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Satellite image of a hurricane churning in the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Isaias nears Gulf Coast landfall
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Hurricane Isaias, Now a Major Category 3 Storm, Bears Down on Gulf Coast

Hurricane Isaias reached Category 3 strength with 120 mph winds on Friday morning as mandatory evacuations began along the northern Gulf Coast...

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Trump marijuana executive order December 2025
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Reschedule Marijuana to Schedule III

President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14370 on December 18, 2025, directing the fast-tracked rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule...

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DNC lawsuit Trump ads: U.S. Capitol under stormy skies amid the DNC lawsuit over taxpayer-funded ads
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DNC Sues Trump Administration Over Taxpayer-Funded Presidential Ads

The Democratic National Committee has sued the Trump administration, alleging illegal use of taxpayer funds for political TV ads ahead of the...

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Trump taxpayer-funded ads controversy - wall of TV screens showing patriotic broadcasts ahead of US midterms
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Trump’s Campaign Tactics Grow Unusual, Expensive Ahead of US Midterms

US President Donald Trump says taxpayers will no longer fund his controversial TV ads ahead of the November midterms, shifting the cost...

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Medicare for All: supporters at a rally for universal healthcare in the United States
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‘Medicare for All’ Message Resonates With Voters Facing High Medical Bills

A record 66% of Americans favor Medicare for All in KFF’s September 2026 poll — the highest since polling began in 2016...

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Christa Pike, the Tennessee death row inmate who survived a failed lethal injection
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Christa Pike Awake and Speaking After Failed Tennessee Execution, Lawyers Say

Christa Pike, 50, is conscious and speaking six days after Tennessee's failed lethal injection, her lawyers say — calling her recovery 'medically...

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Tumbler Ridge Secondary School with RCMP police vehicle after the February 2026 school shooting
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US Man Charged in Tumbler Ridge School Shooting Conspiracy

James Cody Bryant, 30, was arrested in Bellingham, Washington, and charged with conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country over February's...

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Parti Québécois Quebec election winner Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, PQ leader
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Separatist Parti Québécois Wins Quebec Election, Promises Independence Referendum

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's Parti Québécois won Quebec's provincial election Monday, ending eight years of CAQ rule and promising another independence referendum.

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the White House South Lawn as his approval rating hits a record low
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Trump Claims ‘Doing Great’ as Approval Rating Hits Record Low

President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to a record low of 32% in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, with only 24% of...

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Georgia homecoming shooting: Dooly County Courthouse in Vienna, Georgia
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Georgia Homecoming Shooting: 2 Dead, 35 Injured in Vienna Block Party Gunfire

Two people were killed and 35 injured in a mass shooting at a homecoming block party in Vienna, Georgia, early Sunday. No...

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