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ICE Contractor Faces Charges in Shooting Outside Colorado Detention Center

The man, Brandon Booth, was also fired by the operator of the center, GEO Group, after a woman who was protesting outside was shot in the foot.

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Protesters last month outside the ICE processing center in Aurora, Colo.
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Jackie, Bald Eagle and Webcam Star, Is Recovering After an Attack in California

Jackie found an online audience through a webcam pointed at her nest in California. She was rescued last week after a fight with other eagles, officials said.
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Los Angeles Homeless Population Grows Again, After 2 Years of Decline

Los Angeles had an increase in homeless residents between early 2025 and early 2026. The rise could hurt Mayor Karen Bass, as she runs for re-election.

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Mayor Karen Bass had previously promoted declines in homelessness during her first two full years in office.
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Kagan Says Supreme Court Has Stood Up to Trump in Key Cases

At an annual meeting of judges and lawyers, the liberal justice defended her conservative colleagues from criticism that they have rubber-stamped President Trump’s agenda.

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Justice Elena Kagan testified alongside Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill earlier this month to request more money for security for the justices.
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Democratic Voters Keep Defying the Party Establishment

The House Democratic campaign arm has stepped up its interventions in high-profile contested primaries. But this week, it suffered its third primary defeat in two months.

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Dr. Amish Shah, a moderate Democratic candidate for the House in Arizona, won a primary this week against a different moderate Democrat who was heavily backed by the House Democratic campaign arm.
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Number of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War Appears Lower on Pentagon Website

Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed.

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The remains of U.S. Army First Lt. Tyler James Feehan, who was killed in Jordan, in a dignified transfer this week.
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A Lakers Jacket, Bought for $3 at Goodwill, Fetches Nearly $90,000 at Auction

Quinn Brown, a 19-year-old thrifter from Portland, Ore., bought a warm-up jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain for $3.07. Six months later, Sotheby’s auctioned it off for $89,600.

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Trump and Thune Clash Over SAVE America Act

A White House spokeswoman said President Trump’s patience was running thin. The top Senate Republican said she should try finding the votes.

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Senator John Thune of South Dakota, the majority leader, at the Capitol on Thursday.
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Tugboat Captain Pleads Guilty in Crash That Killed 3 From Miami Sailing Camp

Prosecutors said the captain’s view was blocked as the barge he was pushing struck a sailboat carrying young campers and a counselor on Biscayne Bay.

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A tugboat crashed into a stalled sailboat in Biscayne Bay near Miami Beach, Fla., last year, killing three girls who were 7, 10 and 13.
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Clint Reilly, Political Consultant Known for Feuding, Dies at 79

As savvy as he could be volatile, he advised Nancy Pelosi and Dianne Feinstein, ran for mayor of San Francisco and bought The San Francisco Examiner.

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Clint Reilly at his San Francisco home in 1999, the year he ran unsuccessfully for mayor. He spent $3.5 million of his own money and finished fourth.
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ICE Detention Center in North Carolina to Be Among Largest on East Coast

The new complex near the Virginia border signals that even as ICE has retreated from its plan to buy warehouses, the agency remains determined to increase its detention capacity.

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Internal documents obtained by The New York Times show that ICE plans to open a detention center at the old Rivers Correctional Institution in Winton, N.C., by the end of December.
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The Tate Brothers Are Losing Right-Wing Allies After Their Arrest

After Andrew and Tristan Tate, prominent leaders of the so-called manosphere, were arrested in Miami, many of their onetime allies on the American right pulled back support.

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Andrew Tate, right, and Tristan Tate in Bucharest, Romania, in 2025.
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Trump Administration Drops Subpoena Demanding List of Jews From Penn

The move was a rare pullback for the administration, which has used inquiries as leverage. Few schools resisted as Penn did after it was pressed for antisemitism complaints and a list of campus groups involved with Judaism.

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The University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia.
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Secret Service Agent in JD Vance’s Detail Under Investigation

The Secret Service said that a member of Vice President JD Vance’s team was accused of “compromising operational and information security.”

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Secret Service agents assisting Vice President JD Vance in Switzerland last month. A member of Mr. Vance’s security detail has been placed under investigation, according to the Secret Service.
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Israel Welcomes Trump’s Demand for Diplomatic Ties With Saudi Arabia

Israeli officials embraced the possibility of normalized ties, but analysts said the U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal nonetheless remained bad for Israel.

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Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., last year.
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House Rebukes Trump on Iran in War Powers Vote as Senate Blocks Debate

For the second time, a few House Republicans joined Democrats to back a measure calling on the president to seek authorization for the war.

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Representative Tom Barrett of Michigan was one of four Republicans joining Democrats in backing a measure calling on President Trump to seek authorization for the war in Iran.
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As Part of Nuclear Deal, Trump Demands Saudi Arabia Join the Abraham Accords

The president’s new condition could create a roadblock to the agreement his administration announced this week.

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President Trump with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, at the White House last year.
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State Opens Homicide Investigation Into Police Killing of Madison Man

The city’s police chief, acknowledging community tensions, pledged full cooperation with state investigators. At a vigil for the man, Corey Ruiz, a witness described the moments before the shooting.

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Protesters marched in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday, in response to a Madison police officer shooting and killing a man.
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How Trump Is Getting Richer as President

Since he came back to office, President Trump has made huge amounts of money from cryptocurrency and foreign investments, posing the question of whether he is using his power as president to enrich himself. Andrea Fuller, a Times data journalist, explains.
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Vance Boelter Ordered to Spend Life in Prison for Shooting Minnesota Lawmakers

Vance Boelter, the Minnesota man who attacked state lawmakers in their homes last year, had pleaded guilty after prosecutors opted not to seek the death penalty.

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State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, were remembered at the Minnesota State Capitol last year.
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