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DHS to spend $200 million on private jets for Noem, other officials
Oct 18, 2025 8:04 pm - The Coast Guard plans to buy two Gulfstream private jets to be used by Homeland Security Department Secretary Kristi L. Noem and other top DHS and Coast Guard officials at a total estimated cost of $200 million, according to a document obtained by The Washington Post.
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US to repatriate survivors of drug boat strike to Colombia, Ecuador
Oct 18, 2025 8:00 pm - The United States plans to repatriate two alleged drug traffickers to Colombia and Ecuador after military forces attacked their vessel in the Caribbean on Thursday, President Donald Trump said.
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Trump moves closer to eliminating Education Department amid shutdown
Oct 18, 2025 7:58 pm - The prolonged government shutdown is helping the Trump administration advance its goal of closing the Department of Education — a longtime conservative aim that congressi...
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Shutdown impact: What it means for workers, federal programs and the economy
Oct 18, 2025 7:20 pm - The federal government shutdown is quickly approaching the second longest on record with no end in sight. Some lawmakers are predicting it could become the longest, surpassing the 35 days from President Donald Trump's first term.The Trump administration is using the current shutdown to buttress priorities it favors while seeking to dismantle those it doesn't.
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‘A little more motivated’: ‘No Kings’ part 2 draws huge crowds in the suburbs, cityOct 18, 2025 6:47 pm - “No Kings” rallies across the suburbs Saturday attracted thousands of participants.
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Plan to fire artillery over a California highway during JD Vance base visit irks governor
Oct 18, 2025 6:00 pm - A plan to fire live artillery shells over a major Southern California highway as part of a military showcase attended Saturday by Vice President JD Vance has drawn strong...
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Putin demanded Ukraine surrender key territory in call with Trump
Oct 18, 2025 5:29 pm - Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call this week with President Donald Trump demanded that Kyiv surrender full control of Donetsk, a strategically vital region in eastern Ukraine, as a condition for ending the war, said two senior officials familiar with the conversation.
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Algonquin discount store Martejo closing; fitness center looks to take over building
Oct 18, 2025 4:55 pm - Martejo Discount will be closing its doors for good at the end of November, while newcomer Crunch Fitness makes moves to take over the building in Algonquin.
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‘Sock monkey movement’: Lake in the Hills man aims to turn custom Lego creation into official set
Oct 18, 2025 3:09 pm - Sitting at 14 inches tall and made up of more than 1,400 Lego pieces is a custom sock monkey creation that 20-year-old Nathan Lilliebridge of Lake in the Hills hopes to make into an official set sold by the toy company.
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Israel says Hamas hands over ‘2 coffins of deceased hostages’ from Gaza
Oct 18, 2025 2:54 pm - Israel said Hamas handed over “two coffins of deceased hostages” from Gaza late Saturday, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu increased pressure on the militant group to share the rest more quickly under their ceasefire.