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Brendan Carr, the FCC chair taking the fight to Jimmy Kimmel, was unanimously confirmed by the Senate 3 times and nominated by Trump and Biden

Carr is a longtime FCC commissioner named as chairman by President Trump in November. Since, he has launched investigations of ABC, CBS and NBC News.

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Jon Stewart to host special edition of ‘The Daily Show’ one day after Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension

Stewart's featured guest will be Maria Ressa, the journalist and author of “How to Stand Up to a Dictator.” 

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‘Lots of gasps and dropped jaws’: Stephen Colbert learned of Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension while taping his own canceled CBS show

President Trump called it “Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED." (The show was suspended, not cancelled.)

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Florida exempts largest theme parks from state safety inspections, and someone just died on a brand-new roller coaster

Universal Orlando Resorts opened the park in May. It has five themed sections and a 500-room hotel.

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Don’t hold your breath waiting for a lower mortgage rate or auto loan after the Fed cut, analyst says: ‘Unlikely to make a noticeable difference’

For prospective homebuyers, the market has already priced in the rate cut, and steep auto loans aren't expected to decline anytime soon, experts say.

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Publishers Clearing House, company that promised ‘forever’ payments to sweepstakes winners, says actually nevermind

In a statement to the AP, the company that acquired PCH in bankruptcy said it was “committed to restoring and preserving the trust” of the brand...

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FDA warns Hims & Hers and other weight loss drugmakers to remove ‘false and misleading’ advertising

The agency on Tuesday posted more than 100 letters with 'cease and desist' language to various drugmakers and online prescribing companies.

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Trump sues New York Times for $15 billion, alleging ‘decades-long pattern’ of defamation

In a Truth Social post, Trump accused the Times of lying about him, saying it's become “a virtual ‘mouthpiece’ for the Radical Left Democrat Party.”

16.09.2025 20

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Ford to cut up to 1,000 jobs in Germany on dropping electric demand

“In Europe, the demand for electric cars is significantly below industry forecasts," the company said.

16.09.2025 10

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Community honors life of 10-year-old killed in shooting at Minneapolis church

Harper Moyski and 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel were killed in the Aug. 27 shooting.

15.09.2025 10

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Klarna made a solid debut on the New York Stock Exchange with shares up 15% in first day of trading

Klarna just made its debut as the biggest IPO this year. The Swedish buy-now-pay-later giant sees America as its future—and it's taking direct aim...

11.09.2025 20

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Trump: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at a Utah college event

The co-founder and CEO of the youth organization Turning Point USA, the 31-year-old Kirk is the latest victim in a spasm of political violence across...

11.09.2025 5

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Trump says ‘we must all pray for Charlie Kirk’ after the 31-year-old right-wing activist was shot at a rally

Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college,...

10.09.2025 2

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Trump fails in bid to fire Lisa Cook as Federal Reserve independence clings on

No president has sought to fire a Fed governor before.

10.09.2025 4

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Hundreds of Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, some as young as 12, say they were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities

The governments of Denmark and Greenland apologized last month for their roles in the historic mistreatment in an attempt to get ahead of the report.

09.09.2025 2

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FAA extends ban on US flights to Haiti’s capital due to risk that powerful gangs might attack flights with drones and small arms

A Federal Aviation Administration ban on U.S. commercial flights to Haiti’s capital that expired Monday has been extended to March 7, 2026 because...

08.09.2025 3

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Powerball winners in Texas and Missouri will split $1.8 billion—the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history

Each ticket holder will have the choice between an annuitized prize of $893.5 million or a lump sum payment of $410.3 million.

07.09.2025 10

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RFK Jr. is a ‘threat to the health and wellbeing of every American,’ nephew Joseph Kennedy III says

“None of us will be spared the pain he is inflicting,” the former congressman added.

07.09.2025 7

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Trump’s closure of the de minimis tariff loophole sent postal traffic to the U.S. to a ‘near-halt’

Eighty-eight postal operators have told the UPU that they have suspended some or all postal services to the United States.

07.09.2025 3

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Powerball goes 41 straight draws without a winner, sending jackpot to $1.7 billion

The next drawing will be Saturday night, with the prize expected to be the third-largest in U.S. lottery history.

05.09.2025 20

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Fashion designer Giorgio Armani dies

He missed runway shows in June while recovering from an undisclosed illness.

04.09.2025 4

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Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom two days after being seriously injured in car crash

President Donald Trump said Monday he will award former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest...

03.09.2025 4

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Rapid wildfire burns historic gold mining town in California

A quick-moving wildfire burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nearby camp and...

03.09.2025 3

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Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy protection again

Budget carrier Spirit Airlines said Friday that it has filed for fresh bankruptcy protection months after emerging from a Chapter 11 reorganization.

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Delta settles class action claims it dumped fuel near LA schoolyards for $79 million

Firefighters were called to schools in the city of Cudahy where nearly 60 schoolchildren and teachers were examined for minor skin and lung...

30.08.2025 3

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Over 750,000 pressure washers recalled nationwide for tendency to create projectile hazards

Sold at retailers like Home Depot, the washers have resulted in fractures and other injuries among some consumers.

29.08.2025 4

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America gripped by towering haboobs as dust storms take Southwest by storm

Thunderstorms spawn haboobs and can create a wall of dust thousands of feet tall and several miles wide, reaching speeds of 60 mph or more.

27.08.2025 4

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Book authors hail ‘historic settlement’ as Anthropic dodges trial on how it actually acquired millions of copyrighted works to ingest

A judge ruled in June that Anthropic didn’t break the law by training its chatbot on copyrighted books, but it was still facing trial over how it...

27.08.2025 5

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The Coast Guard just dumped nearly 40 tons of drugs worth nearly half a billion dollars onto a dock in Florida

The Coast Guard worked with the Department of Defense to catch 19 drug-carrying vessels off various islands and coasts.

26.08.2025 4

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Germany nabs American working at military base who offered to spy for China

He worked from 2017 to 2023 for a Defense Department civilian contractor, and at an unidentified U.S. military facility in Germany from at least 2020...

25.08.2025 4

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Keurig Dr Pepper, parent of Peet’s Coffee in $18 billion merger that essentially unwinds the marriage of hot and cold beverages from 2018

After the deal, the company will break itself in two, with one company selling coffee and the other selling cold beverages like Snapple, Dr Pepper,...

25.08.2025 10

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The Shawn Kemp sentence: He says his truck and cellphone were stolen and he returned fire at the thieves. Nobody was hurt but he’s under electronic home monitoring

The former NBA star looked at the ceiling and blew a huff of air when he heard his sentence, which also includes 240 hours of community service.

24.08.2025 10

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The last ‘ace’: World War II fighter pilot Donald McPherson, who shot down 5 enemy planes, dies at 103

McPherson was listed as the conflict's last living U.S. ace by both the American Fighter Aces Association and the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum.

24.08.2025 8

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Trump on TikTok: ‘We’re gonna watch the security concerns’ and keep extending deadline until ‘things work out’

The president also called national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company “highly overrated."

23.08.2025 10

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Former Twitter employees settle lawsuit where they claimed $500 million of unpaid severance

The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

23.08.2025 9

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‘South Park’ skewers Trump’s DC police takeover with tanks, Towelie, and Satan in bed

The White House has dismissed “South Park” as a fourth-rate, no-longer-relevant show.

21.08.2025 7

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Fed minutes reveal concern over ‘the effects of higher tariffs’ as central bank left rates unchanged

Most Federal Reserve officials said last month that the threat of higher inflation was a greater concern than the potential for job losses.

21.08.2025 10

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Trump calls on Fed governor to resign after cabinet member raises accusation of mortgage fraud

Lisa Cook, a Biden appointee, is the first Black woman to serve on the Fed's board.

20.08.2025 3

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Motorcycle diplomacy: Putin gifts $22k Ural bike to Alaska man who went viral for his Russian wheels

“It went viral, it went crazy, and I have no idea why, because I’m really just a super-duper normal guy,” Mark Warren said. “They just interviewed...

20.08.2025 4

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Duke Energy promises over $1 billion in savings over a decade from merger of North, South Carolina utilities

The two entities own 34,600 megawatts of energy capacity, producing electricity for 4.7 million residential, commercial and industrial customers in...

18.08.2025 20

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Judge denies Trump administration request to end a policy protecting immigrant children in custody

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday to deny the Trump administration's request to end a policy in place for nearly three decades that...

16.08.2025 2

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Rapper Sean Kingston sentenced to prison for $1 million fraud scheme

Rapper Sean Kingston was sentenced to three and a half years in prison Friday after being convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme in which he leveraged...

16.08.2025 5

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Greg Iles, author of ‘Natchez Burning’ trilogy, dies at 65 after decades-long battle with cancer

Initially diagnosed with the incurable blood cancer multiple myeloma in 1996, he kept his illness private until completing his final novel,...

16.08.2025 2

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Overdue library book returned 82 years late: ‘Grandma won’t be able to pay for it anymore’

The book is “Your Child, His Family, and Friends” by marriage and family counselor Frances Bruce Strain. It was checked out in July 1943.

15.08.2025 2

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New York sues Zelle after Trump’s CFBC drops similar case: ‘No one should be left to fend for themselves after falling victim to a scam’

In a statement, James' office noted that its suit was filed after the CFPB abandoned its lawsuit following a “change in the federal administration.”

14.08.2025 2

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Much of Greece, Spain and Portugal is on fire as Southern Europe braces for wildfire season

Spanish authorities reported the death of a 37-year-old volunteer firefighter in an area north of Madrid this week. It was the third reported death in...

14.08.2025 20

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31-year-old New Yorker who found a 2-karat diamond in a volcanic crater is going to wear it for an engagement ring

“I got on my knees and cried, then started laughing," Michelle Fox said of her jewel-foraging trip in Arkansas.

14.08.2025 8

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Musk says he’s suing Apple for not featuring X and Grok in ‘Must Have’ section of app store

“Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal...

14.08.2025 4

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Feel sticky this summer? It's been record muggy East of the Rockies

More than 70 million Americans sweated through the muggiest first two months of summer on record as climate change has noticeably dialed up the...

11.08.2025 30

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US tourist visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny concert fatally shot: Police

The shooting happened in the predawn hours at a nightspot called “Shelter for Mistreated Men” in La Perla, a coastal community that has struggled...

11.08.2025 20

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