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U.S. News - Pentagon seeks robot boats to launch drone attacks - July 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Defense has put out a call for robot boats with the capability of launching drones to be deployed within 120 days.

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U.S. News -- Father of Georgia school shooter gets 15 years in prison -- Colin Gray, the father of Georgia school shooter Colt Gray, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday, two days after his son got life.

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U.S. News -- Seattle mayor fires police chief, sources say -- Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has fired Seattle Police Department Chief Shon Barnes days after a mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival.

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U.S. News -- Trump says he may withdraw Blanche nomination 'temporarily' -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is open to temporarily withdrawing his nomination of Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general.

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U.S. News -- Husband of N.C. woman missing in Grenada says there was no foul play -- The husband of a missing Cary, N.C., woman in Granada said he believes there is no foul play in her disappearance. She was last seen swimming.

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Scenes from Lindsey Graham's funeral in Washington

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Abolish ICE protest comes to Los Angeles

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Union Pacific's Big Boy train visits Missouri

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Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest: Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo win big

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Fourth of July celebrations around the U.S.

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U.S. News -- GDP rose by 1.5% in 2Q, lower than predicted -- The U.S. economy slowed in the second quarter of this year, as the gross domestic product only rose by 1.5%, a Commerce Department release said.

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U.S. News -- Inflation rate fell by 0.1% in June; first decrease in six years -- Personal consumption expenditures, the Federal Reserve's preferred marker of inflation, fell for the first time in six years in June, the BEA reports.

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U.S. News -- Administration to use secretive deportation court for the first time -- The Trump administration Thursday will test a secret, never-used deportation court for alleged terrorists with a woman with alleged ISIS sympathies.

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U.S. News -- SpaceX launches classified NRO payload from Florida -- A Falcon 9 rocket topped with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office launched from Florida's east coast early Thursday.

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U.S. News -- Key vote on Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination postponed -- Republican Senators postponed a vote on Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general amid concerns over his handling of the Trump-IRS settlement.

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U.S. News -- Jury convicts Salman Rushdie attacker on terrorism charges -- A federal jury on Wednesday convicted the New Jersey man who attempted to murder writer Salmon Rushdie on additional terrorism-related charges.

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World News -- U.S. launches new wave of strikes against Iran as war lull ends -- The U.S. military announced a new wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday night, as the brief detente appeareed to have been short-lived.

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U.S. News -- 15-year-old charged with assault, gun offense in Seattle mass shooting -- Prosecutors filed assault and weapons charges against a 15-year-old arrested in connection with a mass shooting at Seattle's annual food festival.

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U.S. News -- Women accuse actor Jared Leto of criminal sexual misconduct -- In a new BBC documentary, four women accused actor and musician Jared Leto of criminal sexual misconduct that took place when they were teenagers.

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U.S. News -- The Fed holds interest rates steady, Dow drops 1,100 points -- A Federal Reserve committee left key interest rates steady Wednesday, and the Dow dropping 1,100 points in response to remarks by Fed Chairman Warsh.

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U.S. News -- Alaska July snow: Blink and you missed it -- A quick-hitting snowstorm affected the Brooks Range in northern Alaska Sunday night, with several inches of snow falling in the mountains.

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U.S. News -- Cyclosporiasis cases rise to more than 18,000, spread to 45 states -- The number of suspected cyclosporiasis cases in the United States has risen to more than 18,000, with more than 6,700 lab-confirmed cases since May 1.

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This week in Washington

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