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ICE deployed to US airports as security queues stretch for hours
- ICE agents deploy to major US airports as security queues stretch for hours US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have deployed to major airports across the country, helping to fill the void as thousands of security staff who are going without pay refuse to work. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees are increasingly absent, having not received pay in weeks due to a partial government ...

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California GOP sheriff who's running for governor seizes ballots from 2025 election
- A Republican sheriff in California who's running for governor seized more than 650,000 ballots from election officials last week, saying he is investigating potential fraud in last year's election. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said a group of citizens conducted their own "audit" of California's 2025 special election results in the county, and he claimed that the election workers' tally of ballots received ...

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Passing down inheritance without paying taxes: What to know
- ( NewsNation ) — During tax season , there are many questions about the right procedures to get through the period successfully. That also applies to people who are receiving an inheritance. Whether it's money or property, receiving an inheritance can have tax implications dependent on the amount you're inheriting and the state you live in. There are four primary taxes to be aware of with an inheritance: ...

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Trump's Stubborn Demand Could Prolong The TSA Shutdown
- President Trump has called news coverage of the Iran war "criminal" and "unpatriotic," while his FCC chairman threatens broadcasters' licenses. Support journalism that holds power accountable. Become a HuffPost member today. Already a member? WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is now demanding Congress overhaul election procedures as part of any bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, a request ...

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Trump administration to pay $1 billion to energy giant to cancel wind farms
- By Maxine Joselow and Brad Plumer WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration will pay French energy giant TotalEnergies nearly $1 billion to abandon its plans to build wind farms off the East Coast, the Interior Department said Monday at an energy conference in Houston. Under the unusual deal, TotalEnergies would forfeit its leases in federal waters for two wind farms, which would have been built off New York and North ...

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Kalshi and Polymarket rush to ban insider trading as senators move to curb prediction markets
- NEW YORK (AP) — Kalshi and Polymarket, the two biggest prediction market platforms, rushed to institute new industry guardrails and add new surveillance tools on Monday after two key senators announced legislation that could severely curtail the industry's prospects. Kalshi said it would ban political candidates from trading on their own campaigns, and it would preemptively block anyone involved in college or ...

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NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her 3 children dead after fatal fire reported in her Minnesota town
- A beloved NHL reporter who covered the Minnesota Wild died in a house fire Saturday along with her three young children. The NHL confirmed the death of Jessi Pierce and her children earlier Sunday. "The entire National Hockey League family sends our prayers and deepest condolences to the Pierce family on the passing of Jessi Pierce and her three young children," said a statement on X. The White Bear Lake Fire ...

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