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Lara Trump is taking the reins and reshaping the RNC in her father-in-law’s imageMay 22, 2024 3:09 pm - WASHINGTON — The direction of the Republican National Committee is clear from the last name of its new second-in-command: Trump. “My No. 1 goal is making sure that Donald...
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Prosecutor in Trump classified papers case calls claims of hostility toward co-defendant ‘garbage’May 22, 2024 2:04 pm - FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A lawyer for Donald Trump's personal valet accused federal prosecutors Wednesday of targeting the valet because he refused to cooperate against the fo...
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Average U.S. vehicle age hits record 12.6 years as high prices force people to keep them longerMay 22, 2024 12:33 pm - DETROIT — Cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. keep getting older, hitting a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024 as people hang on to their vehicles largely because new...
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Judge in Tennessee blocks effort to put Elvis Presley’s former home Graceland up for saleMay 22, 2024 9:53 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee judge on Wednesday blocked the auction of Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley, by a company that claimed his estate failed to repay a...
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Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the U.S., a new study saysMay 22, 2024 9:20 am - Daily and near-daily marijuana use is now more common than similar levels of drinking in the U.S., according to an analysis of national survey data over four decades.
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Tornado kills multiple people in Iowa as powerful storms again tear through MidwestMay 22, 2024 8:33 am - GREENFIELD, Iowa — Multiple people were killed when a tornado tore through a small town in Iowa and left a wide swath of obliterated homes and crumpled cars, while the ho...
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Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid touch Kyiv with blackouts ahead of peak demandMay 22, 2024 7:04 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Sustained Russian attacks on Ukraine's power grid in recent weeks have forced leaders of the war-ravaged country to institute nationwide rolling blackouts...
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Iran’s supreme leader prays for late president and others killed in helicopter crashMay 22, 2024 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's supreme leader prayed Wednesday over the coffins of the country's late president, foreign minister and other officials who were kille...
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Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, deepening Israel's isolationMay 22, 2024 6:57 am - TEL AVIV, Israel — Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they would recognize a Palestinian state, a historic but largely symbolic move that further deepens Israel’s i...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of 2003 sexual assault in lawsuitMay 22, 2024 6:27 am - A former model accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her at his New York City recording studio in 2003 in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the latest in a series of allegations against the embattled hip-hop mogul.