Nation and World
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Ex-Olympian accused of Reflecting Pool vandalism pleads not guilty
Jul 09, 2026 7:58 pm - A former Olympic canoeist who was indicted on a felony vandalism charge over an incident at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool pleaded not guilty at his first court appearance Thursday.
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Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing said ‘he wishes he hadn’t done it,’ roommate says in video
Jul 09, 2026 7:41 pm - The defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing told his roommate “he wishes he hadn’t done it” the day after the conservative activist was shot in the neck while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University, a recording played in court revealed Thursday.
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Eric Trump’s Bitcoin bet erases $600 million from family fortune
Jul 09, 2026 7:22 pm - American Bitcoin Corp. was built around a simple idea: that owning and mining Bitcoin would be enough to mint money.
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Mexico to request criminal charges over deaths following fatal shooting of Houston man by ICE agents
Jul 09, 2026 4:43 pm - Mexico will request criminal charges over 17 Mexicans who died in ICE custody or during immigration enforcement operations by the Trump administration, officials said Thursday.
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Feds sideline Texas officials in probe into ICE shooting, district attorney says
Jul 09, 2026 4:35 pm - The district attorney in Harris County, Texas, said Wednesday that federal authorities have sidelined local officials from participating in an investigation into the fatal shooting of a Mexican man in Houston by an immigration officer.
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Technology is driving an increase in online threats to the UK, senior officials say
Jul 09, 2026 4:25 pm - Technology and online platforms are increasingly being used to threaten the United Kingdom, including by hostile countries, extremists and far-right groups, senior British police officials said Thursday.
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US and Iran exchange more attacks across the Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal
Jul 09, 2026 11:11 am - The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East.
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US home prices hit an all-time high as sales slow and mortgage rates rise
Jul 09, 2026 9:40 am - Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to prospective homebuyers' affordability chal...
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Chicago Tribune seeks ‘serious sanctions’ against OpenAI as deception alleged in copyright lawsuit
Jul 09, 2026 9:38 am - Chicago Tribune, The New York Daily News, The New York Times and other media outlets are asking for “serious sanctions” against OpenAI, saying the company destroyed evidence and intentionally hid its ability to locate stolen news stories in training data and responses to ChatGPT users, according to a new motion filed Thursday.
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Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities and set more oil tankers ablaze
Jul 09, 2026 7:34 am - Ukrainian drones hit more Russian oil facilities and set two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to grant Kyiv a license to manufacture the Patriot air defense systems to protect its cities.