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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. -- Updated 23m ago

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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. -- Updated 3m ago

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Co-pilot stabs pilot, tries to crash passenger jet en route to Israel, Netanyahu says -- Updated 50m ago

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Live - Iran says it's considering ceasefire counterproposal - 1h ago

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Passengers recount terrifying attempted hijack of Dubai to Israel flight -- Updated 51m ago

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Senate Democrats block data center bill aimed at addressing energy costs -- Updated 8m ago

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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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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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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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Backpack voted Fat Bear Week 2026 winner, beating former champ's offspring -- Voters were split between bear 910 and 89 Backpack in the final round of the weeklong contest to see who is the chunkiest bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

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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.

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Hegseth directs military academies to stop giving tenure to civilian professors -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered institutions like the Military Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy in Annapolis to stop granting tenure to civilian faculty, in his latest change to military higher education.

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Transcript shows campus police's interview with Jane Doe in Cornell rape case -- We're getting new insight into how Cornell University Police handled the case of an alleged fraternity gang rape back in 2024.

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U.K. leader says Iran believed to have "played a part" in air base incident

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

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New SNAP rules take effect Oct. 1, raising fears of more benefit cuts

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Court temporarily halts Tennessee's plan to execute first woman in 200 years

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I tested America.gov, the government's AI chatbot, on health questions

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