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Election denier Kurt Olsen steps down from "grand conspiracy" case -- Olsen notified the Justice Department that he was departing the case in an email Monday.

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Stats don't support Flock's claim of solving 1 million crimes -- Flock has made unsupported or inconsistent statistical claims in the past, according to a CBS News review and criminal justice experts.

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Senate Democrats block data center bill aimed at addressing energy costs -- Senate Democrats blocked a GOP-led effort to approve a bill aimed at shielding Americans from energy costs attributed to data centers, arguing it doesn't go far enough.

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Trump sending $500 ACA refund checks to nearly 1 million Americans -- Some families with more than one "affected person" could receive multiple payments via check or direct deposit, an administration official told CBS News.

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Senate Democrats block bill to limit lawmakers' stock trades -- A Republican-led effort to approve a House-passed stock trading bill fell short in the Senate, with Democrats saying the restrictions don't go far enough and pushing back against a voter ID provision.

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DOJ files misconduct complaint against federal judges in Minnesota -- Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Justice Department had filed a judicial misconduct complaint against federal judges in Minnesota after they spoke with the New York Times.

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NextEra-Dominion merger could jack up electricity prices, lawmakers warn -- Lawmakers are warning that a massive energy industry merger could lead to higher costs for ratepayers.

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New SNAP rules take effect Oct. 1, raising fears of more benefit cuts -- More than 5 million Americans have lost food-stamp benefits since 2025. "I have to prove that I'm sick," one SNAP recipient said.

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FTC probing Anthropic and OpenAI over AI safety threats -- The regulatory agency's investigation comes amid mounting concerns that AI could pose serious risks to people.

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Van Gogh painting not seen in decades could fetch $180 million at auction -- Several paintings, from a fabled private collection by late Argentine art collectors, could fetch half a billion dollars in total on Nov. 18.

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Senate committee advances Trump's pick for next surgeon general -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced President Trump's pick for the next surgeon general, sending Nicole Saphier's nomination to the full Senate.

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DA in Cornell case says he never saw interview transcript -- Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten says he never saw a transcript of a conversation between an alleged rape victim and investigators showing what she told Cornell University campus police before his office decided not to bring charges.

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Treasury to auto-enroll up to 60 million children in Trump Accounts -- Parents will no longer have to sign up for a Trump Account to get one for their child, with auto-enrollment beginning Oct. 1.

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Bureau of Prisons ordered to restore its union's contract -- A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Bureau of Prisons to reinstate a collective bargaining agreement with the agency's union after the bureau's director abruptly terminated it last year. -- Sep 29

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Tennessee's attempt to execute Christa Pike using lethal injection fails

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Co-pilot stabs pilot, tries to crash passenger jet en route to Israel, Netanyahu says

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Hegseth says he's cutting generals and admirals by 20%, ousting "woke"

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Details emerge in case of former Cornell student alleging rape by frat members

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Trump unveils South Korean investment in Alaska gas pipeline

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Netanyahu says it's too early to determine motive in cockpit stabbing

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Trump deflects on audio of Paxton calling GOP convention a drag on polls

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ASU hockey coach put on leave after player collapsed during workout

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