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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 18.10.2025.
It displays 176 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
18.10.2025 ⇢ The Day No Kings Protests Swept the Nation
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US media heavily focused on President Trump's commutation of former Rep. George Santos' prison sentence in the early morning, with numerous outlets reporting his immediate release. Concurrently, attention began to build around the impending "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration across several cities.
As the day progressed, the "No Kings" protests became the dominant narrative, with extensive coverage across conservative and liberal outlets. These reports highlighted widespread anti-Trump sentiment and large turnouts in rallies nationwide. Separately, Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and his suggestion for an armistice also received significant attention, along with the ongoing government shutdown.
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The Daily Beast
Leading lights of the MAGA movement spent the day fighting over George Santos—hours before Trump commuted his sentence.
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The New York Times
George Santos, the disgraced Republican congressman, had been sentenced after his web of deceit unraveled. He served less than three months in prison.
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The New York Times
George Santos’s lawyer said the disgraced former congressman was freed from a prison on Friday. He served less than three months on his fraud conviction.
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The Daily Beast
The president has turned to the highest court in the land after lower courts ruled his National Guard deployment unlawful.
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The Epoch Times
Santos pleaded guilty to inflating fundraising figures and falsifying donor names to secure the Republican Party’s financial support during the 2022 election.
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Shohei Ohtani becomes the first player to hit three home runs and strike out 10 batters in a game as the Dodgers sweep the Brewers in the NLCS to reach the World Series.
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04:09⇢Trump Frees Santos A Shadow Cast
⌨US media continues to heavily focus on President Trump's commutation of former Rep. George Santos' prison sentence, with numerous outlets reporting on his release for financial fraud (ABC News, Common Dreams, The Epoch Times, NY Post, NYTimes, AP News, Breitbart). Concurrently, Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and his stance on military aid and a potential armistice also receives attention (CNN, CBS, Washington Post, The Atlantic).
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The removal of nine senior officers, including top commanders of key military units, highlights the potential instability of Xi’s rule.
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The Intercept
The two survivors of a U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean are now being held on a Navy warship.
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Washington Free Beacon
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Associated Press
Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people will gather Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S.
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This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around.
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National Review
Follow the money — specifically, the role of Chinese gangs in cleaning cartel cash.
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Mallory McMorrow's pitch for a more diversified economy is running up against tradition in the auto-focused state.
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New York Post
An Arizona high schooler may be forced to try out for the girls’ basketball team because a “clerical error” 14 years ago legally made him a female.
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RFK Jr.’s moves to limit animal testing in drug trials could pull animal rights voters into the Republican camp, experts say.
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New York Post
Cops said the 19-year-oldconfessed to stabbing his mother’s live-in boyfriend, Anthony Casalaspro and sawing off his head inside the family’s Cary Avenue home in West Brighton on Oct. 6.
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The Washington Post
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited to ask President Trump for more military aid as the war with Russia persists.
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08:03⇢No Kings Protests Swell
⌨US media's top focus is the widespread "No Kings" protests against President Trump across the nation, with conservative outlets like Fox News alleging foreign funding, while others like MSNBC and The Hill frame them as vital for democracy (Boston Globe, Fox News, MSNBC, NPR, The Hill, AP News). Concurrently, Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, and his suggestion that both Ukraine and Russia declare victory, continues to receive attention (CBS, CNN).
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Hundreds of thousands are expected to demonstrate on No Kings Day in what some believe will be the largest day of protest in modern U.S. history.
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The Washington Post
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The Atlantic
The president has boasted that the Ukraine war would be easy to solve. It didn’t look that way today.
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Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy might have come for Tomahawks, but President Donald Trump issued a directive to Russia and Ukraine to 'stop where the are.' 'The meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine was very interesting, and cordial, but I told him, as I likewise strongly suggested to President Putin, that it is time to stop the killing, and make a DEAL!' Trump wrote Friday night on Truth Social.
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Donald Trump is often blamed for the US’s hostility toward the EU, but the roots of the rift run deeper. Europe’s manufacturing-heavy economy and tough regulation of US tech have put it on a collision course with Washington.
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Los Angeles Times
Fine print in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s last-minute utility legislation shifts Eaton fire costs to customers
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USA Today
Hundreds of thousands are expected to demonstrate on No Kings Day in what some believe will be the largest day of protest in modern U.S. history.
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Javier Milei's Libertarian Experiment is in Jeopardy. Argentina's Midterm Elections Will Determine Its Fate.
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New York Post
Community members replaced police from noon to 6 p.m. on Mother Gaston Boulevard between Sutter and Pitkin avenues starting Tuesday. The program was expected to end Monday.
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The problem with Donald Trump’s recent firing of six members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board isn’t who he decided to fire — it’s the board’s very existence as a tool of colonial rule over Puerto Rico.
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Organizers have planned more than 2,500 rallies around the country to celebrate free speech and protest many of the Trump administration's actions.
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Airstrikes, bounties, a military build-up: This could be about drugs — or it could be the start of regime change.
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The Washington Post
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New York Post
Community members replaced police from noon to 6 p.m. on Mother Gaston Boulevard between Sutter and Pitkin avenues starting Tuesday. The program was expected to end Monday.
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Organizers have planned more than 2,500 rallies around the country to celebrate free speech and protest many of the Trump administration's actions.
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Los Angeles Times
California will close Interstate 5 today after military officials confirmed Saturday that live-fire artillery rounds will be shot over the freeway, prompting state officials to shut down the freeway in an unprecedented move that will undoubtedly cause massive gridlock.
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Chattanooga’s Volkswagen plant, which joined the United Auto Workers last year, is the first in the South to have unionized through an election since 1940. As first contract negotiations stall, the UAW is gathering pledge cards for a possible strike.
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Breitbart News
Anti-Trump protesters convene in Washington, DC, for another round of “No Kings” protests on Saturday, October 18.
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New York Post
Mamdani was apparently invited by the Masjid At-Taqwa on Fulton Street as part of a campaigning event in partnership with Black Muslims Now.
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11:08⇢No Kings Protests Swell
⌨US media continues to heavily focus on the widespread "No Kings" protests against President Trump, with both conservative and liberal outlets covering the rallies and their anti-Trump sentiment (Breitbart, MSNBC, USA Today, Washington Examiner, Fox News, NPR, AP News). Concurrently, the government shutdown and its impact on federal workers remains a significant topic (Boston Globe, The Hill). Trump's directive to Ukraine and Russia to "stop where they are" and "make a DEAL" is also highlighted (Newsmax, The Atlantic, CBS).
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An advocacy group argued a parent should be able to secure an exemption because her child objects to vaccines developed from aborted fetuses.
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The Daily Beast
GOP Congressman Thomas Massie appears to have poked the presidential bear one too many times.
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The New York Times
As the shutdown nears a fourth week, President Trump has pushed his political opponents to further dig in.
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Anti-Trump protesters convene in Washington, DC, for another round of “No Kings” protests on Saturday, October 18.
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New York Post
More than 100 people turned out for the Tuesday meeting in the leafy, liberal enclave, which was rocked after Facebook posts revealed five men — allegedly including board Vice President Chad Hyett and Mitesh Gandhi, the husband of a sitting board…
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Ofer Cassif, among the few Israeli MPs to openly reject Zionism, tells Jacobin that Palestinian liberation is indispensable to peace and justice for all people in the region.
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has joined Paramount in refusing to sign a letter to boycott Israeli film institutions, according to Variety and Deadline reports.
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Los Angeles Times
Danny Palumbo
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The Washington Post
Some New York Republicans are not happy with President Trump’s decision to commute the sentence of disgraced former New York Rep. George Santos.
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Anti-Trump protesters convene in Washington, DC, for another round of “No Kings” protests on Saturday, October 18.
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This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around.
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The “pro-worker” conservatism of figures like Oren Cass and his American Compass think tank offers narrowly targeted measures to select workers while terrorizing immigrants and maintaining management’s control over the workplace and politics.
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13:22⇢No Kings Protests: US Rallies Against Trump Swell
⌨US media continues its extensive coverage of the nationwide "No Kings" protests against President Trump (ABC News, Boston Globe, Breitbart, CNN, Fox News, NPR, The Hill, HuffPost, Washington Examiner, AP News, MSNBC, USA Today). Conservative outlets often frame these demonstrations critically, while others highlight the large turnout and anti-Trump sentiment. Concurrently, Trump's commutation of George Santos' sentence remains a notable topic (Common Dreams, Washington Times).
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One America News
Demonstrators are protesting against the Trump administration across all 50 states in 2,500 planned “No Kings” events.
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Organizers have planned more than 2,500 rallies around the country to celebrate free speech and protest many of the Trump administration's actions.
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Associated Press
Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people will gather Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S.
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This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around.
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The Washington Post
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The Epoch Times
As the shutdown drags deeper into October, the calendar now becomes a significant factor in how and when the government might reopen.
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Organizers have planned more than 2,500 rallies around the country to celebrate free speech and protest many of the Trump administration's actions.
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Los Angeles Times
California will close part of Interstate 5 today after military officials confirmed Saturday that live-fire artillery rounds will be shot over the freeway during a Marine Corps event.
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Los Angeles Times
California will close part of Interstate 5 today after military officials confirmed Saturday that live-fire artillery rounds will be shot over the freeway during a Marine Corps event.
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One America News
The U.S. Marine Corps is set to celebrate its 250th anniversary at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California, led by Vice President JD Vance.
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The Daily Beast
More than 2,600 rallies are being held across the nation to protest the MAGA administration’s accelerating slide into authoritarianism.
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The Washington Post
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The New York Times
The U.S. military rescued the two men in the Caribbean Sea after Special Operations forces fired on a semi-submersible that was assessed to be smuggling drugs.
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The Trump administration is moving the survivors from this week's strike on a drug trafficking submarine to their home countries and not to the United States. 'The two surviving terrorists are being returned to their Countries of origin, Ecuador and Colombia, for detention and prosecution,' President Donald Trump announced Saturday. 'Under my watch, the United States of America will not tolerate narcoterrorists trafficking illegal drugs, by land or by sea.'
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One America News
The U.S. Marine Corps is set to celebrate its 250th anniversary at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California, led by Vice President JD Vance.
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15:24⇢No Kings Rallies Sweep Nation
⌨US media continues its extensive coverage of the nationwide "No Kings" protests against President Trump, with numerous outlets reporting on the large turnout and anti-Trump sentiment (ABC News, Boston Globe, CBS, Fox News, NPR, The Hill, HuffPost, AP News, The Daily Beast, USA Today, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, CNN, MSNBC). Conservative media highlights "ANTIFA" presence and calls them "hate America" rallies (Fox News, AP News, Breitbart, The Daily Beast). Separately, the U.S. military's repatriation of drug vessel strike survivors to Colombia and Ecuador is also reported (NYTimes, Washington Post, Newsmax).
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Los Angeles Times
California will close part of Interstate 5 today after military officials confirmed Saturday that live-fire artillery rounds will be shot over the freeway during a Marine Corps event.
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The Washington Post
The current government shutdown is like no previous shutdown in that, this time, the president has labored to reduce the pain on everyday Americans, putting the suffering almost exclusively on federal workers and congressional Democrats’ pet projects.
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The New York Times
The U.S. military rescued the two men in the Caribbean Sea after Special Operations forces fired on a semi-submersible that was assessed to be smuggling drugs.
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New York Post
Marx became a huge pop star in the 80s and 90s with ballads like “Right Here Waiting.”
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California will close part of Interstate 5 today after military officials confirmed Saturday that live-fire artillery rounds will be shot over the freeway during a Marine Corps event.
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Associated Press
Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people gathered in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S.
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One America News
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have arrested an illegal immigrant working as a suburban Chicago police officer.
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Los Angeles Times
California closed part of Interstate 5 on Saturday after military officials confirmed artillery will be shot over the freeway. Then it reopened temporarily.
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What I Saw at the No Kings Rally in New York City
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Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people gathered in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S.
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The Washington Post
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One America News
President Donald Trump said that the two survivors of a military strike on a drug trafficking boat from Venezuela will be sent to their home countries.
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17:57⇢No Kings Rallies Sweep Nation
⌨US media continues its extensive coverage of the nationwide "No Kings" protests against President Trump, with numerous outlets reporting on large turnouts and anti-Trump sentiment (ABC News, Boston Globe, Common Dreams, Fox News, LA Times, NY Post, The Hill, Washington Post, AP News, Mother Jones, Reason, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, USA Today). Conservative media continues to highlight polarizing claims and alleged "hatefest" aspects of the rallies (Fox News, Breitbart, The Daily Beast).
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The Atlantic
Organizers expect millions of Americans to attend rallies in cities and towns across America, protesting the policies and actions of President Trump and his administration.
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Some states deployed extra law enforcement personnel to maintain law and order. Event organizers said they are committed to ‘nonviolent action.’
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Los Angeles Times
California closed part of Interstate 5 on Saturday after military officials confirmed artillery will be shot over the freeway. Then it reopened temporarily.
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The State Department said it informed the nations guaranteeing the Gaza ceasefire agreement of 'credible reports' indicating Hamas will violate the pact. 'Should Hamas proceed with this attack, measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire,' the department said in a statement.
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The State Department said it informed the nations guaranteeing the Gaza ceasefire agreement of 'credible reports' indicating Hamas will violate the pact. 'Should Hamas proceed with this attack, measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire,' the department said in a statement.
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Leftist protesters were spotted wearing inflatable frog, cat and dinosaur costumes during “No Kings” protests held at various locations around the United States on Saturday.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
The president declared it his “very great honor to destroy” another alleged drug boat—this time with survivors.
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New York Post
The table had been set up by the group of students at Illinois State University to promote political YouTuber and comedian Alex Stein’s Oct. 20 event on campus.
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The administration has appealed to the Supreme Court as challenges in other states mount.
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Protesters turned out at roughly 2,700 rallies around the country to celebrate free speech and protest many of the Trump administration's actions.
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The Washington Post
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One person is in critical condition, officials said, and most of the victims are believed to be students.
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On Friday evening, former Representative George Santos walked out of prison after President Trump commuted his seven-year sentence.
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20:26⇢No Kings Protests: Trump's Realm Challenged
⌨US media continues its extensive coverage of the nationwide "No Kings" protests against President Trump (Boston Globe, Breitbart, The Epoch Times, The Hill, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, The Atlantic, USA Today, Washington Examiner, ABC News, CBS, CNN, Common Dreams, MSNBC, NPR, AP News, Mother Jones, Reason). Conservative outlets highlight the presence of costumed protesters and denounce the rallies as "hate America" events, while others emphasize the large turnout and anti-Trump sentiment. Separately, Trump's commutation of George Santos' sentence is also reported (NYTimes).
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California closed part of Interstate 5 on Saturday after military officials confirmed artillery would be shot over the freeway. Then it reopened temporarily.
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California closed part of Interstate 5 on Saturday after military officials confirmed artillery would be shot over the freeway. Then it reopened temporarily.
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The Marines said in an earlier statement that the event would take place "on approved training ranges and comport with established safety protocols."
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More than 2,700 demonstrations were planned coast to coast, with at least one in every state and even near Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
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Activities at the university's Alpha Sigma Phi chapter were ordered temporarily shut down amid the investigation.
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
The former president started radiation therapy earlier this month.
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The second wave of mass protests organized by the progressive No Kings network saw protesters unite against President Trump's anti-immigration tactics, slashing of federal programs and other concerns.
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The Daily Beast
The president is leaning into the monarchical moniker.
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The terrorist group Hamas may be planning an attack on "Palestinian civilians" in the Gaza Strip, the U.S. State Department announced Saturday.
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