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Epstein's longtime accountant testifies on his wealth and business ties
House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the…
Source: Washington Times
North Korean leader Kim and his daughter try out new pistols at shooting range
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter fired pistols during an inspection of a light munitions factory, state media photos showed on Thursday, as he pushes to modernize conventional…
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Lawmakers vent frustration over DHS shutdown as lines grow at nation's airports
Republican and Democratic senators vented their frustrations Wednesday with the lack of progress in funding the Department of Homeland Security, which is resulting in more Americans enduring long…
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Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme Court
The Trump administration on Wednesday opened a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries - an effort that comes after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's…
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Senators demand answers on school strike in Iran as growing evidence points to U.S. involvement
Dozens of Democratic senators demanded answers from the Trump administration on Wednesday as a growing body of evidence suggested that the U.S. was likely responsible for a strike at an elementary…
Source: Washington Times
A red fox stows away on cargo ship, traveling from England to U.S.
This stowaway truly was sly as a fox.
Source: Washington Times
Officer having 'anxiety attack' took ambulance sent for man dying from police shooting, report says
A man who was shot by police and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for an ambulance after an officer having a "mild anxiety attack" took the first one that arrived at the scene, according to a…
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Trump tells ship captains to use the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. conflict with Iran intensifies
Hundreds of tankers and container ships are idling in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman because they are unwilling to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without naval escorts or insurance coverage.…
Source: Washington Times
Trump takes campaign swing at his GOP archenemy: 'Got to get rid of this loser'
President Trump dropped into Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie's backyard Wednesday to rally support for his primary opponent, deriding the libertarian-leaning Republican as a "total disaster" and the…
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Texas man facing execution for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her 8-year-old son
A Texas man is facing a scheduled execution Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago.
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'Alaska will kill you:' At 40 below zero, everything breaks -- including the soldiers
The Pentagon is pouring billions of dollars into new technologies that can survive, and excel, in that extreme cold, with an eye toward potential Arctic combat. The goal is to close an Arctic…
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FBI, CIA chiefs urge GOP lawmakers to reauthorize surveillance law without changes
FBI Director Kash Patel and CIA Director John Ratcliffe called on Senate GOP lawmakers on Wednesday not to allow a key provision of the federal surveillance law to lapse next month, as they consider…
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Culture Wire: Instagram outage lasts 10 hours, Nicole Kidman's new crime thriller and more
Meta's flagship social platform is back online after a massive technical glitch left millions of users logged out for approximately 10 hours.
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Vulnerabilities revealed in China's nuclear warhead storage, transportation system
The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force stores and maintains a rapidly expanding arsenal of nuclear warheads for missiles at mountain facilities in China that are vulnerable to strikes or disruption…
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Trump says 'We've won' Iran war, predicts oil prices will drop despite economic turmoil
President Trump said Wednesday the war against Iran is turning out to be "easier than we thought" and predicted that soaring oil prices will plummet again, as the conflict threatens to upend his focus…
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Senators ask watchdog agency to audit DOJ protocols for unlawful Epstein file redactions
Four senators on Wednesday asked a government watchdog agency to audit the "protocols and processes" the Justice Department used to make what the lawmakers consider unlawful redactions in the Jeffrey…
Source: Washington Times
National park reopened after latest eruption from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano
The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii finished erupting after 9 hours on Tuesday night, allowing Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to reopen Wednesday.
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South Africa summons new U.S. ambassador over criticism as rift deepens
The new U.S. ambassador to South Africa has been summoned to explain his criticism, the country's foreign minister said Wednesday, as a diplomatic rift continues over foreign policy that the Trump…
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Old NASA science satellite plunges back to Earth, reentered over the Pacific
An old NASA science satellite plunged uncontrolled from orbit and reentered over the Pacific on Wednesday.
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'Illusion of balance': Media watchdog dings MSN for freezing out conservative news
Microsoft's news aggregator included articles last month from 70 online publications - but only two of those lean to the right.
Source: Washington Times
