U.S. shipwreck, laden with World War II munitions, is a time bomb near London

A salvage crew has been working to stabilize the SS Richard Montgomery, which sank a few months after D-Day in 1944 with 1,500 tons of explosives in her holds.

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How Roy Cooper became Democrats’ best chance to flip a Senate seat

The former North Carolina governor is running in a state that for decades has more often preferred Republicans for federal office.

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Election skeptics took over this county. They still don’t trust results.

In Shasta County, California, the election chief lost his job — then locked up the ballots and called the FBI.

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Japan Protests After U.S. Marine Accused of Murder

The killing risks rekindling tensions over the presence of the U.S. military on the Japanese island.

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The Layoff Announcements Keep Coming, but No One Knows Who, Where or When

From Nike to Meta, companies are telegraphing broad cuts in advance, leaving workers in limbo on the details.

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How Colorado Became a Springboard for Culture-War Clashes at the Supreme Court

An increasingly progressive state is colliding with a conservative court—and producing new law for the entire nation.

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Paramount’s $52 Billion Debt Sale Shows How Higher Rates Are Biting Corporate America

The media company paid through the nose for its record-setting bond deal. Other corporate issuers will too.

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Truckers Are Using Every Trick They Can to Survive Soaring Diesel Prices

A day at a truck stop in Texas shows an industry essential to the U.S. economy under tremendous pressure.

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Russians Snap Up Chinese E.V.s as Ukrainian Attacks Make Fuel Scarce

As Ukraine increasingly takes the war to Russia, the effects may be most visible on the roads.

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Voters Say Congress Is Too Old. But Older Candidates Keep Winning.

In primary races across the country, incumbency trumped calls for generational change, as older members of Congress held off younger challengers.

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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left

The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.

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Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.

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Ukraine to target Russian refineries as Zelenskyy responds to air strikes

Faced with a new Moscow policy designed to force people to abandon Kyiv and other cities, the Ukrainian president says he will double down on attacking Russian oil reserves.

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'Debris field' found in search for missing medical flight from Bermuda

Air traffic audio indicates the aircraft may have been "coming in blind" amid a storm.

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Top Democrats battle over California's proposed billionaire tax

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna will rally in support of an initiative that would place a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of billionaires in the state.

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SHOCKING CRIME | 7-Year-Old Girl STABBED to Death by Woman on South Side, Chicago Police Say | Your Assignment Editor

REPORT (ABC7): A 7-year-old girl was stabbed to death by a woman Saturday on South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chatham, Chicago police said. Bystanders detained her.

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Video shows witnesses rush to help 7-year-old stabbed to death on Chicago sidewalk

Surveillance video captured the aftermath of a broad daylight stabbing on a Chicago sidewalk that left a 7-year-old girl dead on Saturday morning.

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Three Things to Know About Byron Donalds

The Florida GOP congressman is in a tightening contest to become the state’s next governor.

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With Elon Musk’s Return to Washington, Possible Conflicts of Interest Resurface

The founder of SpaceX, with billions of dollars in military contracts, joins several other defense industry executives on a Pentagon advisory board.

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John Roberts and His Island

After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.

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‘Digger,’ Warner Bros.’ Last Release Before Merger, Is a Major Flop

The film, starring Tom Cruise, grossed an estimated $8 million in its opening weekend. That could put the movie on track to lose at least $125 million.

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Supreme Court ready to tackle climate, immigration and gun rights. Here are 5 cases to watch

When the U.S. Supreme Court returns Monday, the justices will kick off a new term featuring cases on climate change, gun rights, immigration and religious liberty.

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ATC: Plane missing off Mass. coast reported having 'electric issues'

A Boston-bound air ambulance with six people aboard lost contact near Nantucket after reporting electrical trouble, according to air traffic control.

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'Like I didn't exist': Former Disney CEO explains why he doesn't visit the theme parks anymore

Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek said he hasn't been back to Disney since he was ousted in November 2022.

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CAUGHT ON CAMERA | Terrified Partygoers Panic After Shooting Near Cal State Northridge Campus | Your Assignment Editor

REPORT (KNBC): Cellphone video shows a party crowd panicking and running after gunshots ring out at an artist’s lounge in Northridge.

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Medical transport airplane missing off Massachusetts, Coast Guard says

The U.S. Coast Guard was searching for a missing medical transfer plane with six people on board that went missing early Saturday.

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These ‘Double Haters’ Have Lost Faith in Both Parties—and Could Decide the Midterms

The rising tide of voter disenchantment stands to benefit Democrats in this year’s midterm contests.

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Russia is hitting Kyiv’s bridges, hoping to make the capital unlivable by winter

The Ukrainian capital’s left and right banks are connected by eight bridges — and Russia has been targeting both its North and South bridges in recent days.

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Opinion | How many House seats will the Democrats win? The polls may already know.

In an era without ticket-splitting, the generic ballot has proven remarkably predictive.

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