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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...
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US suspends avocado inspections in Mexican state of Michoacan due to threatAug 05, 2026 9:39 pm - The United States announced Wednesday that it had suspended all government operations in the Mexican state of Michoacan because of a "threat to U.S. interests," including a halt to the inspections of avocados required for their export.
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Abreu homers again, Gray gets 14th victory as Red Sox beat White Sox 4-0 for 7th straight winAug 05, 2026 9:13 pm - BOSTON — Wilyer Abreu homered for the fourth time in three games, Sonny Gray struck out eight in six innings for his 14th win, and the surging Boston Red Sox beat the Chi...