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Kansas man caring for dozens of raccoons fights to legalize them as pets
In at least 32 states, pet raccoons are illegal. That includes Kansas, where one man with a soft spot for the creatures is hoping to change that. Dave Malkoff reports.
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Tens of thousands in Washington ordered to evacuate amid severe flooding: “Lives will be at…
Tens of thousands of Washington residents were under evacuation orders Thursday after days of unrelenting heavy rain triggered flooding that overflowed rivers, sent mud sliding…
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Trump pardons jailed ex-Colorado election official Tina Peters, but she was charged in state court
President Trump said Thursday evening he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk who is serving a nine-year state sentence for allowing unauthorized…
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia leaves ICE detention after federal judge ordered his release
Washington — Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to his Maryland home Thursday night, after a judge ordered the immediate release of the Salvadoran national who was mistakenly deported…
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Mike Johnson says boat strike hit “able-bodied” survivors, operation “entirely…
House Speaker Mike Johnson, after viewing a video of the U.S. military's controversial Sept. 2 boat strikes and receiving a briefing from the commander who oversaw the mission,…
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Time’s 2025 Person of the Year goes to “the architects of AI”
Time magazine is spotlighting key players in the artificial intelligence revolution for its 2025 Person of the Year, the magazine announced Thursday. "The architects of AI" are the…
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Charlie Kirk murder suspect appears in court as judge weighs degree of media access
The 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk made his first in-person court appearance Thursday as his lawyers pushed to further limit media access in the…
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Bessent calls for overhaul of regulator tasked with spotting systemic financial risks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to overhaul a federal regulatory group, launched following the 2008 housing bust, that is tasked with safeguarding the U.S. financial…
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U.S. sanctions 3 of Maduro’s nephews, 6 oil tankers as Venezuela pressure campaign builds
The U.S. imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday, as well as half a dozen ships accused of carrying oil from the country, as President…
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