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Bondi won't appear for House deposition next week in the Epstein investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice has indicated that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear for a scheduled deposition next week before a House committee investigating how the government...

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A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings

In 2010, police searching for a missing woman began finding human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway near New York’s Gilgo Beach. Police almost immediately feared some were left by a...

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Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication' after repeal of baseline climate rule

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change,...

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Bahamian officials search for missing US woman after husband says she fell overboard

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Bahamas are searching for a U.S. woman missing at sea after her husband reported that she fell overboard. Police told The Associated Press...

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California wants to fund green jet fuel - by raiding your road repair budget

Gov. Gavin Newsom is advancing a plan that could funnel hundreds of millions in road dollars to a struggling oil refinery — pitching it as a cleaner jet fuel initiative. The credit, drawn from funds...

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French former detainees Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris return home after more than 3 years in Iran

PARIS (AP) — French former detainees Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris returned to France Wednesday after more than three years of detention in Iran, following weeks of talks with Tehran. ...

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California election watchdog investigating Santa Clara County over Measure A mailers

California’s election watchdog is investigating Santa Clara County leaders over the campaign for a voter-approved sales tax increase, marketed as a way to shield the region’s public hospitals from...

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Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells AP he was 'blindsided' by his ouster

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman told The Associated Press on Wednesday in his first interview since the ouster that he was “blindsided” by the move but...

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Alex Ovechkin says he's waiting until after the season to decide his hockey future

Alex Ovechkin says he is waiting until after the Washington Capitals’ season is over to decide whether he’s calling it a career or returning to play one more year. The NHL’s career...

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Fire breaks out at Rio de Janeiro Olympic Park; no injuries reported

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A fire broke out Wednesday morning at Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park velodrome, prompting a major emergency response involving about 80 firefighters and 20 vehicles, authorities...

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