Texas Governor Orders Deployment of More Floating Border Barriers

Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of additional floating barriers on the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass. A federal appeals court previously ruled the State could continue its efforts in a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

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Hegseth's Ex-Wife Disputes Claims from Ex-Sister-in-Law She Was Abused

Pete Hegseth's ex-wife has disputed claims made by an estranged ex-sister-in-law that she was abused during their marriage -- a fact being downplayed by the mainstream news media and Democrats in a last-ditch effort to tank Hegseth's confirmation as defense secretary.

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Prince Harry privacy lawsuit settled, tabloid publisher apologizes

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2,000-year-old statue found dumped near garbage cans in Greece

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Trump gave Jan. 6 rioters a mass pardon. Here’s a reminder of their crimes

President has faced backlash for granting clemency to more than 1,500 supporters charged with crimes connected to the Jan. 6 insurrection on his first day in office

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Trump Asserts a Muscular Vision of Presidential Power on First Day Back

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Elon Musk furious after Wikipedia page calls his gesture a ‘Nazi salute’

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Trump Briefed on UK Island Base Giveaway, Starmer Warned Cancel Deal

Starmer's plan to give away territory which contains a strategic U.S. base is so "stupid" he must be on drugs to consider it, says Senator.

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Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?

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Biden left Trump 'inspirational' message in 'very nice' letter, new president says

President Trump on Tuesday described the letter former President Biden left him as “inspirational" and teased that he may release the note at some point.

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Trump excoriates bishop as 'Radical Left hard line Trump hater' after politically charged prayer service

Trump blasted Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde after she used her prayer service remarks to deliver left-wing remarks directed toward Trump.

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Trump Says He Would Be Open To His Pal Elon Musk Owning TikTok

The billionaire already owns another social media platform, X.

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Trump orders all federal diversity, equity and inclusion employees placed on paid leave starting Wednesday

The Trump administration also directed government agencies to draw up plans for firing workers in DEI roles.

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I worked as a bodyguard for C-suite executives and celebrities. The UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting was a wake-up call for companies.

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Procter & Gamble earnings beat estimates as shoppers buy more household staples

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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are suing each other. Here's a timeline of what happened that led to the dueling lawsuits.

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Federal DEI employees targeted and new Hegseth allegations: Morning Rundown

The Trump administration called for all federal diversity, equity and inclusion employees to to be placed on paid leave. Meanwhile, DOJ officials criticize the president's Jan. 6 pardons.

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US adults want border security action but mostly oppose arrests in schools, churches: AP-NORC poll

A poll finds many U.S. adults support the idea of beefing up security at the southern border and undertaking some deportations.

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What Trump’s executive orders tell us about the future of immigration

It’s not good.

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Trump Highlights Partnership Investing $500 Billion In AI: 'It's Big Money'

President Donald Trump announced a joint venture Tuesday with OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank of up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence.

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Trump Effect: Top E.U. Diplomat Backs Calls for Defence Spending Boost

The E.U.'s top diplomat said the bloc must heed U.S. President Donald Trump's demand for more defence spending.

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Watch: Donald Trump tries to negotiate TikTok sale on live TV

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Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit with Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers, British media report

Britain's Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against the U.K. newspaper group owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, News Group Newspapers, out of court.

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Trump gives verdict on Musk buying TikTok as president attacks ‘nasty’ bishop: Live

New president says he’s open to billionaire ally buying Chinese social video app

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Cat mistakenly left on a plane, takes 3 trips covering 4,500 miles before being reunited with owner

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White House Press Secretary's Wild Trump Talk Has People Saying… Seriously?!?

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What Is an Executive Order?

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Trump Pulls John Bolton’s Secret Service Protection

“The American people can judge for themselves which President made the right call," the onetime national security adviser said.

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4-hour flight to nowhere for passengers headed to Miami after a pilot became unwell

A Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A330 turned around over the Atlantic Ocean after one of the pilots started to feel unwell after leaving Zurich.

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Federal DEI workers placed on leave

Anti-DEI campaign is central to the president’s economic and cultural agenda.

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Elon Musk keeps launching rockets — and that's causing trouble for airlines

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BI Davos Diary: How Meta is trying to reassure advertisers about its big makeover

Business Insider's diary takes you behind the scenes on day three of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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Middle East latest: Israel says it will maintain control of Gaza-Egypt crossing

Israel says it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas.

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EXCLUSIVE: Ernst Introduces Legislation To Defund Planned Parenthood

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa introduced legislation to prohibit federal funding for Planned Parenthood after the organization received COVID relief funds.

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'My heart is with LA': Pope prays for people of Los Angeles as they endure wildfires

Pope Francis has offered prayers for the people of Los Angeles as they endure deadly fires. Francis referred to the disaster during his weekly general audience Wednesday and invoked Our Lady of Guadalupe, which is revered by many Latino Catholics.

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How Trump has reshaped the political map

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.

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Exclusive — Rubio Orders All State Dept Employees Back to Work

Marco Rubio is issuing an order to all State Department personnel ordering them all back to work in person at the State Department.

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New Secretary of State Marco Rubio pauses refugee operations, ramps up visa vetting

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is advising his department to cease refugee resettlement operations and begin ramping up vetting of visas from certain regions.

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Some Paris Olympic winners say their medals are falling apart — and are asking for replacements

Some athletes who took podium spots at last summer's Paris Games say their medals, designed by an LVMH-owned jewelry brand, are visibly deteriorating.

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Prince Harry settles lawsuit with Murdoch papers after apology

The Duke of Sussex’s decision to settle his claims against News Group Newspapers brings an end to his attempts to expose the publisher and their misdeeds in open court.

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A Chinese startup just showed every American tech company how quickly it's catching up in AI

Chinese startup DeepSeek has released a new AI reasoning model that appears to rival the abilities of a frontier model from ChatGPT maker OpenAI.

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I started my own marketing business and my husband works for me. It leads to dinner-table arguments, so we've worked on our boundaries.

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I make more money from my side hustles than my six-figure software engineering job. Here's how I build and manage my income streams.

A software engineer shares how he manages five side hustles that collectively bring in more money than his six-figure job. Automation is the key.

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Prince Harry settles lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s Sun tabloid

Prince Harry has settled his privacy invasion lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids as his trial was about to begin.

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Birth rate in South Korea, the world’s lowest, set to rise for the first time in nine years

The increase in the Asian country, where there is a high correlation between marriages and births, follows a rebound in marriages that were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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