In recent weeks, news reports have focused on the purchase by a conservative donor of 3 properties belonging to Justice Clarence Thomas and his family in a transaction worth more than $100,000.
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U.S. military prepares for possible Sudan embassy evacuation
Two Biden administration officials say the deployments to Camp Lemmonier in Djibouti are necessary because of the current uncertain situation in Sudan.
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Treasury Secretary Yellen calls for better relations between U.S. and China as tensions rise
Relations between the 2 countries have become increasingly strained after the discovery of a Chinese surveillance balloon in U.S. air space and since the Communist nation has grown its ties with Russia.
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Climate tension: U.N. chief chides Biden, other world leaders
President Biden is touting ‘unprecedented’ climate efforts by his administration in an annual White House summit of leading economies.
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SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas
SpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight but exploded minutes after rising from the launch pad.
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Grandson says Kansas City man who shot Black teen believed disinformation
Andrew D. Lester, 84, shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl twice – including once in the head – when Yarl accidentally went to the wrong house while trying to pick up his younger brothers.
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Poll finds more peril for Trump in pending Georgia, D.C. probes than New York
Former President Donald Trump has emerged largely unscathed politically from his New York indictment
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U.S. unemployment claims tick up to 245,000, but still low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained low by historic standards last week.
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Bolshoi pulls Nureyev ballet citing Russian ban on LGBT ‘propaganda’
Russia has banned any ‘demonstration of non-traditional relations’ and the ballet touches on the homosexuality of Rudolph Nureyev, one of the world’s greatest dancers.
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Charles Stanley, influential Baptist preacher, dies at 90
His greatest fame came from his role in hosting ‘In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley,’ a Christian teaching program that began airing on the newborn Christian Broadcasting Network in 1978.