Preliminary information from storm reports and radar data indicate that it was on the ground for more than an hour and traversed at least 170 miles.
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Pope expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims
The new law makes clear that adults can be rendered vulnerable to abuse even occasionally, as situations present themselves.
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Trump, facing potential indictment, holds defiant Waco rally
A defiant and incendiary Donald Trump, facing a potential indictment, held the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign Saturday in Waco, Texas, a city made famous by deadly resistance against law enforcement.
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Greene’s DC jail visit pulls Republicans closer to Jan. 6 rioters
In actions and legislation, Republicans are seeking to portray perpetrators of the Capitol riot as victims of zealous federal prosecutors, despite many being convicted of serious crimes.
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Texas police: Migrants found ‘suffocating’ in train; 2 dead
Union Pacific railroad said the people were found in 2 cars – 12 in a shipping container and 3 in a hopper car – on the train bound for San Antonio.
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Personal finances stressing half of lower income U.S. households
The poll also finds that those earning at least $100,000 annually are more likely to expect their situation will improve in the year ahead.
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Utah social media law means kids need approval from parents
The crusade shows how perceptions of Big Tech have changed among typically pro-business Republicans.
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House Republicans pass parents’ rights bill in clash over schools
It would require schools to publish course studies and a list of books kept in libraries, as well as affirm parents’ ability to meet with educators, speak at school board meetings and examine school budgets.
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Biden, Trudeau to hold talks on migration, Haiti, and more
Biden and Trudeau were to meet for private talks before the U.S. president was to deliver a speech to the Canadian Parliament.
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Trump lawyer in court after being forced before grand jury
In addition to the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation, the ex-president faces probes in New York over hush money and in Atlanta over efforts to reverse his election loss in Georgia.