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Tetris distances itself from White House's wall-building game

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WASHINGTON — The maker of Tetris criticized a new White House digital game that mimics its classic puzzle by having players build a wall to stop migrants from crossing the U.S. border.

“P.S. The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of ‘Build the Wall,’” the company posted on X Friday. “P.P.S. We take copyright ...Read more

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Judge blocks mail ballot changes as Supreme Court weighs case

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge has blocked the Postal Service from enforcing new limits on mail-in voting through the Nov. 3 midterm elections, extending a short-term pause as North Carolina began sending ballots on Friday and the U.S. Justice Department was urging the Supreme Court to intervene.

The decision on Friday from U.S. District Judge ...Read more

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'Literally sobbing': Kai Trump has a bumpy start to college in Miami

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MIAMI — Despite being from a famous political family, Kai Trump is a lot like other kids who have mixed feelings going off to college.

The University of Miami freshman documented her bumpy start to school last week, and having to leave home for the first time.

In her YouTube confessional, posted Sunday, the D1 golfer broke down in tears in ...Read more

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Constitution doesn't include right to clean water, federal court rules

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The U.S. Constitution doesn’t provide a right to clean drinking water or accurate information from public officials, a divided federal appeals court ruled.

The decision affirms the dismissal of a lawsuit over alleged lead-contaminated drinking water in Jackson, Mississippi.

The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found that the ...Read more

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Lindsay Clancy's civil team unleashes on medical system after criminal mistrial

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PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Lindsay Clancy’s civil attorneys vow to stand by the Duxbury mother and prove the medical system “failed” her.

“We plan on holding each and every doctor and ... hospital responsible for how they failed Lindsay time and time and time again,” attorney Rosemary Scapicchio said outside Plymouth Superior Court on Friday...Read more

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Social media debate shaken up by Meta settlement

WASHINGTON — Those who’ve fought on Capitol Hill to rein in social media platforms see last week’s settlement between Meta and state attorneys general not as a final destination, but as a roadmap to what’s possible. Privacy and First Amendment advocates are worried they’re right.

The ...Read more

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Immigration appeals board deals blow to Venezuelans seeking political asylum in US

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Venezuelan asylum-seekers in the U.S. who faced persecution under the Nicolás Maduro regime will also have to prove potential harm under the current government in Caracas to win their cases, an immigration appeals board ruled Friday.

In a ruling released Friday afternoon, the Board of Immigration Appeals reversed the asylum protections for a ...Read more

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Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial

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PLYMOUTH, Mass. — The judge in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder case declared a mistrial after a last-minute appeal to the highest court in Massachusetts failed.

Judge William Sullivan had been ready to say the jury of nine women and three men were deadlocked Friday morning after a note from the jurors that read:

“It is with a heavy heart ...Read more

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American Airlines diverts flight to BWI to off-load unruly passenger duct-taped to seat

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BALTIMORE — American Airlines diverted a flight to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Thursday to remove a passenger.

“The safety and security of our customers and team members is our top priority, and we do not tolerate violence. We thank our team members for their professionalism and our customers for their ...Read more

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Idaho Supreme Court: State has 24 hours to rewrite 'unclear' abortion ballot info

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BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court has ordered state officials to rewrite “unclear” language concerning a reproductive healthcare ballot initiative that will appear in front of voters in November. The rewrite is scheduled just a day after the justices issued their expedited decision, as election deadlines approach.

The justices filed ...Read more

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Novartis drug fails key test for new heart disease approach

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A Novartis AG drug billed as a potential blockbuster failed to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes in a final-stage trial, marking a major setback for a new approach to prevent cardiovascular disease.

The drug, called pelacarsen, did lower levels of lipoprotein(a), a largely genetic risk factor for cardiovascular disease that affects ...Read more

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Judge blocks mail ballot changes as Supreme Court weighs case

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WASHINGTON — A U.S. judge has blocked the Postal Service from enforcing new limits on mail-in voting through the Nov. 3 midterm elections, extending a short-term pause as North Carolina began sending ballots on Friday and the Justice Department was urging the Supreme Court to intervene.

The decision on Friday from U.S. District Judge Indira ...Read more

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Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial

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PLYMOUTH, Mass. — The judge in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder case declared a mistrial after a last minute appeal to the highest court in Massachusetts failed.

Judge William Sullivan had been ready to say the jury of nine women and three men were deadlocked Friday morning after a note from the jurors that read:

“It is with a heavy heart ...Read more

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Right-wing influencer Nick Shirley sues California over new law shielding immigrant services providers

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Right-wing content creator Nick Shirley announced Friday that he is suing California officials over the so-called “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” a bill aiming to protect immigration support service providers from doxxing and harassment.

Assembly Bill 2624, named the “Safe at Work Act” by author Mia Bonta, a Democrat, ...Read more

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NTSB investigating car crash off of cliff that killed 5 Colorado teens

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DENVER — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed five teenage boys when the car drove off the road and over a cliff in Grand Junction in August.

Federal investigators published a preliminary report about the crash this week detailing what little is known – that five 17-year-old boys were ...Read more

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Ex-Philly labor leader John 'Johnny Doc ' Dougherty is a free man after Trump cut his 6-year prison term short

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PHILADELPHIA — Johnny Doc is free.

Convicted former Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty was released Friday afternoon from a federal penitentiary in Lewisburg, his lawyer said, capping a surprise outcome that was the result of President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the remainder of Dougherty’s six-year prison term.

Dougherty�...Read more

California man who threatened mosque arrested with A5-15 and 'thousands' of rounds of ammo, feds say

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LOS ANGELES — A San Diego County man faces federal criminal charges after federal authorities said he mailed a letter to a Riverside County mosque threatening to commit mass murder of Muslims.

Louis White, 60, of Warner Springs, was charged Thursday with mailing threatening communications, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.

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Trump calls Iran conflict 'small potatoes,' plays down war

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called the war in Iran “small potatoes,” the latest comment from a top U.S. leader downplaying the scope of a conflict that has lasted more than six months.

The comments come a day after Vice President JD Vance said he would not describe the armed hostilities as a “war” given that major combat ...Read more

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NYPD shoots and kills man with knife who claimed to have bomb during clash on Brooklyn Bridge

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NEW YORK — An NYPD Emergency Service Unit cop shot and killed a Bronx man who claimed he had a bomb, said he wanted to die, and attempted to stab officers with a knife during a harrowing clash on the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge hundreds of feat above the East River Friday, police said.

Friday’s shooting marks the second time this week ...Read more

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Why is the San Diego mosque killing case against a teen girl being tried in North Carolina?

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SAN DIEGO — As two teenagers stormed a San Diego mosque, livestreaming from a camera on a helmet, authorities say a 17-year-old girl was in North Carolina, watching, recording. Prosecutors allege she not only failed to warn authorities about the planned attack, but she had also agreed to disseminate both the recorded footage and the shooters�...Read more