Nation and World
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Investigation revealed ‘devastating’ reports of sexual misconduct at school supported by Epstein
Jul 29, 2026 5:35 pm - Two people who attended a prestigious Michigan fine arts school reported conduct of a sexual nature by Jeffrey Epstein, a major donor, according to an investigation that also uncovered dozens of allegations spanning decades against nearly 50 other people.
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Trump announces a $22.5 billion makeover of Dulles airport that will eliminate the ‘people movers’
Jul 29, 2026 5:15 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a $22.5 billion renovation of Washington Dulles International Airport that will end the use of the widely disli...
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‘She killed the kids!’ 911 call from Lindsay Clancy’s husband brings tears to the courtroom
Jul 29, 2026 5:08 pm - PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Lindsay Clancy sobbed in court Wednesday as jurors listened to the anguished 911 call her then-husband made after returning from an errand to find she’d...
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The fastest growing Ebola outbreak is worsening hunger in eastern Congo, a UN agency chief warns
Jul 29, 2026 4:48 pm - The fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded is leaving thousands more people hungry in eastern Congo, a region engulfed in conflicts and a fight over precious minerals, the head of the U.N. food agency warned on Wednesday.
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Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
Jul 29, 2026 3:55 pm - A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel “The Satanic Verses.”
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Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
Jul 29, 2026 10:13 am - President Donald Trump and the Justice Department are asking the Supreme Court to toss an $83 million defamation verdict won by writer E. Jean Carroll after she accused him of sexual assault, saying he can't be sued for comments he made while he was president.
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Iran resumes missile attacks as US and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq
Jul 29, 2026 10:11 am - Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East early Wednesday as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters.
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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing
Jul 29, 2026 8:01 am - Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politics
Jul 29, 2026 7:50 am - Farah Berent, a physician assistant in Holland, Michigan, used to learn about politics from channels like ABC, CBS and CNN. But that changed as she decided that coverage of the war in Gaza was irreparably biased.
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Federal Reserve votes 9-3 to leave key rate unchanged despite persistently high inflation
Jul 29, 2026 7:45 am - The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday despite persistently high inflation and a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war.