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Deadly storm pounds Northwest, leaves half a million without power
Winds should die down across the region by midday, but the storm has moved to California and is set to bring extreme rainfall by the end of the week, according to forecasters. Read more
Venezuelan migrant found guilty of killing Laken Riley in Georgia
Riley, 22, was attacked in February while running on a trail on the University of Georgia campus in Athens. Read more
Trump confirms plans to use military in mass deportations
New wave of offensive texts targets Hispanic, LGBTQ+ people
The messages were the latest in a series of offensive content that started popping up just hours after the presidential race was called for Donald Trump the morning after Election Day. Read more
Shouting racial slurs, Neo-Nazi marchers shock Ohio’s capital
The Anti-Defamation League said that the Columbus event fit a recent pattern of white supremacist incidents, hundreds of which have taken place across the country over the past 18 months. Read more
CDC: Carrots linked to one U.S. death, 39 cases of illness
Walmart, Target, Kroger, Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, among other stores, retail the carrots under a variety of brand names. Read more
Berkeley’s toughened stance on homeless camps is a bellwether
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Sources: Trump’s team drawing up list of Pentagon officers to fire
Sexually transmitted infection rates slow, CDC reports
More than 2.4 million STIs were reported last year, compared to more than 2.5 million in 2022, with nearly half occurring in adolescents and young adults aged 15–24, according to a report by the agency. Read more
Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego defeats Kari Lake in Senate race
The final result was much closer than some predictions, another sign of Republican strength throughout the country. Read more
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years
Biden, Harris honor veterans in first event after election loss
Biden laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery alongside Harris in a solemn ceremony, as the national anthem and “Taps” echoed through the grounds on a bright autumn morning. Read more
Trump to tap Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, sources say
FEMA fires employee for telling crews to skip pro-Trump homes
FEMA confirmed that an employee had issued that guidance and has been terminated. It said that it believed this was an isolated incident and that it was under investigation. Read more
Donald Trump wins Arizona, sweeping all battleground states
Democrats appeared to be fighting an uphill battle from the start in Arizona, a border state where voters expressed fury over the migrant crisis and deep economic concerns. Read more
Inside the federal workforce that Trump has promised to eviscerate
South Carolina research facility recovers 1 of 43 escaped monkeys
Firefighters gain control over devastating wildfire near Los Angeles
Iranian agents allegedly plotted to kill Trump before election
One of the plotters said that he was assigned in September to carry out the plan by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, prosecutors said in court papers. Read more
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