By stepping down rather than waiting to be fired, Christopher Wray is trying to avert a collision with the new administration that he said would have further entangled the FBI ‘deeper into the fray.’
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Sen. Collins undecided after meeting with Trump defense nominee Hegseth
Collins said she pressed Hegseth on allegations of heavy drinking and mistreatment of women, including a rape allegation made in 2017.
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Atmospheric river, bomb cyclone bring weather whiplash to East Coast
A wind and rain storm increasing in intensity throughout the day could cause flooding and power outages in Maine.
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Alex Jones keeps Infowars for now after judge rejects The Onion’s bid
Families of the Sandy Hook victims had backed The Onion’s bid.
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Humanitarian aid to North Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN says
Roughly 75,000 Palestinians are without access to food, water, electricity or health care, according to the United Nations.
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Proposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judges
Kroger and Albertsons – owner of 19 Shaw’s supermarkets in Maine – said a merger would help them better compete with big retailers like Walmart, Costco and Amazon.
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Key details to know about the arrest of the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Luigi Nicholas Mangione was being held in Pennsylvania on gun charges and will eventually be extradited to New York to face charges in connection with Thompson’s death, said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.
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CEO killing, rage over insurance plunges UnitedHealth into crisis
Brian Thompson’s death has become a symbol of revenge over denied medical bills and lack of access to necessary care, an issue that some UnitedHealth employees say they’re growing increasingly anxious about.
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Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO charged with murder
Manhattan prosecutors filed murder and other charges against Luigi Nicholas Mangione, 26, according to an online court docket.
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Musk flexes muscle to stop Infowars’ X account sale to The Onion
Even if a judge approves the sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion, it will still be bound by Elon Musk’s X Corporation’s terms of service.