President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on remote work, a TikTok ban, Postal Service privatization, Eric Adams and the murder of the United Healthcare CEO.
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Dozens of luxury condos, hotels in Miami sinking at ‘unexpected’ rates, new study reveals
Preliminary data also shows signs that some buildings along the coasts of Broward and Palm Beach are sinking, too.
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A Mainer’s lawsuit over transgender care could be challenged by the U.S. House
The Department of Defense was getting ready to settle a 2-year-old lawsuit after a judge ruled that the the military’s exclusion of gender-affirming surgeries was unconstitutional. Then House Republicans stepped in.
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Former informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving Bidens
Alexander Smirnov’s claims played a major part in the Republican effort in Congress to investigate President Biden and his family.
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Wisconsin police identify Christian school shooter as 15-year-old female student
A teacher and student were killed and 6 others wounded in a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin on Monday.
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Drone sightings keep happening in New Jersey. Here’s what we know.
Witnesses have reported seeing the unmanned aircrafts for weeks, including near a military research and manufacturing facility and over Trump’s golf course.
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Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war tops 45,000, Palestinians say
The U.S., Qatar and Egypt have renewed their efforts to broker a ceasefire deal in recent days.
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One week into a new Syria, rebels aim for normalcy and Syrians vow not to be silent again
A transformation has started to take place in the week since the unexpected overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad.
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Some House Democrats call on Biden to have Equal Rights Amendment ratified
The amendment has met all the constitutional requirements, but has not been added to the Constitution because not enough states ratified it in time to meet a Congress-mandated deadline.
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Former Manhattan prosecutor to represent suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Karen Friedman Agnifilo is representing Luigi Mangione while her husband and law partner Mark Agnifilo is representing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in the hip-hop mogul’s Manhattan federal sex trafficking case.