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Trump names James M. McDonald to lead powerful New York federal prosecutor's office @WashTimes trib.al/9AQX5vO

Trump names James M. McDonald to lead powerful New York federal prosec

President Trump said Saturday that he will appoint one of his personal lawyers to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan after the attorney who holds the job was tapped this week for the rol

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A woman died from her injuries after a tree along the Matthew Henson Trail in Aspen Hill fell on her during storms on Thursday. The tree fell in an area of the trail near Hewitt Avenue at around 9 p.m. Thursday, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue public... trib.al/IQwvoQv

Woman dies after getting pinned by fallen tree along Matthew Henson Tr

A woman died from her injuries after a tree along the Matthew Henson Trail in Aspen Hill fell on her during storms on Thursday.

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OpenAI hit with multistate probe into possible user harm as its IPO looms @WashTimes trib.al/FpyIpkq

OpenAI hit with multistate probe into possible user harm as its IPO lo

OpenAI received a subpoena from several states as part of a probe into the safety of users of its chatbot as it prepares to offer stock to the public for the first time.

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Tens of thousands join Pride marches in Romania, Bulgaria to call for equality @WashTimes trib.al/hzTUdcR

Tens of thousands join Pride marches in Romania, Bulgaria to call for

Tens of thousands of LGBTQ supporters took to the streets of Romania and Bulgaria's capitals on Saturday for their annual Pride parades, against a backdrop of rising opposition from conservative

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A woman's hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide @WashTimes trib.al/B4xZEaN

A woman’s hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from

A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker after being released from federal custody a homicide. An attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives to sue Immigra

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Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that 'disparaged' U.S. @WashTimes trib.al/BPsPNGS

Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order calling for the nation's museums, parks and landmarks to not display elements that &qu

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Unhealthy air quality in California city as huge warehouse fire burns for third day @WashTimes trib.al/ivKkonT

Unhealthy air quality in California city as huge warehouse fire burns

Officials in a Northern California city urged people sensitive to smoke to keep indoors as firefighters spent a third day Saturday battling a fire in a huge medical equipment warehouse.

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an executive order Friday reestablishing the citywide juvenile curfew and letting the Metropolitan Police Department declare curfew zones. The curfew for anyone under age 18 went into effect at 11 p.m. Friday and lasted... trib.al/K0g9SOC

Mayor Bowser institutes another 15-day emergency curfew

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an executive order Friday reestablishing the citywide juvenile curfew and letting the Metropolitan Police Department declare curfew zones.

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President Trump’s name has been taken down from the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, as an organization official told a federal judge Saturday that all references to him inside, outside and online have been removed... trib.al/jXESSCc

Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Center

President Trump's name has been taken down from the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, as an organization official told a federal judge Saturday that all refer

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Mass shootings in South Africa's poorest areas are a symptom of organized crime and police failures @WashTimes trib.al/Oujk2Q5

Mass shootings in South Africa’s poorest areas are a symptom of

A mass shooting in South Africa this week was the latest in a trend of killings in some of the country's poorest areas that experts say is a symptom of organized crime gangs taking advantage of t

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Gilgo Beach killer writes to other jailed murderer, reads crime novels behind bars, sheriff says @WashTimes trib.al/8btb6KC

Gilgo Beach killer writes to other jailed murderer, reads crime novels

The Manhattan architect who lived a secret life as the Gilgo Beach serial killer has spent the past three years alone in a segregated cell, reading crime novels and occasionally being visited by his l

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At least 17 people killed by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria @WashTimes trib.al/w43pjiH

At least 17 people killed by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria

Gunmen killed at least 17 farmers and wounded at least 13 others as they worked in their fields in northwestern Nigeria, a local official and a resident said.

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Peru police disguised as World Cup mascots arrest a suspected drug dealer in Lima @WashTimes trib.al/cDn4SB1

Peru police disguised as World Cup mascots arrest a suspected drug dea

Two Peruvian police officers disguised as World Cup mascots Clutch and Maple helped to arrest a suspected drug dealer in Lima.

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Trump administration blocks federal homelessness funds in Los Angeles @WashTimes trib.al/7WbUaHB

Trump administration blocks federal homelessness funds in Los Angeles

The Trump administration has barred Los Angeles County's main homelessness agency from accessing federal funds while it investigates the agency's alleged "wanton mismanagement of public

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How parents can talk to their kids about vaping as FDA authorizes some flavored e-cigarettes @WashTimes trib.al/agJouo4

How parents can talk to their kids about vaping as FDA authorizes some

Ricky Resendez first tried e-cigarettes in eighth grade. By the time he got to high school, he was vaping daily.

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Trump and Macron will meet over dinner at Versailles palace after G7 summit in France @WashTimes trib.al/Ti0yDqY

Trump and Macron will meet over dinner at Versailles palace after G7 s

President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron will meet over dinner at the glittering Palace of Versailles near Paris after the G7 summit of leading industrialized nations next week in F

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Democratic lawmakers pledge to help speed up disaster recovery in Puerto Rico @WashTimes trib.al/s0AaYls

Democratic lawmakers pledge to help speed up disaster recovery in Puer

A group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers promised Puerto Ricans on Friday that they would try to speed up the island's sluggish recovery from destructive hurricanes and earthquakes, a process that re

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Outlining concerns, SEC's Sankey worries Senate bill could produce more lawsuits, not fewer @WashTimes trib.al/UiicLcD

Outlining concerns, SEC’s Sankey worries Senate bill could produ

One of Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey's concerns with a recently introduced Senate bill designed to fix college sports is that it could increase the likelihood of the very type

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King Charles appoints actor Helen Mirren to a select group in his birthday honors list @WashTimes trib.al/1Nouaiu

King Charles appoints actor Helen Mirren to a select group in his birt

Helen Mirren, one of the world's most acclaimed actors, was added Friday to a very select group of people recognized by King Charles III for their "major contribution" over the years to

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Inside the crowd drawn to Trump's UFC fight night at the White House @WashTimes trib.al/wlZaGus

Inside the crowd drawn to Trump’s UFC fight night at the White H

One by one, the burly mixed martial arts fighters made their entrance past the solemn, hulking marble statue of America's 16th president and jogged down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to roars

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