, DEVELOPER, CELEBRITY
Repairs continue at New York building after structural failure prompted evacuation Structural problems at a building in Midtown Manhattan continue to snarl traffic as repairs and inspections proceed. The area was evacuated this week when the building was deemed
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ICE, LEGAL, ALIEN, ACTION
Mexico’s top diplomat, Roberto Velasco Alvarez, announced a series of legal actions against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and private migrant detention centers in response to the deaths of migrants in custody, as well as during raids.
The announcement
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WELLS, NOLAN, DEATH, ATTORNEY
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Nolan Wells’ body will be flown more than 800 miles for an independent autopsy — as his family’s lawyer revealed they have concerns about “deleted messages” on his cell phone.
Wells, an 18-year-old college
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AI, SAVE, QUESTIONS, GENERATOR
In late March, I started receiving daily texts from the federal government about AI. “🇺🇸AI is changing how we work and live,” one message read. “You might feel curious, skeptical, or unsure—that’s normal.” I had enrolled in an AI-literacy course from the
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GLAAD, YEAR, DECLINES, LGBTQ
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's (GLAAD) latest report on LGBTQ representation in film on Thursday revealed that the percentage of "LGBTQ inclusive films" has decreased for the third year in a row.
In 2023, GLAAD reported a record 28.5% —or
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DEATH, SAMANTHA, SON, BAKER
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The Alabama teen who allegedly stabbed his mother to death and severely injured his father in a violent knife-wielding attack at their home has been identified as the military couple’s eldest son, Brandon Baker.
Brandon,
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GAS, PRICES, PAIN, DEAL
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Just as Californians started to feel some relief at the gas pump, a summer price spike has struck just in time for the busy travel season.
Californians already pay the highest prices for gas in the nation,
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ATHLETE, SEXUALLY, HARASSED, GIRL
For Adaleia Cross, the Supreme Court’s ruling in the West Virginia women’s sports case was not just a legal victory.
It was personal.
Cross, a Bridgeport High School student in West Virginia, said the ruling gave her a "sense of peace" after years of speaking
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CELEBRATE, HOUSE, DODGERS, WORLD
The World Series trophy and a jersey for President Trump are pictured in the White House in 2025.
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ANATOMY, RUN, PATRICK, STAR
Actor Patrick Dempsey, famous for his role as Dr. Derek Shepherd on Grey’s Anatomy, announced he has no plans to run for political office, preferring to help people through his charity work.
In an op-ed for the Portland Press Herald, Dempsey, a native of Maine,
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