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Attorney General Pam Bondi subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Epstein filesMar 17, 2026 7:22 pm - Attorney General Pam Bondi was subpoenaed Tuesday to answer questions from Congress about the Justice Department's sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and the agency's handling of millions of files related to the disgraced financier.
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Texas a No. 1 seed in March Madness with Booker, Harmon and a friendly road map to the Final FourMar 17, 2026 5:45 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Longhorns roll into the women's NCAA Tournament with a No. 1 seed and a friendly road map for a return trip to the Final Four. They aren’t the o...
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Shakira says she feels like she’s just getting started. A Rock Hall nomination begs to differ.Mar 17, 2026 4:10 pm - Colombian performer Shakira has spent the last year on her first global tour since 2018, breaking boundaries as she goes. And, in February, it was announced that she is a 2026 nominee for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “I feel really humbled and excited at the same time,” she says.
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Trump fumes at NATO for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, and embraces going it aloneMar 17, 2026 3:32 pm - President Donald Trump said Tuesday NATO and most other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, grousing that he has been unable to rally support behind his war of choice in Iran that he insists he's conducting for the good of the world, even if it doesn't appreciate his effort.
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Lukas prizes honor books on homelessness, the US Census and ancient IndiaMar 17, 2026 3:23 pm - Books on homelessness, the U.S. Census and ancient India are among this year’s winners of prizes handed out by the J. Anthony Lukas Project, named for the late author and investigative journalist.
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Antitrust trial against Live Nation, Ticketmaster continues with states leading the chargeMar 17, 2026 1:34 pm - The antitrust trial of Live Nation and Ticketmaster resumed Monday in a New York federal court with three dozen states, including Illinois, remaining in the case a week after the Justice Department settled its claims and withdrew.
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Do you really need a water filter? Here's what experts sayMar 17, 2026 11:39 am - U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn’t mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building’s plumbing delivers identical water to the faucet.
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Trump delays China trip until next month to focus on the war in IranMar 17, 2026 11:34 am - President Donald Trump is delaying a diplomatic trip to China that had been planned for months but began to unravel as he pressured Beijing and other world powers to use military might to protect the Strait of Hormuz.
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Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threatMar 17, 2026 9:07 am - Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war.
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Tax scams are on the rise. Here’s what to knowMar 17, 2026 8:05 am - Robocalls, texts, and phishing emails from scammers are up this tax season compared to previous years, with artificial intelligence likely increasing fraud attempts, according to the consumer protection bureau of the Federal Trade Commission.