The regulation changed the definition of a firearm under federal law to include unfinished parts, like the frame of a handgun or the receiver of a long gun, so they can be tracked more easily.
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Muslim child killed, mother stabbed in Illinois after she urged landlord to ‘pray for peace’
The 71-year-old suspect’s wife told police that her husband feared they would be attacked by people of Middle Eastern descent and had withdrawn $1,000 from a bank ‘in case the U.S. grid went down.’
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Coast Guard opens inquiry into collapse of mast on Maine schooner that killed a passenger
An official says the formal inquiry is intended to determine what led to the collapse and identify anything that can help improve maritime safety.
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Republican Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote
The political climb has been steep for Jordan, an outsider and founding member of the right-flank Freedom Caucus who is now just votes away from a seat central to U.S power.
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Russia’s assault on a key Ukraine city reported to be weakening as the war marks 600 days
Ukrainian officials have said their troops are holding out against fierce Russian efforts to wrest control of Avdiivka, a heavily fortified city.
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Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future separations
Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, hasn’t ruled out reviving the highly controversial tactic at the southern border if he wins next year’s election.
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Biden postpones trip to Colorado as the Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies
The president’s decision reflects the competing pressure that he faces as he tries to manage bloody conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East, always one of the world’s most combustible regions.
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What was Hamas thinking? For over 3 decades, it has had the same brutal idea of victory
From its establishment in the late 1980s, Hamas has been committed to armed struggle and the destruction of Israel. Did it miscalculate this time?
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Social Security cost-of-living adjustment coming – but it won’t be as big as this year’s
Social Security’s cost-of-living increase for 2024 will be announced Thursday.
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Ukrainian President Zelensky at NATO defense ministers meeting seeking more support to fight Russia
His presence underscored growing concerns about cracks in what has been staunch international backing for Kyiv in its war against Russia’s invasion.