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U.S. News - Teen changes plea to guilty in Georgia school shooting - July 24 (UPI) -- A Georgia teenager changed his plea to guilty Friday in the shooting deaths of four people at Apalachee High School in 2024.

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U.S. News -- SpaceX readies Starship for 13th flight test -- SpaceX pushed the 13th flight of its Starship booster and spaceship to Friday evening because of weather concerns that would interfere with testing.

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U.S. News -- Detroit's Gordie Howe bridge to open with little fanfare Friday -- The new Gordie Howe Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit is set to open to traffic Monday, and only Canadians will be at the opening ceremony.

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U.S. News -- Federal court approves use of Tennessee's new congressional map -- A federal court has allowed Tennessee to use a new congressional map that eliminates the state's only majority-Black district in November's elections.

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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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Washington marks Fourth of July with America 250 celebration

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Rodeo 250 event comes to Great American State Fair

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U.S. News -- Earthquake strikes Texas Panhandle; no damage, injuries reported -- A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the northeastern Texas Panhandle on Thursday morning, seemingly causing no damage.

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U.S. News -- Senate committee delays vote on CDC director nominee -- A Senate committee delayed a vote on the Trump administration's CDC director nominee, Erica Schwartz, because enough members were not present.

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U.S. News -- 2 injured in separate NYC stabbings probed as hate crimes -- Authorities in New York City arrested a 51-year-old man on Thursday after two people were stabbed in separate attacks in the Upper West Side.

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U.S. News -- Justice Department withdraws subpoenas for New York Times reporters -- The Justice Department agreed in court to withdraw subpoenas it sent to three journalists at the New York Times to force them to reveal their sources.

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U.S. News -- Trump admin. to raise tariffs on goods produced with forced labor -- The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it will impose increased tariffs on dozens of countries because they permit forced labor.

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U.S. News -- Tropical Storm Bertha lands at Texas-Louisiana line -- Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana state line Thursday afternoon, with heavy rains in parts of coastal Texas.

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U.S. News -- Vance Boelter given life sentence for shooting two Minnesota lawmakers -- The man who shot two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses was sentenced to life in prison during a sentencing hearing on Thursday.

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U.S. News -- Former JP Morgan banker allegedly pushed to keep Epstein as client -- Ex-JP Morgan Chase investment banking boss Jes Staley allegedly pushed the bank to keep sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a client despite red flags.

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U.S. News -- Appeals court pauses end of TPS for Haitians through Monday -- A federal appeals court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending protections for Haitian immigrants living here until Monday.

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U.S. News -- U.S. homicide rate drops 18%, nearing historic low per year -- Crime rates across nine of 13 types of crime are on the decline in the United States with homicide rates falling by 18% midway through 2026.

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U.S. News -- Trump: Saudi Arabia must join Abraham Accords as part of nuclear deal -- President Donald Trump said on social media that Saudi Arabia must sign the Abraham Accords as part of its nuclear deal with the United States.

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Rosalía faces boycott calls in Argentina after World Cup repost

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Ukrainian drones hit Russian web retailer Wildberries in St. Petersburg

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U.S., Iran trade attacks; Trump says Iran to pay for ship damage

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U.S. monitors Catholic Church distribution of aid in Cuba

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Man fatally shot by Madison police identified; officials call for calm

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This week in Washington

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