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Justice Department Fires Ghislaine Maxwell Prosecutor Maurene Comey

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:06:00 GMT

The lawyer, who is also the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, had also worked on the cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.

By: Corinne Ramey, Sadie Gurman

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New York Mayor Eric Adams Led Criminal Enterprise at NYPD, Former Top Cop Alleges

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:18:00 GMT

Thomas Donlon filed a federal lawsuit asking a judge to appoint a special monitor to oversee the nation’s largest police force.

By: Joseph De Avila

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Lawmakers Eye AI Weather Tracking to Advance Flood, Hurricane Forecasting

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:50:00 GMT

A new era of meteorological monitoring is emerging as businesses seek more data on everything from heat waves to wildfires .

By: Clara Hudson

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After a Mayor’s Mysterious Death, a Land Dispute Divides Republicans in Tennessee

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 01:46:00 GMT

A development battle is splitting a deep-red county over what it means to be conservative.

By: Cameron McWhirter

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Mamdani Clarifies ‘Globalize the Intifada’ Stance in Meeting With Business Elites

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:08:00 GMT

The New York City mayoral front-runner said he would discourage use of the slogan.

By: Kevin T. Dugan, Ben Glickman, Peter Rudegeair

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What to Know About the Fatal Texas Floods

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:40:00 GMT

Torrential rain flooded creeks, streams and the Guadalupe River, where the water swelled more than 26 feet in 45 minutes.

By: Joseph Pisani, Alyssa Lukpat

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Columbia Has Discussed $200 Million Payment in Civil-Rights Settlement With Trump Administration

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:42:00 GMT

The Ivy League university has been locked in battle with the government for months.

By: Douglas Belkin, Liz Essley Whyte

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Harvard Explores New Center for Conservative Scholarship Amid Trump Attacks

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 01:00:00 GMT

The Ivy League university has discussed an effort to “support viewpoint diversity” with potential donors and says the initiative “will not be partisan.”

By: Douglas Belkin, Juliet Chung, Emily Glazer, Natalie Andrews

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Paradise Lost at the University of Virginia

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:00:00 GMT

Teaching literature is an exercise in freedom. Now ideological demands from the right are putting it in danger.

By: Mark Edmundson

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Trump Administration Attacks Harvard’s Accreditation

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:39:00 GMT

The move is the latest in the government’s battle against the Ivy League school.

By: Douglas Belkin

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Columbia in Talks With Trump Administration Over Restoring Federal Funding

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 22:38:00 GMT

The Ivy League school has been locked in a battle with the government for months.

By: Douglas Belkin, Brian Schwartz

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Battling Tariff Fraud Is a Little-Known Front in Trump’s Trade War

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:00:00 GMT

The Justice Department plans to go after tariff cheaters. Trade lawyers’ phones are ringing off the hook.

By: Corinne Ramey

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Federal Judge Halts Immigration Raid Tactics in Los Angeles

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 03:27:00 GMT

The court’s temporary restraining order has dealt a blow to the Trump administration’s pledge to carry out mass deportations in the city.

By: Jack Morphet

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Court Quashes Sept. 11 Plea Bargains That Military Judge Had Approved

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:06:00 GMT

The ruling extends the troubled Guantanamo Bay prosecution over the 2001 terrorist attacks.

By: Jess Bravin

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Judge Places New Block on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:12:00 GMT

The decision came weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court limited sweeping injunctions in similar challenges to the order.

By: Mariah Timms

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Stadium Developer CEO Charged With Bid-Rigging Over New Texas Arena

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:05:00 GMT

Timothy Leiweke was indicted over allegations that he convinced a rival firm not to compete on the project.

By: Dave Michaels

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Wildfire Closes Grand Canyon’s North Rim for Season, Destroys Historic Lodge

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:11:00 GMT

The Dragon Bravo fire has reached over 5,700 acres and burned more than 70 structures.

By: Tali Arbel, Ginger Adams Otis

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The RV Communities Wiped Out by Texas Floods

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:00:00 GMT

The storm hit hard at a population both vulnerable to disasters and prevalent in Texas.

By: Harriet Torry, Benoît Morenne

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Why America Still Can’t Get Disaster Alerts Right

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 03:00:00 GMT

Residents increasingly tune out phone messages about floods and fires—if the alerts make it to them at all.

By: Drew FitzGerald, Josie Reich, Caitlin Ostroff

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New Flood Warning System Greenlit Shortly Before Deadly Texas Disaster

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:11:00 GMT

A government board, whose members included Camp Mystic’s co-owner, contracted with a company to better spot danger on the Guadalupe River.

By: Jim Carlton

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Texas Officials Take Heat Over Camp Mystic Deaths

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:39:00 GMT

Both civilians and disaster veterans are questioning Kerr County over the local steps taken after the National Weather Service warned of a potential catastrophe.

By: Jim Carlton, Scott Calvert, Joshua Chaffin

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Opinion | Don’t Surrender China’s AI Market

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:51:00 GMT

America’s best strategy for keeping our semiconductor lead: Get our rivals to buy from us.

By: Aaron Ginn

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Opinion | The FDIC Attacks Regulatory Creep

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:50:00 GMT

The regulator frees small banks from asset rules meant for the giants.

By: The Editorial Board

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Opinion | Don’t Fire Jerome Powell, Mr. President

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:50:00 GMT

Whatever the Fed chief’s errors, canning him early would be worse.

By: The Editorial Board

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Opinion | Dividing Doctors by Race

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:49:00 GMT

A new report shows racial preferences continue at medical schools.

By: The Editorial Board

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Opinion | The Tomato Trade Racket

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:43:00 GMT

Florida growers get new tariff protection, and dinner prices will rise.

By: The Editorial Board

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Opinion | Can Anything Save the Democrats?

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:41:00 GMT

As 2026 approaches, they’re disliked, divided and devoid of effective leaders.

By: Karl Rove

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Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Kills at Least Nine People

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:02:00 GMT

Around 50 firefighters rushed to Gabriel House in downtown Fall River just before 10 p.m. local time Sunday.

By: Gareth Vipers, Alyssa Lukpat

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The ‘Cable Cowboy’ Battles a Giant Gas Station for the Soul of the West

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 01:00:00 GMT

A dispute over plans for a colossal highway rest stop has divided a small Colorado town—and it’s boiled over into slashed tires and crude name-calling.

By: Jim Carlton

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How the Tragedy at Camp Mystic Unfolded, Cabin by Cabin

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:30:00 GMT

Amid chaos from the flood, campers huddled with young counselors—many unaware of the devastation just yards away.

By: Joshua Chaffin, Patience Haggin, Peter Champelli

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The Tragedy in Texas Broke the Implicit Promise of Summer Camp

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:40:00 GMT

American sleep-away camps began as a way to protect children from the threats of the world. Parents continue to see them that way.

By: Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

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Immigration Raids Reveal Holes in Government’s Tool to Verify Workers

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT

E-Verify can be circumvented with the use of stolen identities and false documents.

By: Paul Kiernan, Robert McMillan

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Do I Get Taxed on a High-Yield Savings Account?

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:17:00 GMT

Interest earned on a high-yield savings account is usually taxed as ordinary income in your regular tax bracket. Interest is reported on your tax return.

By: Miranda Marquit

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Home Equity Loan vs. Home Equity Line of Credit (Heloc)

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:29:00 GMT

Decide whether a home equity loan or line of credit is best suited for your financial goals.

By: Miranda Marquit

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Current Mortgage Rates for July 2025

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:48:00 GMT

Today’s mortgage rates remain under 7% — learn how to get the best home loan rates.

By: Miranda Marquit

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How the Tragedy at Camp Mystic Unfolded, Cabin by Cabin

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:30:00 GMT

Amid chaos from the flood, campers huddled with young counselors—many unaware of the devastation just yards away.

By: Joshua Chaffin, Patience Haggin, Peter Champelli

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The ‘Cable Cowboy’ Battles a Giant Gas Station for the Soul of the West

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 01:00:00 GMT

A dispute over plans for a colossal highway rest stop has divided a small Colorado town—and it’s boiled over into slashed tires and crude name-calling.

By: Jim Carlton

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The Rapid Rise of Killings by Police in Rural America

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 01:00:00 GMT

A 17-year-old shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy on a New Mexico highway last summer was one in a growing number of cases.

By: Zusha Elinson

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A Pocketknife and Bible Songs: How a Family of 9 Escaped the Texas Floodwaters

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:16:00 GMT

Penny Deupree, great granddaughter of “The Secret Garden” author, recounts the climbing, swimming and singing her family did to survive a harrowing night.

By: Dan Frosch

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After a Mayor’s Mysterious Death, a Land Dispute Divides Republicans in Tennessee

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 01:46:00 GMT

A development battle is splitting a deep-red county over what it means to be conservative.

By: Cameron McWhirter

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