David Chou was armed with two handguns and bags holding ammunition and four Molotov cocktail-style devices and was motivated by hatred of Taiwan, where he grew up.
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New Hampshire Senate rejects marijuana legalization bill, leaving state an outlier in New England
Republicans, who control the Senate, dismissed the bill on a 14-10 vote.
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Elon Musk says he’s found a new CEO for Twitter
Musk, who bought Twitter last fall and has been running it since has been insisting he is not the company’s permanent CEO.
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Trump’s defiance at the CNN town hall may scare off many voters – but not the Republican base
The magnitude of the challenge ahead for Trump’s Republican rivals was clear as the former president repeatedly turned his greatest political liabilities into jokes and applause lines for the Republican base.
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House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends
Democrats, who have a narrow hold on the Senate, have decried the aggressive measures in the bill as cruel and anti-immigrant, and Biden has already promised he would veto it.
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Top White House official meets key Beijing diplomat amid signs of easing U.S.-China tensions
As the political and military rivalry between China and the U.S. intensifies, American officials and analysts worry a lack of reliable crisis communications could cause a minor confrontation to spiral into greater hostilities.
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Ukraine pushes to extend wartime grain deal during talks with Russia, Turkey and U.N.
Ukraine and Russia are both major global suppliers of wheat, barley, sunflower oil, and other affordable food products that developing nations depend on.
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New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in U.S.
The updated guidelines do away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood.
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‘Now or never’: Migrants rush to U.S. border ahead of Title 42 expiration
The new policies crackdown on illegal crossings while also setting up legal pathways for migrants who apply online, seek a sponsor, and undergo background checks.
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In major climate step, EPA proposes first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
A new rule could force power plants to capture smokestack emissions using a technology that has long been promised but is not in widespread use in the U.S.