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Newsmax Host Concocts Absurd Excuses For Kristi Noem Book That Even She Rejects

Eric Bolling really really reached on this one in trying to defend the South Dakota governor.

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Jackie Lacey, 1st Black L.A. D.A., Backs Nathan Hochman over George Gascón

Jackie Lacey, the first black and first female L.A. D.A. has endorsed Nathan Hochman against George Soros-backed George Gascón.

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What did Trump do? Inside the Stormy Daniels case that led to Trump’s arrest

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Says ‘Black Kids’ In The Bronx Don’t Know The Word ‘Computer’

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said during a California forum on Monday that black children from the Bronx don't know what a computer is.

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Trump trial: Ex-president posts — then quickly deletes — message about witness schedule, hush money judge

Donald Trump deleted the post less than one day after Judge Juan Merchan threatened the former president with jail time for repeatedly violating his gag order.

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Israel Seizes Control of Rafah Crossing as Cease-Fire Talks Continue

Israel said the cease-fire proposal that Hamas agreed to on Monday was ‘far from Israel’s necessary requirements.’

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How Stormy Daniels became one of the most powerful people in politics

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129K Migrants Apprehended at Southwest Border in April -- Down Slightly from March

Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 129,000 migrants who illegally crossed the southwest border in April between ports of entry.

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Israel's attack on Rafah shows the troubling limits of Biden's influence

Throughout its eight-month war on Gaza, Israel has been willing to reject or ignore the advice of its most important international ally, the US.

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Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy

Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan.

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Rep. Mike Collins denounces discrimination after receiving backlash on Ole Miss video

Rep. Mike Collins addresses backlash for sharing a video that showed counter protesters at Ole Miss taunting a Black pro-Palestinian demonstrator.

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Harvard Pro-Palestine Protests May Be Approaching Their End

It does not appear they’ll get the big Hollywood denouement that their Columbia counterparts achieved.

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Private equity firms circle Peloton for potential buyout

Private equity firms have been circling Peloton for a potential buyout as it grapples with slowing sales and losses.

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Israeli Officials Say U.S. Blindsided Them with Surprise Hamas 'Agreement'

Israeli officials said the Biden administration had secretly worked with mediators, behind Israel's back, to craft a fake Hamas "agreement."

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Ex-Trump Official Flags ‘Very Chilling Signal’ About This Election Season

Miles Taylor said things are happening a little differently for Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign.

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Stanley Druckenmiller gives Biden's economic policies an 'F', blames the Fed for reigniting inflation

He called "Bidenomics" a failure and said consumers are paying the price in terms of higher inflation.

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Google is co-funding a guaranteed basic income trial that gives families $12,000 a year to help keep them housed

Google's philanthropic arm is co-funding a $2.8 million guaranteed income pilot aimed at reducing homelessness in and around San Francisco.

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Trump trial live updates: Ex-president threatened with jail for gag order violations

Former president back in Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday for further witness testimony

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Trump Posts—Then Quickly Deletes—Post About Trial Witness

The former president complained he’d just learned who would be taking the stand and complained his lawyers had “no time” to prepare.

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Oprah reveals new book club pick "Long Island" by Colm Tóibín: Read a free excerpt

Oprah Winfrey has selected "Long Island" by author Colm Tóibín as her newest book club pick.

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US repatriates 11 US citizens from northeast Syria

The United States has repatriated 11 US citizens, including five minors, as well as the sibling of one of those minors, from northeast Syria in what Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the “largest single repatriation” of Americans from that region to date.

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Israeli Troops Fight Through Rafah, Seize Border Crossing, Key Road

The IDF seized the strategic Rafah-Egypt border crossing, and the Philadelphi road along the Egyptian border, as it began its operation.

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Trump trial live updates: Ex-president back in court after being tied to Cohen checks

Follow live updates as Donald Trump faces new testimony on his alleged cover-up of a hush money scheme to unlawfully interfere with an election.

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'Irish Lives Matter' -- Thousands Protest Against Mass Migration in Dublin

One of the largest anti-mass migration protests to date took place in Dublin on Monday as protesters decried the open borders agenda.

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walt Disney, Hims & Hers, Palantir and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in early trading.

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Trump’s hush money trial resumes after former president threatened with jail time

Warning: the following livestream has not been independently fact-checked and may contain misinformation. The Independent strives to counteract misinformation across its platforms.

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World Leaders Snub Putin but Hollywood Action Star Saves the Day

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says he was so excited to see Putin sworn in for the fifth time he barely got any sleep the night before.

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Trump’s Business Records Trial Resumes After Judge Threatens ex-President with Jail over Gag Order

Donald Trump returns to a New York City courtroom Tuesday as his business records trial resumes with big-name witness testimony expected in coming days.

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Rep. Jared Moskowitz Apologizes For Joke About Gov. Kristi Noem, Kim Jong Un

Jared Moskowitz apologized Monday after making a remark on social media about Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Putin sworn in for another term as Russian president in glittering Kremlin ceremony

The United States and many other Western countries boycotted the inauguration, which came just a day after Moscow’s latest round of nuclear saber-rattling.

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California police are using a controversial tactic after someone dies in their custody

When police kill someone, they have to notify the family. Some officers are using that moment for something else.

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At least 5 dead, dozens missing after a building under construction collapses in South Africa

“So many people trapped in a building like that is like searching for a needle in a haystack,” said disaster management chief, Colin Deiner.

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Despite US warnings, Israel signals it's going ahead with what could be a 'disaster' in Rafah

Israel has warned Palestinian civilians to evacuate the eastern part of Rafah ahead of an expected assault.

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Ukrainian Olympic weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko killed "defending Ukraine" from Russia's invasion

Ukraine's national weightlifting coach said Oleksandr Pielieshenko "died a hero defending" his country from Russian forces.

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A 78-year-old receptionist fired a month after she was recognized as a top employee wins $78,000 in age-discrimination settlement

The company had said an issue with the worker's blood pressure was a "safety concern" and offered her a volunteer role instead, the EEOC said.

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Boeing’s Historic Starliner Launch Scrubbed After Rocket Issue

A “buzzing” valve was to blame for the postponement.

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Judge holds Trump in contempt for 10th time, warns of jail time

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With truce talks with Hamas at critical stage, Israel seizes Gaza side of Rafah border crossing with Eqypt

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One killed in Oklahoma tornado as severe storms batter central and southern states

The unidentified person died as a result of a tornado in Barnsdall, a city of about 1,000 people some 40 miles north of Tulsa, the local sheriff said.

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Russian court says American man jailed for hooliganism after drunkenly breaking into children's library

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Federal judge blasts threat by Alabama to prosecute groups aiding out-of-state abortions

A federal judge smacked down a series of threats by Alabama’s Republican attorney general to prosecute groups that help women obtain out-of-state abortions, weighing into a debate over access to the procedure that has lingered since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.

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3 surfers from Australia and the U.S. were killed in Mexico's Baja California. Here's what we know.

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U.S. Repatriates 11 American Citizens From ISIS War Camps in Syria

The group — the largest set of Americans retrieved from the war zone — was joined by a 9-year-old noncitizen whose brother is an American.

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Bugging devices found in Polish government meeting room

As a hub for Western military supplies to Ukraine during the more than two-year war with Russia, Poland has been on heightened alert for spying.

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Israel seizes Rafah crossing and the best Met Gala looks: Morning Rundown

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Biden warns Netanyahu against Rafah invasion as Israel prepares for action

President Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone on Monday, warning the prime minister against continuing with plans for an invasion of the Gaza city of Rafah.

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