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George Santos agrees to $35,000 settlement in federal probe over Kalshi tradesJul 31, 2026 6:04 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former Congressman George Santos agreed Friday to pay $35,000 to settle a federal investigation into his suspicious trades on the prediction mar...
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Zelenskyy asks Trump to help him get Elon Musk’s OK to use Starlink to help with strikes on RussiaJul 31, 2026 5:48 pm - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pitched President Donald Trump and other American officials on helping Ukraine win permission from tech titan Elon Musk to use his Starlink satellite communications system to guide strikes inside Russia.
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Seattle mayor defends ousting police chief after festival shootoutJul 31, 2026 5:25 pm - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on Friday defended her decision to oust the city's police chief as the “right decision at the right time,” but she declined to explain why.
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Justice Department drops criminal case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting PoolJul 31, 2026 5:22 pm - The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Pressure rises on Infantino and FIFA’s World Cup investor plan as adviser resigns and Asia opposesJul 31, 2026 4:51 pm - Pressure on FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity grew Friday as his senior adviser who sat on a White House panel resigned and Asia's soccer body joined Europe and North America in opposing it.
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Marine Corps says F-35B stealth fighter crashed in California, pilot ejectedJul 31, 2026 4:37 pm - The U.S. Marine Corps says the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter is expected to live after ejecting from the jet before it crashed in California.
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FCC chairman defends actions against ABC, says broadcasters must operate ‘in the public interest’Jul 31, 2026 4:27 pm - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Friday defended his agency’s recent actions against ABC, saying broadcasters have a duty to “operate in the pub...
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Tens of thousands of migrants voluntarily leave after crossing into Spanish territory of CeutaJul 31, 2026 4:05 pm - Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain’s tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration debate in Europe.
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Arizona, California and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal to manage the Colorado RiverJul 31, 2026 3:51 pm - Three western U.S. states would take less water from the Colorado River under a federal proposal released Friday to stave off a crisis in the beleaguered waterway.
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Trump says anti-weaponization fund in IRS settlement is ‘dead’ even as he defends itJul 31, 2026 3:44 pm - President Donald Trump said Friday that his $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is “dead” while also continuing to defend it, further complicating his administration’s negotiations with two Republican senators who are blocking his attorney general nominee in protest.