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DOGE overstated savings on federal ‘receipts’ website, auditors findAug 06, 2026 6:06 pm - WASHINGTON — Some of the savings touted by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency are incorrect or lack supporting evidence, according to federal auditors. DOGE...
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Jalapeños linked to a US salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distributorAug 06, 2026 6:04 pm - NEW YORK — Jalapeño peppers linked to a multistate salmonella outbreak have been traced back to a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, federal officials say. At least 345 people in...
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Trump again tries to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court rulingAug 06, 2026 5:57 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, ...
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Lindsay Clancy sobs at murder trial as jurors view autopsy photos of her youngest childAug 06, 2026 5:55 pm - PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Lindsay Clancy sobbed uncontrollably Thursday as jurors viewed autopsy photos of the youngest of her three children whom she strangled in 2023, until th...
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McConnell says he’s leaving rehabilitation center to continue recovery at homeAug 06, 2026 3:49 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says he’s been discharged from a rehabilitation center and will continue his recovery from home. The former Sena...
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Music Review: ‘Lost Weekend’ is Phoebe Bridgers’ evocative sonic collageAug 06, 2026 11:35 am - A tuning radio. The shouts and muffled beats of a New Year’s Eve party. A voicemail from her father. On her excellent third studio album, “Lost Weekend,” Phoebe Bridgers creates a collage of the years since we last heard from her as a solo artist. And she headlines Chicago’s United Center Sept. 18-19.
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Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questionsAug 06, 2026 10:57 am - A Senate committee on Thursday voted along party lines to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, setting up a referral to the Department of Justice for potential investigation over whether the country's longtime top infectious disease official properly exercised his constitutional rights.
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US filings for jobless benefits rise to 199,000 last week, but layoffs remain historically lowAug 06, 2026 7:55 am - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but layoffs remain in the historically healthy range of the past few years.
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New kind of flu shot is on the way as the FDA approves Moderna's mRNA-based vaccineAug 06, 2026 7:52 am - The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new kind of flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturer Moderna said.
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Sky scores 34 points in the 4th quarter to beat the Sparks 95-88Aug 05, 2026 10:51 pm - Natasha Cloud, Kamilla Cardoso and Jacy Sheldon each scored 15 points and the Chicago Sky used a 34-point fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Sparks 95-88 on Wednesday...