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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.

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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 4

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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 3

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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...

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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...

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Fed Governor Bowman says weak jobs report backs her view for 3 rate cuts this year

Bowman said she is getting more confident that Trump's tariffs “will not present a persistent shock to inflation” and sees it moving closer to 2%.

10.08.2025 20

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Masked thieves stole all the Labubu dolls from a Los Angeles-area store. ‘We are still in shock’

The incident took place early Wednesday morning, and about $7,000 worth of Labubu dolls were stolen.

10.08.2025 4

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At risk of having your wages garnished over student loan debt? What to know

There's still time to take action.

04.08.2025 10

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Vietnam’s Vinfast tries to break into the Indian car market with a $500 million EV factory

Vinfast's new Tamil Nadu plant will initially make 50,000 EVs annually, and the company hopes it will be a hub for future exports to the region.

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Trump raises Canada tariff rate to 35% after saying recognition of Palestinian state would ‘make it very hard’ to strike a deal

Prime Minister Mark Carney has tempered expectations over tariffs, saying Ottawa would only agree to a deal “if there’s one on the table that is...

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Gilbert Arenas indictment over alleged illegal poker game names former NBA star as ‘Agent Zero,’ flags potential Israeli gangster

The other five defendants are LA residents aged 27 to 52. Among them is a 49-year-old man described by prosecutors as “a suspected organized crime...

31.07.2025 8

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Tea, the dating app designed to be safe for women, shuts down partially after second security breach

"Out of an abundance of caution, we have taken the affected system offline," the app said. “At this time, we have found no evidence of access to...

29.07.2025 10

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At least 2 people shot at Manhattan offices of private equity firm Blackstone and NFL headquarters

Mayor Eric Adams posted on social media that there was an “active shooter investigation” in midtown.

29.07.2025 5

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A Delta pilot was arrested on child sex abuse material charges after landing in San Francisco

Federal agents entered the cockpit once the plane landed and took him into custody.

28.07.2025 8

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Man accused of stabbing 11 at Michigan Walmart was stopped by crowd: witness

The 42-year-old suspect allegedly used a folding knife to stab 11 people at random, authorities said.

27.07.2025 20

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At least 11 people stabbed at a Walmart in Michigan, and a suspect is in custody

Multiple people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, and a suspect was in custody, authorities said Saturday.

27.07.2025 10

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Company involved in Coldplay KissCam drama hires Gwyneth Paltrow as spokesperson

BOSTON (AP) — Astronomer — the company whose CEO resigned after being caught on a KissCam at a Coldplay rock concert embracing a woman who was not...

27.07.2025 4

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A bull moose, near Tupper Lake, that has been lingering around an Adirondack mountain trail, through this summer, forcing New York wildlife officials...

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AG Pam Bondi told Trump his name appeared in the Epstein files, report says

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) responded to the report by calling on Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

24.07.2025 20

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Sam Altman says financial industry faces a massive ‘fraud crisis’ as AI impersonates people’s voices to trick security

“A thing that terrifies me is apparently there are still some financial institutions that will accept the voiceprint as authentication,” Altman...

23.07.2025 20

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Alaska Airlines is back in the air after tech outage grounds all flights for hours

The carrier experienced an “IT outage that resulted in a temporary, system-wide ground stop for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights" around 8...

21.07.2025 10

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Man dies after being pulled into MRI machine while wearing metal chain

The man was reportedly wearing the 20-pound chain for weight training.

21.07.2025 3

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3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas, down from nearly 100

The flash floods killed at least 135 people in Texas over the holiday weekend, with most deaths along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County.

20.07.2025 10

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Mexico City’s Airbnb deal has led years later to ferocious protests against ‘digital nomads’

When President Claudia Sheinbaum was the Mexico City mayor in 2022, she signed a deal with Airbnb and UNESCO to boost tourism and attract digital...

18.07.2025 9

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7.3 magnitude earthquake prompts tsunami warning along parts of Alaska's coast

Officials in the community of King Cove, which has about 870 residents and is on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula, sent an alert calling on...

17.07.2025 20

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Volvo takes a $1.2 billion hit due to U.S. tariffs and production delays

In late May, the company also announced it was cutting 3,000 jobs, around 15 percent of its office-based workforce, nearly half of them in Sweden.

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Child vaccination is plateauing worldwide with a gap of 14 million holding steady

More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year — about the same number as the year before — and then Trump pulled out of...

15.07.2025 10

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Trump says he’s ‘giving serious consideration to taking away’ Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship

That's despite a decades-old Supreme Court ruling that expressly prohibits such an action by the government.

14.07.2025 10

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Amid new flood warnings, emergency crews suspend search for flooding victims in Texas

It's the first time a new round of severe weather has paused the search since the flooding earlier this month.

13.07.2025 4

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The EU delays retaliatory tariffs on US goods in hopes of reaching a deal soon

″This is now the time for negotiations,″ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in Brussels on Sunday.

13.07.2025 4

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EU delays retaliatory tariffs on US goods due to hit Monday in hopes of reaching a deal with Trump officials

President Donald Trump sent a letter announcing new tariffs of 30% on goods from the EU and Mexico starting Aug. 1.

13.07.2025 7

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