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BIDEN, TRUMP, COURT, SUPREME
There were multiple highly-anticipated Supreme Court decisions this term, but this one is perhaps the biggest of them. The ruling could have significant implications not only for former President Donald Trump personally but the 2024 presidential election, future
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BANNON, PRISON, STEVE, SENTENCE
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Trump , is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Connecticut on Monday to serve a four-month sentence for contempt for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol riot on
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FRANCE, ELECTION, NATIONAL, WING
Here are key takeaways from France's election round 1, where the far right prevails
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BERLIN — It’s one of the most high-stakes two-round votes in the history of postwar France.
At stake is whether Marine Le Pen's National
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KAREN, READ, CASE, MURDER
A judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors deadlocked in the case of Karen Read, a woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend by striking him with her SUV and leaving him in a snowstorm, a case that drew outsize attention thanks to true
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EPSTEIN, GIRLS, RELEASED, JURY
"They basically tanked their own case," an attorney for an alleged victim said.
A grand jury in Palm Beach County on July 19, 2006, heard from two alleged underage victims of Jeffrey Epstein, two police officers and an investigator with the state's attorney's
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NEW, YORK, PLANE, POLICE
A small plane crashed near Sidney, New York, on Sunday afternoon, according to transportation officials.
The single-engine Piper PA-46 crashed at about 2 p.m. Sunday in Delaware County after taking off from Albert S. Nader Regional Airport in Oneonta, New
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OLYMPICS, REPRESENT, PARIS, SIMONE
Meet the U.S. gymnastics and track and field athletes going to the Olympics Over the weekend, the gymnastics and track and field athletes who will represent the United States at this month's Paris Olympics were finalized. They include a few surprises.
Sports
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CAITLIN, CLARK, INCREASED, KELSEY
Caitlin Clark’s popularity and prowess on the court has drawn a ton of new eyeballs to the Indiana Fever and the WNBA in general.
On Sunday, the Footprint Center was sold out as 17,071 fans came to the arena to see the matchup. Likely, a lot of them came to
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BET, HARRIS, AWARDS, KAMALA
Vice President Kamala Harris made a pre-recorded offering to Sunday night’s 2024 BET Awards where she claimed “I’m out here in these streets” before taking the chance to swipe at Republicans.
Harris appeared in the segment at the awards ceremony with the show’s
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GAZA, ISRAEL, LARGEST, INTENSIFY
Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired rockets into Israel on Monday as Israeli tanks advanced deeper into Gaza amid fierce fighting.
The armed wing of Islamic Jihad said the rockets were in retaliation for Israeli actions against Palestinians.
Militants in Gaza
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TALIBAN, MEETING, ENGAGEMENT, ATTEND
Afghan women were blocked from attending the high-level meetings between the Taliban and United Nations leaders and special envoys dealing with Afghanistan in Qatar on Sunday. The Taliban had earlier demanded the exclusion of its country's women as a condition
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HOSPITAL, ISRAEL, SHIFA, GAZA
Israel released Mohammed Abu Selmia, the director of Gaza's main medical center, Shifa Hospital, on Monday after holding him for seven months without charge or trial over allegations the facility had been used as a Hamas command center.
Along with some of
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JOCELYN, SEXUALLY, ASSAULTED, ILLEGALS
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he told the mother of a 12-year-old Houston girl who was allegedly killed by two illegal immigrants that he wants state lawmakers to pass a bill named after the victim that would deny bail to certain murder suspects.
Patrick,
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CELTICS, TITLE, GIVE, JAYSON
Investors with deep pockets willing to purchase a champion can line up for bidding on the Boston Celtics.
The franchise is reportedly available for purchase, ESPN reported Monday, on the heels of a record 18th NBA title secured last month, getting past the
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SUICIDE, FEMALE, BOMBERS, NIGERIA
A woman held a baby as she detonated a bomb over the weekend in northern Nigeria, killing them both and at least half a dozen others, the local authorities said, putting an abrupt end to a rare lull in the violence that has plagued the region for over a decade.
She
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LAWS, JULY, EFFECT, DATE
California’s legislators pass hundreds of new laws each year, most of which take effect in January. But a handful kick in on July 1, the start of the state’s fiscal year.
Signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year, the wide-ranging new laws include sweeping protections
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DATES, JAM, PEARL, ILLNESS
Pearl Jam cancel more tour dates over illness
The band have called off dates in Berlin following the cancellation of shows in London
The rock band had already cancelled a show they had been scheduled to play at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium over the
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IDF, TUNNEL, LARGE, ROCKETS
A tunnel shaft used by Hamas to make rockets was uncovered by the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza, Breitbart reported.
The tunnel was just over half a mile long and was used by Hamas to move between different locations underground. Hamas booby-trapped a mosque
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OHIO, FISH, STATE, WAVES
Ohio has a fish to fry when it comes to naming an official aquatic representative for the state.
An effort to name a state fish has had a multi-year battle since 2003, with lawmakers recently making waves.
State representatives in Ohio passed a bill Wednesday
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PARADE, PRIDE, CAUGHT, VIOLENT
Fights and screaming erupted at New York City’s Washington Square Park on Sunday following the Pride Parade, which drew a huge crowd.
As so-called “Pride Month” ended, numerous people were seen engaging in fist fights and tearing at each other’s hair as bystanders
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SAINT, MILLENNIAL, FIRST, TECH
A teen tech whiz nicknamed 'God's influencer' will become the first millennial saint
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A teenage computer whiz who used the early-aughts internet to spread awareness of the Catholic faith will become the church's first millennial
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SOUTH, CABINET, NEW, AFRICA
After South Africa’s president announced the largest cabinet in the nation’s democratic history on Sunday, some critics were questioning whether the attempt to pacify diverse political interests would complicate efforts to tackle the country’s myriad economic
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TILLMAN, PAT, ESPN, DECISION
ESPN has heard the outrage over its decision to give Prince Harry the Pat Tillman Service Award at this year’s ESPY Awards, and they are not changing their minds.
As previously reported, the decision to bestow the prestigious honor on Prince Harry drew a sharp
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