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Pa. Sens. Fetterman, McCormick condemn Democrats' use of terms like 'fascism,' and 'Nazism,' on Fox

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Pennsylvania Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick denounced the use of terms like "fascism" and "Nazism," which have been deployed by some in the Democratic Party to criticize President Donald Trump and his allies.

Fetterman, a Democrat, and McCormick, a Republican, appeared on Bret Baier's Special Report segment "Common Ground," on Tuesday ...Read more

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Man accused of KC Tesla vandalism was angry with 'autocrat' Elon Musk: court docs

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man accused of shooting at vehicles at a Tesla location in Kansas City in February, the first of two such incidents in the metro, allegedly told investigators last week he had targeted the business because he was angry with Elon Musk over his work in President Donald Trump’s administration.

Kevin A. Harkins, 27, is ...Read more

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Gavin Newsom: Redistricting a response to Trump's 'authoritarian tendencies'

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Redistricting is the only way to stop the White House’s broadsides on higher education, businesses, and immigrant communities. That was Gov. Gavin Newsom’s message to voters on Tuesday during an online rally for Proposition 50, his ballot initiative to redraw California’s congressional districts.

Newsom tapped a mix of Democratic ...Read more

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Australia and PNG sign security communique, limiting China gains

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Australia and northern neighbor Papua New Guinea have agreed on a new security pact timed to the Pacific nation’s 50th anniversary of independence, strengthening Canberra’s push to curb China’s influence in the region.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his counterpart James Marape signed a joint communique in Port Moresby on Wednesday ...Read more

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Here's who may replace Japan's Ishiba as Prime Minister

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Japan’s ruling party must decide on its future direction with a new leader following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation to take responsibility for July’s dismal election result.

Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a reform proponent, confirmed his entry into the race Tuesday, joining other candidates including former foreign ...Read more

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Maryland joins 21 states challenging Trump's DC National Guard deployment

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Maryland has joined a lawsuit opposing President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for D.C. against Trump on Monday, becoming the 22nd state to join. The lawsuit was filed by D.C. Attorney...Read more

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Massachusetts Teachers Association calls for no action in reacting to Charlie Kirk's death

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The Massachusetts Teachers Association is calling on school districts not to punish educators who have reacted positively to Charlie Kirk’s assassination, saying disciplinary actions “validate accusations by extremists.”

The call comes as some districts across the Bay State have suspended teachers for making social media posts that appear...Read more

6 children, including infant, found locked in Milwaukee storage unit

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Wisconsin police discovered six children locked inside a storage unit early Tuesday morning, leading to the arrest of two adults.

Milwaukee Police Department officers responded to a report of children trapped inside a container at a StorSafe facility around 1:30 a.m., reported local ABC affiliate WISN. Inside the unit, they found six children, ...Read more

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Four mass shootings in three weeks leaves officials on edge as leaders search for solutions

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In the span of 12 hours Monday, from mid-morning to near midnight, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara trudged to city scenes covered in blood and bullet casings.

Just two miles apart on Lake Street — an area long the vibrant immigrant-dense commercial corridor of Minneapolis — 12 people were shot in spaces where the homeless, drug ...Read more

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Colorado school shooter grappled with victim before final shots, witness says

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DENVER — The 16-year-old Evergreen High School shooter physically grappled with one of his victims before shooting the teenager at an intersection behind the school, then shot himself as law enforcement closed in, a man who witnessed the encounter told The Denver Post on Tuesday.

Delmer Martinez, who was in Evergreen for a roofing job, was on...Read more

California's Santa Clara County wants to become a regional leader in the fight against ICE

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SAN JOSE, Calif. —As President Donald Trump continues his crackdown on immigrants living in the country illegally — including pushing large-scale enforcements in Democratic-controlled cities like Los Angeles and Chicago — Santa Clara County leaders want the county to expand its role in fighting back.

The Board of Supervisors unanimously ...Read more

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'If it's not us, who is it going to be?': Chicago students rally against ICE

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Cheers of “Viva La Raza” and “Viva Mexico” echoed down East Wacker Drive, bouncing off the skyscrapers back to students dressed in red, green and white stationed in front of Trump Tower. Roughly 100 students spilled into the street Tuesday afternoon, using time when they would typically be in class to celebrate Hispanic culture and to ...Read more

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Charlie Kirk railed against transgender rights. His killing has further fueled the fight

America’s already roiling debate around transgender rights sharply escalated in recent days after Charlie Kirk — one of the nation’s most prominent anti-transgender voices — was fatally shot by a suspect whose life and social circles have been ...Read more

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Queen Camilla reports illness hours before Trump's U.K. visit

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Queen Camilla’s planned visit with President Trump and the first lady could be hampered by illness, which she reported just hours before the Americans touched down in England.

The queen, who was scheduled to appear on Tuesday at the funeral for the Duchess of Kent, withdrew at the last minute due to “acute sinusitis” — right around at ...Read more

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Deadly disease caused by blood-sucking insects spreading in US, CDC says

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A parasitic disease, which can be fatal, is spreading through an insect in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, or T. cruzi, is typically found in triatomines, also known as kissing bugs, a Sept. 9 report from the CDC said.

When a person comes into contact with feces ...Read more

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FBI's Kash Patel blasts Calif. Sen. Adam Schiff as a 'political buffoon'

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WASHINGTON — An angry Kash Patel lashed out at Sen. Adam Schiff during a Senate hearing Tuesday, calling Schiff the “biggest fraud to ever sit in the United States Senate,” a liar and a “political buffoon.”

Schiff, D-Calif., had been grilling the FBI director during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on some recent FBI actions.

The...Read more

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State wants US Supreme Court to hear battle over salmon and subsistence on Southwest Alaska River

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The state is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up its fight with the federal government over salmon management on the Kuskokwim River in Southwest Alaska.

Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox on Monday petitioned the court to hear the case.

The state asserts that the issue is a matter of state control over “public ...Read more

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Can Texas teachers really be fired for social media posts about Charlie Kirk? What to know

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Texas teachers are facing new scrutiny for what they post online after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

In a letter to superintendents, Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath said “reprehensible and inappropriate” social media posts could trigger investigations under the educator code of ethics.

The Texas ...Read more

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Video gambling terminals in Chicago win initial approval, but Mayor Brandon Johnson opposed

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CHICAGO — An effort to legalize video gambling terminals in Chicago took a major step forward Tuesday, but now faces opposition from Mayor Brandon Johnson.

The City Council’s License and Consumer Protection Committee advanced a proposal by mayoral opponent Alderman Anthony Beale that would clear the way for the gambling terminals to pop up ...Read more

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Illinois' Cook County confirms second suburban measles case of the year, in 4-year-old child

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Health officials have confirmed the second case of measles in suburban Cook County this year — in a 4-year-old, unvaccinated child.

It’s believed that the child caught measles while traveling internationally, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.

Members of the public may have been exposed if they were in Terminal 5 of ...Read more