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U.S. puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, a move that has further strained the State Department’s emergency budget. The woman, who may have…
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Experts react with dismay to Trump’s Iran updates on Fox & Friends
President Donald Trump called “Fox & Friends” to discuss the Iran war, boasting about dropping $250 million of bombs on Iran and claiming the country is in submission. He complained media coverage suggested the strikes were not hard enough and claimed Iranian officials appreciate American journalists’ assistance, according to journalist Aaron Rupar. Trump indicated reluctance…
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Lachlan Murdoch Extends Fox Contract Through 2030
Lachlan Murdoch will stay on as chief executive officer of Fox Corp. through 2030 in a new contract extension. Fox disclosed the contract details in a securities filing Thursday. Chief Financial Officer Steve Tomsic will remain in his role through 2030. Murdoch recused himself from the extension talks. The compensation committee and board of directors…
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How the Dodgers plan to shuffle catchers with Will Smith on the injured list
PITTSBURGH — Dodgers catcher Will Smith described the lead up to landing on the 10-day injured list Thursday as, “a long few days.” He was diagnosed with an inflamed disk, he said, the root of the pain on the right side of his neck. But when Smith initially woke up with a stiff neck last week in…
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‘Laughter in the courtroom’: Analyst says DOJ keeps dodging key slush fund question
Political observers never believed President Donald Trump’s cancellation of his “Anti-Weaponization Fund” was sincere, especially after new reporting revealed the administration plotted to continue it secretly, correspondent Scott MacFarlane told Nicolle Wallace on Thursday. A big reason why, he said, is that DOJ attorneys are being asked in court why they refuse to put the…
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Does the Dog Die in the New Brad Pitt Movie? ‘Heart of the Beast’ Producer Spoils It Early
If you were worried about the fate of the dog in Brad Pitt’s upcoming film “Heart of the Beast,” fear not. Producer Richard Raymond took to social media on Thursday with an assurance for many worried future moviegoers that the dog does in fact make it through to the end of the man-vs.-wild feature. So…
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Dem lawmaker bizarrely claims black Americans will stop voting if they don’t get reparations
Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., said during an interview on Sunday that Black Americans would stop voting if they aren’t given reparations. Lee slammed President Donald Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund,” and argued, “They are playing psychological warfare with us.” “And that’s what they do,” she continued. “Because, again, they’re trying to disenfranchise you. Because if you believe…
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Search for Nancy Guthrie reignites in Mexico after anonymous tip about ‘grave’
An anonymous new tip has sent searchers scrambling for answers in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. Ramona Guadalupe Ayala Ortiz, head of Buscando Corazones Nogales, a group that works to locate missing people in Mexico, said they received a tip on Wednesday that a grave belonging to Savannah Guthrie’s mother may have been found, sparking a…
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Congress to Hold Special Gathering in Philadelphia to Mark 250th Anniversary
View of Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 3, 2025. —Juan Mabromata—AFP/Getty Images Congress is heading back to its roots in Philadelphia for a historic offsite gathering on July 2 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, according to the U.S. representative organizing the event and a local official…
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Body of girl swept away in Laguna Beach found during aerial search
The body of a girl who was swept into the ocean with her family in Laguna Beach before vanishing in dangerously high surf has been recovered. The girl’s body was spotted during an aerial coastline survey about 1:30 p.m. Thursday near Christmas Cove, about a quarter-mile away from where she was initially lost at Treasure…