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Beds are seen inside a migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, as U.S. President Donald Trump tours the facility in Ochopee, Fla., on July 1, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Florida lawmaker Anna Eskamani on her 'horrific' visit to 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center

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Eskamani says detainees are being held in "cages."

Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson provides details about the federal charges against accused assassin Vance Boelter during a press conference at the U.S. District Court building in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Ben Hovland/MPR News hide caption

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A grand jury formally indicts Vance Boelter for the shooting of Minnesota state lawmakers

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A grand jury formally indicted Vance Boelter on six counts of murder, stalking, and firearms charges related to the killing and wounding of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses.

A military vehicle drives by Patriot air defense systems installed at the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport, a logistics hub for U.S. and European military aid to Ukraine, in southeastern Poland on March 6. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Increase in military aid to Ukraine marks a shift in White House policy toward Russia

The Pentagon and U.S. military officials in Europe are working with NATO members to ship more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine and release more munitions that were briefly halted.

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Stacey Abrams warns of autocracy and voter suppression, and doesn't rule out another run

Abrams isn't running for office — but she's not ruling it out, either. "Politics is a tool ... for getting good done, but it's not the only one." Her new thriller is Coded Justice.

Stacey Abrams warns of autocracy and voter suppression, doesn't rule out another run

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Bloc Party: Tiny Desk Concert

From the party anthem "Banquet" to the quiet "Blue," the English rock band spans its catalog at the Tiny Desk.

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In Britain, hopes are mounting to finally clean up sewage-polluted waterways

After years of polluting by the water industry, a report planned for release in the coming days could lead to tightened regulation while also prompting an expensive modernization drive.

A new report offers insights for U.K. efforts to improve polluted water supply

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Action must follow Trump's 'remarkable shift' on Russia, says Sen. Richard Blumenthal

A bipartisan bill in Congress would enable President Trump to slap "bone-crushing sanctions" on Russia, says Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal discusses Trump's tougher approach toward Russia

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This family wants to have more babies, but not in a hospital

The Trump administration is encouraging people to have more children, with baby bonuses and tax breaks. But some families who are practicing pronatalism want alternatives to hospital births.

This family wants to have more babies, but not in a hospital

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The dam on the Guadalupe River that forms Nimitz Lake, the city of Kerrville's primary water reservoir. County commissioners say they have a plan to drain at least one of the artificial reservoirs along the river, to facilitate the search for human remains and hazardous debris following the flash flood of July 4. Martin Kaste hide caption

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Texas flash flood recovery effort turns its focus to lakes

With 101 people still missing after the July 4 flash flood, the focus turns to local lakes, and what may be buried in them.

TEXAS LAKE DRAINING PLAN

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Robert Kielbowicz, who spent 4 of his 12 years in the Navy at NAS Oceana, tucks a flag into his jacket while cheering during the Veterans Day Parade in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Nov. 11, 2024. Billy Schuerman/Virginian Pilot/Tribune News Service/Getty Images hide caption

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A million veterans gave DNA for medical research. Now the data is in limbo

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Retired service members donated genetic material to a DNA database to help answer health questions for all Americans. The Trump administration is dragging its heels on agreements to analyze the data.

GOP Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky, left, poses during a ceremonial swearing-in with House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, at the U.S. Capitol in January. On Monday, Rogers led Republican members of the House Appropriations Committee in releasing one of the latest bills in Congress that call for excluding millions of people living in the states without U.S. citizenship from census results that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state." Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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Republicans renew a bid to remove noncitizens from the census tally behind voting maps

GOP lawmakers are trying again to exclude millions of non-U.S. citizens living in the states from census counts that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."

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Trump's pick for ambassador to the U.N. grilled over Signal chat scandal

Former national security adviser Mike Waltz, removed from office amid the Signal chat controversy, spent Tuesday in the Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination as U.S. ambassador to the U.N.

Trump’s pick for U.N. Ambassador grilled over Signal chat scandal

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U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, signs the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. The law includes cuts to funding for Medicaid, food assistance and other social safety net programs. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption

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Why the health care lobby failed to stop cuts to Medicaid funding

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The powerful health industry lobby couldn't persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose big Medicaid cuts in President Trump's tax and spending bill. What's behind the lobbying failure?

Protesters enter Miznon Hardware Lane in Melbourne, Australia, July 4. Demonstrators clashed with staff at the restaurant, which is co-owned by Shahar Segal, who had joined the Israeli- and U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as a spokesperson. Segal has since left his role with the controversial Gaza food distribution group. Alex Zucco/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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An Israeli restaurant owner quits a controversial Gaza food program after criticism

Shahar Segal, who runs popular restaurants around the world, has left his role as a spokesman for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation amid calls to boycott his businesses.

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Gen Z is afraid of sex — and for good reason

Gen Z is in a sex recession. Not because they're less horny, but because they're more afraid.

Gen Z is afraid of sex. And for good reason.

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