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President Donald Trump devoted a prime-time address to reviving unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 election was stolen and raising doubts about the security of the upcoming midterms, turning his attention to a years-long grievance at a perilous moment for his presidency.

Conditions are set to worsen in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, forecasters said.

Servicemembers aged 30 and older would be tested every year during their annual health assessments, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

Plus, Kevin Warsh says the Fed has ‘no tolerance’ for high inflation, and the most expensive dinosaur sells for $50.1 million...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is banning their construction for up to a year, giving the state time to formulate regulations focused on the environment and the energy grid.

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US allies no longer believe they can count on Washington to stand with them against Russia. They’re now urgently debating what it would take to go it alone.

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At A$4.4 trillion ($3.1 trillion), Australia’s pension system is the fourth-largest pool of retirement savings in the world — and the fastest-growing among major markets. It’s expected to overtake the UK and Canada by the early 2030s to become the second-largest globally.

The law firm’s co-chairman assured partners it would stay out of the president’s appeal of sex-abuse and defamation cases. It reversed course after being asked by Trump’s personal lawyer.

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China has again told Russia not to even consider using a nuclear weapon against Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s death has sparked calls for a probe after Homeland Security said he had “weaponized” his vehicle against federal officers.

Utah prosecutors shared details of conversations they said Tyler Robinson had the day after the shooting.

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The European Union is set to allow Ukraine to purchase British weapons with the €60 billion ($69 billion) it’s loaning the war-torn nation for defense procurement.

Hannah Dugan was convicted of improperly directing a defendant in her courtroom away from ICE officers seeking to detain him.

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The chief air pollution regulator at the US Environmental Protection Agency is resigning.

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Texas Democrat James Talarico received $30 million in second-quarter donations in his campaign for US Senate, more than tripling the amount Republican challenger Ken Paxton amassed in what will be one of the most expensive campaigns of the November midterm elections.

Plus, Iran faces a second day of U.S. attacks, and a wall built to protect a golf course causes an uproar...

Santa Monica is trying to bounce back from a state of “fiscal distress” including financial woes, declining international tourism and fading retail.

As AI disrupts traditional career paths, these college students are skipping corporate internships for San Francisco hacker houses and incubators.

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The US Justice Department settled a second lawsuit against the government brought by Michael Flynn, agreeing to pay the conservative activist and ally of President Donald Trump to resolve his claim that the US Army wrongly withheld approximately $38,000 from his retirement pay several years ago.

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Ukraine said it attacked 16 substations in Crimea and and other Russian-occupied regions over the past 48 hours, deepening an energy crisis in and around the Black Sea peninsula.