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Violent tornado tears through Oklahoma town, damaging 40 homes but sparing lives
Raeann Hunt scrambled to her cellar as a tornado bore down on her Oklahoma community.
Source: Washington Times
Camp Mystic warned of safety plan problems as it seeks to reopen this summer after deadly 2025 flood
Texas state regulators found nearly two dozen deficiencies in the emergency operations plan submitted in Camp Mystic's bid to reopen less than a year after 27 children and counselors were killed in a…
Source: Washington Times
Tidal Basin fully reopens with restoration of seawalls and walkways
The Tidal Basin is now fully reopened to visitors with new and improved seawalls, walkways and hundreds of new trees planted.
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VCU to create memorial for people, most of African descent, whose remains were dumped in a well
Virginia Commonwealth University will spend $3.6 million on a memorial for dozens of people, most of African descent, whose bodies were stolen from their graves, dissected by medical students and then…
Source: Washington Times
Peru police raid ex-election chief's home as ballot shortages spark a widening probe
Police in Peru raided the homes Friday of the now-resigned elections chief and five other officials in an investigation into a ballot shortage and other irregularities in the first round of the…
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Intel's best day since 1987 leads the U.S. stock market to more records
A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report led the U.S. stock market to more records Friday, while oil prices kept yo-yoing in the wait for what's next with the Iran war.
Source: Washington Times
Comedian Margaret Cho calls for 'feral, bloodthirsty, violent Democrat' to punish Trump officials
Comedian Margaret Cho said she wants a "feral, bloodthirsty, violent Democrat" to rise up and "punish" President Trump and his Cabinet, remarks she made while also accusing the administration of…
Source: Washington Times
Could space-based data centers help power U.S. military missions in the future?
Data centers in space, and perhaps even on the moon, could become crucial to U.S. national security.
Source: Washington Times
Civil liberties groups pan House Republicans' bill to overhaul FISA spy laws
House Speaker Mike Johnson's new proposal to update laws for government spying got a big thumbs-down from civil liberties advocates who say it does not do enough to protect Americans' privacy rights.
Source: Washington Times
TMZ is flexing in Washington, with high-profile results. What took so long?
Earlier efforts by TMZ to build a Washington bureau faltered. But this time may prove different.
Source: Washington Times
Smithsonian carousel that made civil rights history back in operation on the National Mall
The Smithsonian-owned carousel reopened on the National Mall on Friday following nearly three years of restoration work.
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Millionaire trophy hunter trampled to death by pack of elephants in central Africa
A 75-year-old millionaire from California was trampled to death by five elephants while hunting for antelope in central Africa.
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Space Force announces plan to rapidly deploy space-based anti-missile interceptors
The Space Force announced it is spending $3.2 billion through 12 defense contractors to rapidly build the first U.S. system of high-technology, space-based anti-missile interceptors.
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Growing Georgia wildfires have destroyed 120 homes, forcing new evacuations
Two large wildfires burning in drought-stricken southeast Georgia have destroyed more than 120 homes and are threatening nearly 1,000 more, Gov. Brian Kemp said Friday.
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From launch pads to supply chains: Inside America's space and defense buildup
Washington Times National Security Correspondent Ben Wolfgang sits down with Karman Space & Defense CEO Jon Rambeau to discuss Artemis, the arsenal of freedom, and what it will take to meet…
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DOJ approves use of firing squads in federal executions
The Justice Department has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to expand the number of ways inmates on federal death row could be executed, including adding firing squads and gas asphyxiation.
Source: Washington Times
Former owner of 'Home Alone' house found dead in suspected suicide after child pornography charges
The former owner of the famous "Home Alone" house in Illinois was found dead from suspected suicide at a nature preserve after being charged with seven felonies related to child pornography.
Source: Washington Times
Not over: Virginia redistricting battle moves to court
The gerrymandered congressional district lines approved by Virginia voters Tuesday could be erased by the state's judicial system, which is weighing multiple court challenges to the new map.
Source: Washington Times
Trump prods Congress to curtail intoxicating hemp ban, preserve access to full-spectrum CBD products
President Trump is calling on Congress to reverse a ban on intoxicating hemp-derived products that lawmakers enacted last year to preserve access to CBD.
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5 questions about the FDA's fast-track push for psychedelic treatments
The Food and Drug Administration awarded priority review vouchers to three companies developing psychedelic-based treatments for mental health conditions -- two studying psilocybin for hard-to-treat…
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