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Gunman at DC gala believed to be targeting US officials

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The armed suspect who tried to enter a Washington ballroom where President Donald Trump was speaking was likely targeting administration officials, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

Blanche said Sunday on NBC’s "Meet the Press" that the man is believed to have acted alone after traveling by train from California and had been staying ...Read more

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Suspect in DC gala attack spent several years acquiring guns

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The man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Dinner spent years quietly acquiring his arsenal, purchasing a shotgun from a Torrance, California, firearms dealer eight months before the attack and a semi-automatic pistol two years earlier, according to a law enforcement intelligence profile reviewed by Bloomberg.

Cole Tomas ...Read more

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Trump says gala attack shows security need for his new ballroom

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President Donald Trump jumped on Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to add a security rationale to his case for building a massive White House ballroom that he has wanted for years.

“The one good thing is now everybody knows how badly needed it is,” Trump said Sunday on Fox News.

Trump, who has been ...Read more

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California lawmakers react to shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner

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Political leaders in California expressed relief that no one was hurt Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attended by President Donald Trump as a gunman fired shots while trying to enter the ballroom.

Both Democrats and Republicans said they were grateful no one was seriously injured.

A man identified as Cole Tomas Allen of ...Read more

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DC gala gunman wrote 'manifesto,' traveled from California before attack, officials say

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Cole Tomas Allen, the suspected gunman who rattled the nation’s top leaders by exchanging gunfire with federal authorities after racing through the secure perimeter of a press gala in Washington late Saturday, had made a long journey from Southern California and written a “manifesto” threatening Trump administration officials before the ...Read more

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Gunman in DC gala attack built up arsenal to target US officials

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The man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Dinner spent years quietly acquiring his arsenal, purchasing a shotgun from a Torrance, California, firearms dealer eight months before the attack and a semi-automatic pistol two years earlier, according to a law enforcement intelligence profile reviewed by Bloomberg.

Cole Tomas ...Read more

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Barron Trump accused of appropriating Latin culture with in new business scheme

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While some Americans wish Barron Trump would enlist in the military to help fight President Trump’s war in the Middle East, the 20-year-old college student appears more interested in following his father’s lead in another way — by becoming a business mogul.

However, Barron Trump’s follow-up to making millions investing in cryptocurrency...Read more

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Trump says gala attack shows security need for his new ballroom

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President Donald Trump jumped on Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to add a security rationale to his case for building a massive White House ballroom that he has wanted for years.

“The one good thing is now everybody knows how badly needed it is,” Trump said Sunday on Fox News.

Trump, who has been ...Read more

Gavin Quinton/Los Angeles Times/TNS

California lawmakers react to shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner

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Political leaders in California expressed relief that no one was hurt Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attended by President Donald Trump as a gunman fired shots while trying to enter the ballroom.

Both Democrats and Republicans said they were grateful no one was seriously injured.

A man identified as Cole Tomas Allen of ...Read more

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Bayer banks on US Supreme Court's help to rein In Roundup lawsuits

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Bayer AG is counting on the U.S. Supreme Court to pare down lawsuits over its top-selling Roundup weedkiller and help corral the decade-long litigation that has cost the company more than $10 billion and cast a pall over its stock price.

Bayer’s attorneys during arguments Monday will urge the high court to overturn a $1.25 million Missouri ...Read more

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Suspect in DC gala attack spent several years acquiring guns

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The man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Dinner spent years quietly acquiring his arsenal, purchasing a shotgun from a Torrance, California, firearms dealer eight months before the attack and a semi-automatic pistol two years earlier, according to a law enforcement intelligence profile reviewed by Bloomberg.

Cole Tomas ...Read more

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Ex-Israeli prime ministers unite parties to take on Netanyahu

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Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, two former prime ministers of Israel, announced the merging of their parties, creating a new political entity that could outpoll that of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud in the upcoming election.

The party, named Together, will be led by Bennett, a hawk and one-time settler advocate who has edged closer to the ...Read more

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Sonic booms in store Monday morning with 1st SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch since 2024

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Central Florida could be in store for pair of double sonic booms Monday morning with the planned returned landing of both of the side boosters for the first SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch since 2024.

The company is targeting an 85-minute launch window that opens at 10:21 a.m. for the heavy-lift rocket flying on the ViaSat-3 F3 mission from Kennedy ...Read more

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US-Iran peace talks stall as conflict nears two-month mark

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Efforts to resume peace talks over the Iran war stalled after U.S. President Donald Trump canceled a planned trip by his top envoys and the Islamic Republic said it won’t negotiate so long as it’s being threatened.

Trump on Saturday told Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to skip the trip to Pakistan, which is mediating talks, and later told ...Read more

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Gunman at DC gala believed to be targeting US officials

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The armed suspect who tried to enter a Washington ballroom where President Donald Trump was speaking was likely targeting administration officials, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

Blanche said Sunday on NBC’s "Meet the Press" that the man is believed to have acted alone after traveling by train from California and had been staying ...Read more

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Warsh confirmation set to advance as GOP holdout backs vote

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Senator Thom Tillis said he’s dropping his blockade of Kevin Warsh’s nomination to head the Federal Reserve, saying the Justice Department’s decision to end a criminal probe targeting Fed Chair Jerome Powell removed a threat to the central bank’s independence.

The North Carolina Republican’s decision sets the stage for Warsh’s swift...Read more

Weight loss pills aren't a replacement for a healthy diet and lifestyle. JW LTD/Stone via Getty Images

Your body already has a built-in weight loss system that works like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro – food and your gut microbiome

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Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are weight loss and diabetes drugs that have made quite a splash in health news. They target regulatory pathways involved in both obesity and diabetes and are widely considered breakthroughs for weight loss and blood sugar control.

But do these drugs point toward a root cause of metabolic disease? What ...Read more

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California cities seek to bless polyamorous unions. Lawyers warn it will get messy in court

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LOS ANGELES — Nurses raced around Chloe, prepping the Oakland mother-to-be for a caesarean. One minute, she'd been in the bathroom, laboring through a contraction. The next, she was being rushed into emergency surgery, her daughter's heart rate dropping precipitously on the fetal monitor.

The new mom, who asked that she and her family be ...Read more

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California lawmakers seek protections for patients in ICE custody

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California lawmakers alarmed by the treatment of people brought to hospitals by federal immigration agents want to strengthen protections for detained patients receiving care at medical facilities, including by making it easier for their families and attorneys to find them.

Two bills moving through the state Senate seek to prevent immigration ...Read more

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Medicaid rule targeting abortion providers set to expire

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A controversial rule enacted last year that denies federal Medicaid funding to abortion providers is likely to expire this summer, despite anti-abortion pressure on Republicans to renew it.

Leaders in Congress in recent days have insisted that a new federal spending bill needs to be as stripped down as possible and focused on funding related to...Read more