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DOJ releases third batch of Epstein files; shows Trump flights
- Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice Tuesday released a third cache of files from the Jeffrey Epstein case, including flight logs that show President Donald Trump flew on Epstein's plane more than has been reported. The logs show Trump flew on Epstein's plane at least eight times in the 1990s. One of those flights included an unnamed 20-year old woman. The documents are released to comply with the Epstein ...

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Trump's newly appointed envoy to Greenland says US not looking to 'conquer' the Danish territory
- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump's said Tuesday that the Republican administration is looking to begin a conversation with residents of the semi-autonomous Danish territory about the best way forward for the strategically important island. In his first extended comments since being appointed to the role this week, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said the Trump administration isn't going to "go ...

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Trump-Class Battleship: US Navy's New Guided Missile Powerhouse
- US proposes return of the battleship with Trump-class warships The end of the Age of the Battleship appears to have been called prematurely as the Trump administration, as part of its Golden Fleet US Navy reform, says it is reviving the giant battlewagons in the form of 35,000-tonne Trump-class battleships. The battleship was one of the great naval revolutions of 20th century warfare, fundamentally transforming sea ...

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Trump order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days
- – The Trump administration has directed five large-scale wind projects under construction off the East Coast to suspend their activities for at least 90 days, according to letters from the Interior Department obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, which provide new details on the government's move to During the pause, the Interior Department will coordinate with project developers "to determine whether the ...

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Supreme Court says Trump can't deploy National Guard to Chicago as legal challenge moves forward
- Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the Trump administration to deploy National Guard members to the Chicago area while a legal challenge moves forward, delivering a setback to President Trump in his effort to use federalized troops in Illinois to ensure enforcement of federal immigration laws. The high court left untouched a judge's decision blocking the government from putting ...

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Postponed '60 Minutes' segment on Salvadoran prison is streamed by Canadian outlet
- While the furor over CBS News' decision to delay a planned "60 Minutes" report about deportees sent by the Trump administration to a notorious Salvadoran prison continued Monday, the intended segment was already circulating online, having been streamed in Canada. The report, titled "Inside CECOT," was streamed by Canada's Global Television Network. In the U.S., its broadcast was postponed by CBS under its new ...

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Dept. of Veterans Affairs implements 'immediate' abortion ban for servicemembers
- The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday moved to fully implement a ban on most abortions for servicemembers and their families, a spokesman confirmed to Scripps News, following the release of a new Department of Justice memo that argued providing such procedures was unlawful. According to an internal Dec. 22 memorandum from John Figueroa, senior advisor performing the delegable duties of the Under Secretary ...

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Ben Sasse says he has terminal pancreatic cancer
- Ben Sasse, a Republican former senator from Nebraska and a former president of the University of Florida, announced Tuesday that he had received a diagnosis of terminal Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. "Since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I'll cut to the chase," Sasse, 53, wrote in a long message on the social platform X . "Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and ...

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State AGs Sue Vought Over 'Unlawful' Scheme to Bankrupt Consumer Protection Bureau
- A coalition of attorneys general from across the US sued White House budget chief Russell Vought on Monday over his effort to completely starve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of funding, a ploy that—if successful—would eliminate a key path of recourse for Americans harmed by corporate abuses. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Portland, Oregon by the top law enforcement officials of ...

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Barry Manilow has early-stage lung cancer and will undergo surgery
- Barry Manilow will be having surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his lung and will reschedule his January concerts, the singer announced Monday. Manilow, 82, said doctors found the cancer after he had an extended bout of bronchitis, at first six weeks, then a relapse of another five weeks. "My wonderful doctor ordered an MRI just to make sure that everything was OK," Manilow wrote on Instagram . "The MRI ...

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Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free until at least next week
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia — who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March — will remain free on supervised release until at least the end of the year, after a Maryland judge on Monday extended her order barring the government from detaining and deporting him again. Abrego Garcia was released from federal immigration custody earlier this month. At a hearing on Monday, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ...

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