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Biden jokes that one presidential candidate is mentally unfit — and it's not him
President Biden was speaking at the annual Gridiron Club and Foundation Dinner, the first time he has attended during his presidency. Vice President Kamala Harris and other big names were there too.
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Politics
Trump says some migrants are 'not people', and warns of 'bloodbath' if he loses
Former President Trump claimed he will protect Social Security and warned of a "bloodbath" in the auto industry if he loses the election at a rally for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio.
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Arts & Life
Pierce Brosnan is fined for leaving trail in Yellowstone National Park thermal area
The James Bond actor pleaded guilty to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a visit to Yellowstone. He was fined $500 and ordered to donate $1,000 to a nonprofit that supports the park.
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National
35 miles east of Long Island, the U.S. has its first large offshore wind farm
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul went to Long Island to announce that the turbines are delivering clean power to the local electric grid, flipping a massive light switch to "turn on the future."
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Politics
Pentagon to give Ukraine $300 million in weapons
The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains deeply overdrawn.
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Politics
House GOP moves ahead with TikTok vote as Trump voices opposition to possible ban
House Republicans move ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the U.S. even as former President Donald Trump voices opposition to the effort.
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National
Florida teachers can discuss LGBTQ topics under 'Don't Say Gay' law, settlement says
Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement between Florida officials and civil rights lawyers.
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World
India announces steps to implement a citizenship law that excludes Muslims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government announced rules to implement a 2019 citizenship law that excludes Muslims, weeks before the Hindu nationalist leader seeks a third term in office.
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Politics
Katie Britt used a decades-old example of rapes in Mexico in GOP response to Biden
In the Republican response to the State of the Union, Britt used a harrowing account of sexual abuse to attack Biden's border policies, but the rapes happened in Mexico before Biden became president.
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Business
FDA approves Wegovy for lowering heart attack and stroke risk in overweight patients
The popular weight-loss drug can now be used to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular problems in patients who are overweight or who have obesity, the FDA said.