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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 17.05.2025.
It displays 171 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
17.05.2025 ⇢ Storms and Bomb Day
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The Supreme Court dealt a setback to Trump's deportation plan using the Alien Enemies Act, requiring more due process for Venezuelan detainees. This ruling came as leaked audio from Biden's interview with Special Counsel Hur revealed memory lapses that appeared worse than initially reported.
Severe storms swept across the American Heartland, killing at least 27 people in several states by afternoon. The Knicks decisively defeated the Celtics 119-81 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years.
Trump warned Walmart to "eat the tariffs" rather than raise prices due to his proposed policies, signaling his approach to economic concerns about tariff impacts.
By evening, an explosion at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs killed at least one person and injured five others, with the FBI investigating it as a possible terrorist act, adding a new dimension to domestic tensions.
17.05.2025
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Newly released audio from Axios reveals that former President Joe Biden struggled with his memory during an interview with then-special counsel Robert Hur.
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The New York Knicks ended the one-year NBA title reign of the Boston Celtics with astonishing ease.
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00:19⇢Supreme Court Blocks Venezuela Deportations
⌨The newspapers report extensively on the Supreme Court's rebuke of Texas judges in a ruling that blocks Trump's deportation of Venezuelans without due process under the Alien Enemies Act (Common Dreams, HuffPost, LA Times, Mother Jones, NYTimes, Slate, USA Today). Newly released audio from President Biden's interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur reveals significant memory lapses, including difficulty recalling when his son died (Breitbart, CBS, The Daily Beast, Fox News, Newsweek). In sports, the New York Knicks decisively defeated the Boston Celtics 119-81 in Game 6 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years (Boston Globe, NBC News, NY Post).
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The New York Times
The Trump administration will not be allowed to deport Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act while the matter is being litigated, the justices ruled.
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The New York Times
The Trump administration will not be allowed to deport Venezuelans under the law while the matter is being litigated in a federal court, the justices ruled.
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New York Post
It was a Garden party … outside the Garden.
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Massachusetts Judge Shelley Joseph was accused of helping an undocumented immigrant evade authorities more than seven years ago. Her case is still unresolved.
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Regional leaders are to meet in Baghdad at the annual summit of the Arab League, with the war in Gaza expected to once again loom large.
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A Russian drone has struck a passenger bus in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, killing nine people and injuring four others.
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House Republicans are in the final rounds of negotiations over a sweeping budget plan that has been significantly influenced by President Donald Trump’s priorities.
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The Washington Post
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Ukrainian police called the attack a ‘cynical war crime.’ Friday’s talks marked the first face-to-face meeting between the two sides since 2022, but saw no major breakthrough.
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NPR has identified nearly 40 small, independent entities – both inside and outside the federal government's control – that a team of young DOGE staffers has tried to access in recent weeks.
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The New York Times
A résumé of deep religious education, pastoral experience, parish management, Vatican governance — and a nudge from Pope Francis — put Robert Prevost on the fast track.
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Jim Newell
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NBC News
The two-week turnaround between races feels to many around the sport like an antiquated schedule.
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07:00⇢Deadly Storms Sweep American Heartland
⌨The newspapers report extensively on severe storms hitting the American Heartland, causing at least a dozen deaths across several states (ABC News). In Ukraine, a Russian strike on a bus killed nine people hours after peace talks that yielded no major breakthrough (CNN). Sports news dominates with New York Knicks fans celebrating a blowout victory against the Boston Celtics (Boston Globe, NY Post), while the absence of the Kentucky Derby winner from the Preakness Stakes reignites debate on reforming the Triple Crown schedule (NBC News). Political coverage focuses on the stalling of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" (AP News, Slate, The Hill) and a court lifting a block on Trump's order stripping federal workers of union rights (Washington Post).
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Cassie's life described in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial is her past. Now, she credits "her children with saving her" from a decade of alleged abuse.
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What Happens to Your Kids if We Abolish the Department of Education?
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As the tech billionaire’s time with the White House ends, his budget-slashing department is poised to continue its work
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The Birthright Citizenship argument wasn’t the only significant news out of the Supreme Court on Thursday.
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As the tech billionaire’s time with the White House ends, his budget-slashing department is poised to continue its work
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Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky said the move would allow the city to preserve core city services. The plan heads to the full council next week.
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New York Post
Major crimes consist of murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and auto theft.
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Tornadoes were reported in several states on May 16 amid a severe tornado outbreak that turned deadly.
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09:53⇢Deadly Storms Kill 23 Across Eastern US
⌨The newspapers report extensively on deadly storms and tornadoes that have killed at least 23 people across multiple states from the Heartland to the East Coast (ABC News, USA Today). Former FBI Director James Comey has surrendered to the Secret Service over an alleged "assassination" post (The Daily Beast). Meanwhile, newly released audio of President Biden's interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur reveals memory lapses that have drawn political reactions (Breitbart, CBS, Fox News). The future of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is being discussed as Elon Musk's role with the administration changes (CNN, NPR).
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People in a vegetative state may be far more conscious than was once thought.
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The Daily Beast
Friday night viewers tuned in to hear the president describe the simmering India-Pakistan conflict in an odd manner.
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Ultranationalist candidate George Simion has a big poll lead ahead of Sunday’s Romanian presidential election. He’s sought legitimacy from foreign leaders like Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni, showing how the far right is increasingly the establishment.
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The gang then scaled a fence, using the blanket to avoid being cut by barbed wire, and then sprinted across the nearby interstate and into a neighborhood, authorities said.
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New York Post
The gang then scaled a fence, using the blanket to avoid being cut by barbed wire, and then sprinted across the nearby interstate and into a neighborhood, authorities said.
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The Daily Beast
New video shows the former FBI director jumping into a black truck and speeding off for an interview.
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President Trump and his allies have long made false claims of widespread noncitizen voting. Now, as the GOP pursues new restrictions, experts worry isolated arrests will be used to push the new rules.
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New York Post
The gang then scaled a fence, using the blanket to avoid being cut by barbed wire, and then sprinted across the nearby interstate and into a neighborhood, authorities said.
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The Daily Beast
Department for Homeland Security spokesperson Trisha McLaughlin was confronted after saying Democratic lawmakers “body-slammed” ICE agents.
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A 27-year-old Canadian woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by five professional NHL players finished her nine day testimony, as a jury was dismissed on Friday for a second time in a major shakeup to the proceedings.
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Los Angeles Times
Jim Newell
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A mugshot in a Texas gang database flagged a Tren de Aragua member. His identity was wrong, but the real man was sent to a Salvadoran prison.
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The Washington Post
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A new round of Gaza ceasefire talks have begun in Doha, Qatar, according to a Hamas official.
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12:29⇢Violent Inmates Escape New Orleans Jail
⌨The newspapers report on a major jailbreak in New Orleans where 7-10 violent inmates escaped using blankets to avoid barbed wire (Fox News, NY Post). Israel has launched a significant offensive to seize parts of Gaza, while new ceasefire talks begin in Qatar amid mass starvation (The Epoch Times, OANN). Trump's Department of Justice is focusing on voter fraud investigations (NPR), while government experts reportedly flee administration positions (Washington Post). Previously reported topics remain in the news, including Biden's memory lapses in the Robert Hur interview now confirmed by leaked audio (Breitbart, CBS, The Blaze) and deadly storms across eastern states (ABC News).
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When United Food and Commercial Workers president Marc Perrone announced his retirement May 13, the union’s leadership immediately appointed his successor. This makes four presidents in a row first selected by UFCW leadership rather than by convention.
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The Daily Beast
“Remember, it all began with DIRTY COP James Comey, Obama, a hapless and cognitively impaired Sleepy Joe Biden ...”
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Walmart this week warned that everything from bananas to children's car seats could increase in price despite the softer tariffs on China.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump has ripped into Walmart, saying on social media that the retail giant should eat the additional costs created by his tariffs.
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Severe storms that hit parts of the Midwest and the South have killed at least 21 people, including nine people in Kentucky after a deadly tornado wreaked havoc in the state.
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President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed the Biden administration’s alleged use of an “autopen” is growing into a much larger scandal.
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The Daily Beast
“I’ll be watching, and so will your customers!!!” the president wrote.
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The Daily Beast
“I’ll be watching, and so will your customers!!!” the president wrote.
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After his wife Casandra "Cassie" Ventura Fine's four days of testimony in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial, Alex Fine wrote that "Cassie saved Cassie."
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President Donald Trump announced that he has a scheduled phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled for Monday to discuss a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war.
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New York Post
Malia Obama is being accused of copying an indie filmmaker’s work for her Nike commercial released earlier this month — the first ad the former president’s daughter has directed.
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Powerful storms and tornadoes tore through several Midwestern and Southern states overnight Friday, leaving carnage and flattened buildings in their wake.
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The hyperelitist world of prerevolutionary France fostered resentment among writers excluded from salons and high society. This bitterness proved a fertile breeding ground for revolution led by writers who targeted their anger at the old order.
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One America News
A plane carrying almost 200 passengers did not not have a pilot for over 10 minutes in what was a frightening scene after the first officer lost consciousness in the cockpit as the captain was off using the bathroom, a new investigation found.
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The New York Times
The Trump administration’s aggressive push to deport migrants has run up against resistance from the judiciary.
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15:29⇢Deadly Tornados Kill 23 Across Midwest
⌨The newspapers report on devastating storms and tornadoes that have killed at least 23 people across Kentucky, Missouri, and other states (ABC News, The Epoch Times, NPR). Trump has warned Walmart not to raise prices due to his tariffs, telling the retailer to "eat the tariffs" instead (AP News, CBS, The Daily Beast, Newsweek). Immigration issues remain prominent with media covering detention experiences (Boston Globe), court rulings on due process rights (NYTimes), and reported deportation errors (Mother Jones). There's also controversy over a reported Trump administration plan to relocate Palestinians to Libya (Common Dreams) and allegations that Malia Obama copied an indie filmmaker's work for her Nike commercial (NY Post).
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Leaders in the Republican-led legislature introduced a resolution to reject the standards, but there wasn't enough GOP support to pass it.
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A large explosion rocked homes in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday, according to multiple reports.
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Germany has clamped down on pro-Palestine protest more harshly than most other European states. Despite the threat of violent repression, protesters, many of whom were Jewish and Palestinian, gathered in Berlin to commemorate the Nakba.
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Vice President JD Vance's assertive public profile sets him up for 2028 Republican support.
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One America News
Newly released video footage of ten inmates escaping a New Orleans jail on Friday has emerged, as seven of the escapees remain at large.
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Authorities are investigating after a blast severely damaged American Reproductive Centers, a fertility clinic that offers IVF treatments in the Coachella Valley, along with other nearby buildings.
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The Daily Beast
The president posted a wild video that accuses Bill and Hillary Clinton of numerous murders.
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One America News
Authorities are looking into whether or not terrorism was involved after a large explosion destroyed a fertility clinic and IVF lab in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday.
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Los Angeles Times
Authorities are investigating after an explosion severely damaged American Reproductive Centers, a fertility clinic that offers IVF treatments in the Coachella Valley, along with other nearby buildings.
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One America News
Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called President Donald Trump a liar for claiming to want peace while labeling Israel as a “cancerous tumor” which must be eliminated.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio told "Face the Nation" he believes talks to end the war in Ukraine will only progress if President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in person.
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A “vehicle explosion” outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California left at least one person dead Saturday, as the FBI launches a probe into the possible “intentional act.”
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18:04⇢Deadly Blast Hits Palm Springs Fertility Clinic
⌨The newspapers report on a deadly explosion at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, with reports indicating at least one person killed and five injured in what the FBI is investigating as a possible "intentional act" of terror (ABC News, Fox News, LA Times, NY Post). President Trump plans to call both Putin and Zelensky on Monday in an effort to end the Ukraine war, with Secretary of State Rubio suggesting a direct Trump-Putin meeting may be necessary (CBS, The Epoch Times). Domestic politics remain contentious with Trump threatening Walmart over tariffs (HuffPost, OANN), promoting conspiracy theories about the Clintons (The Daily Beast), and reports of infighting within the Democratic National Committee (The Hill).
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Breitbart News
A car explosion in Palm Springs, California, left at least one person dead and a fertility clinic damaged, according to several reports.
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Breitbart News
A car explosion in Palm Springs, California, left at least one person dead and a fertility clinic damaged, according to several reports.
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Common Dreams
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New York Post
A “vehicle explosion” outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California left at least one person dead Saturday, as the FBI launches a probe into the possible “intentional act.”
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The 2025 Preakness has arrived at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Here is how to watch the entire event with results, TV time and odds.
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Hollywood's plummeting film and TV production levels have studio executives and grassroots groups pushing for better incentives to keep business in California.
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A “vehicle explosion” outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California left at least one person dead Saturday, as the FBI launches a probe into the possible “intentional act.”
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Journalism, the odds-on-favorite, rallied to win the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes, Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
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One America News
President Donald Trump called on Walmart to “eat the tariffs” rather than raising prices and blaming the Trump administration for price hikes.
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Journalism, the odds-on-favorite, rallied to win the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes, Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
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The world-renowned autism expert shares her thoughts with NBC News after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered controversial remarks on autistic people.
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'Eat the tariffs' Trump tells Walmart in a social media post warning the company not to blame them for price increases
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The Daily Beast
While the clinic was damaged, no patients or staff were harmed.
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New York Post
A “vehicle explosion” outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California left at least one person dead Saturday, as the FBI launches a probe into the possible “intentional act.”
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The retailer’s CEO said price increases would be a result of tariffs being ‘too high,’ particularly on Chinese goods
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20:41⇢Terrorist Bombing at Palm Springs Fertility Clinic
⌨The newspapers report extensively on an explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs that killed one person and injured several others, now being investigated as an act of terrorism (ABC News, Breitbart, Fox News, HuffPost, LA Times, NY Post, Newsweek, The Daily Beast). President Trump has warned Walmart to "eat the tariffs" rather than raising prices and passing costs to consumers (AP News, Common Dreams, OANN, USA Today). Other stories include Temple Grandin responding to RFK Jr.'s controversial autism remarks (NBC News), concerns about Hollywood's declining film production (NPR), and an immigrant detention experience in New Bedford (Boston Globe).
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is on the brink of “chaos” in the aftermath of the DNC moving forward with a process to oust gun control activist and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor David Hogg as vice chair.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
While the clinic was damaged, no patients or staff were harmed.
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is on the brink of “chaos” in the aftermath of the DNC moving forward with a process to oust gun control activist and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor David Hogg as vice chair.
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Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills reported that one person was killed in an incident that "appears to be an intentional act of violence."
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A few politicians are making news for accepting a once-fringe conspiracy theory that the Earth is flat. Voters aren't embracing it − yet.
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A massive Mexican navy tall ship making a festive visit to New York slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday — toppling one of its huge masts into the deck in a horrifying scene that left multiple crew members seriously injured,…
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump has ripped into Walmart, saying on social media that the retail giant should eat the additional costs created by his tariffs.
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New York Post
A massive Mexican navy tall ship making a festive visit to New York slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday — toppling its huge masts into the deck in a horrifying scene that left multiple crew members seriously injured, according to fire…
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JD Vance is attending Pope Leo's inaugural mass. The trip could set the tone for the Trump administration's relationship with the new pope.
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The Washington Post
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A massive Mexican navy tall ship making a festive visit to New York slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday — toppling its huge masts into the deck in a horrifying scene that left 35 injured including four critically, according to fire…
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The Daily Beast
A mast on the Cuauhtémoc hit the bridge at approximately 8:26 p.m. on Saturday night.
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At least 20 people are injured after the ship struck the bottom of the bridge, sources say
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New York Post
A massive Mexican navy tall ship making a festive visit to New York slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday — toppling its huge masts into the deck in a horrifying scene that left 35…
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New York Post
A massive Mexican navy tall ship making a festive visit to New York slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday — toppling its huge masts into the deck in a horrifying scene that left 35…
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