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U.S. News - Official who claimed to have teleported fired at FEMA - June 26 (UPI) -- A FEMA official who claims he was once teleported to a Waffle House has been ousted from the agency, internal sources say.

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U.S. News -- Utah prosecutor found in contempt in Charlie Kirk shooting case -- The prosecutor in the case against Tyler Robinson for the alleged murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was found in contempt of court Friday.

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World News -- Venezuelans search for relatives with their bare hands under rubble -- The death toll from a pair of strong earthquakes that struck Venezuela has continued to rise as international nations were surging support.

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U.S. News -- Palisades Fire: Judge declares mistrial in arson case -- A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday after a jury said it couldn't reach a verdict for the man accused of starting the Palisades Fire.

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U.S. News -- Leon Black testifies to Congress about Epstein files -- Former Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black testified to a Congressional committee Friday about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Christie's previews free America at 250 exhibit

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This week in Washington

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Trump attends UFC Freedom 250 at White House

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President Donald Trump turns 80: a look back

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Obama Presidential Center previewed in Chicago

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U.S. News -- John Bolton pleads guilty in classified information case -- John Bolton, a national security adviser in the first Trump administration, is expected to enter a guilty plea for mishandling classified information.

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U.S. News -- Court document: Reflecting pool cut with sharp knife -- A court filing by a National Park Service official said that a liner on the bottom of the reflecting pool was "cut with a sharp knife or razor."

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U.S. News -- New York City rental board approves Mamdani rent freeze -- New York City's rental board has approved Mayor Zohran Mamdani's two-year rent-freeze proposal for nearly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments.

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U.S. News -- Florida Gov. DeSantis announces closure of 'Alligator Alcatraz' -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the closure of the embattled immigration detention center colloquially known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

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World News -- Vessel struck transiting Hormuz; U.N. pauses evacuation operation -- A cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz was attacked Thursday, prompting officials to halt evacuating sailors stranded in the chokepoint by the war.

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U.S. News -- U.S. Army contracts for critical minerals processing at military bases -- The U.S. Army has awarded provisional contracts to several companies for processing critical minerals at military bases in the United States.

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U.S. News -- Florida executes 74-year-old Dusty Ray Spencer for wife's murder -- Florida executed 74-year-old Dusty Ray Spencer on Thursday for the 1992 stabbing death of his wife, the state's ninth execution of 2026.

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U.S. News -- Apple announces price hikes for MacBooks, iPads -- Apple said it is raising prices on several product lines because of increasing costs for memory, causing its stock price to drop later in the day.

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U.S. News -- Supreme Court shoots down Hawaii's private property gun restriction -- The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Hawaiian law that required people to ask permission to carry a concealed firearm onto a private property.

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U.S. News -- Supreme Court shoots down cancer lawsuits against Roundup manufacturer -- Monsanto, which manufactures the weedkiller Roundup, cannot be sued for lacking cancer warning labels on the product, the Supreme Court ruled.

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U.S. News -- Judge blocks USPS plan to refuse to deliver mail-in ballots -- The U.S. Postal Service plans to refuse delivery of mail-in ballots in states that don't turn over their voter lists to the federal government.

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U.S. News -- Prosecutors to drop unresolved Harvey Weinstein rape charge -- N.Y. prosecutors will not retry Harvey Weinstein on a rape charge related to Jessica Mann, who said she could not endure testifying a fourth time.

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Scenes from the 2026 Forbes Iconoclast Summit

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