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Ohio man becomes first person convicted under Melania Trump's Take It Down Act

A 37-year-old Columbus, Ohio, man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to cybercrimes that included creating and distributing AI-generated sexually explicit images, marking the first conviction under the Take It Down Act, the law First Lady Melania Trump championed and…
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Man accused of fatally stabbing woman on Charlotte light rail found incompetent to stand trial

The man charged with killing a 23-year-old Ukrainian immigrant on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail train last August will not face trial any time soon. Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr., 34, has been deemed "incapable to proceed" after a psychiatric…
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Husband arrested after wife vanishes in Bahamas — and a 2015 domestic violence report adds troubling context

Brian Hooker was arrested by the Royal Bahamas Police Force in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker, 55, who vanished during a boating trip near Elbow Cay last weekend. His lawyer called the arrest "shocking." But a…
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House Republicans block Democrats' bid to restrict Trump's Iran war powers

House Democrats showed up to a pro forma session Thursday and tried to force through a resolution limiting President Trump's authority to conduct military operations against Iran. They failed. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), presiding as speaker pro tempore, gaveled the…
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Fetterman breaks with Democrats again, vows to oppose Iran war powers resolution

Sen. John Fetterman announced Wednesday he will vote against his party's latest war powers resolution aimed at halting U.S. military strikes on Iran, making him, once again, the lone Democrat willing to back the administration's use of force in the…
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New York Mayor Mamdani pushes tax hikes while framing policy around race

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) laid out a governing vision on April 6 built on two pillars: higher taxes on top earners and a racial equity framework that explicitly centers city policy on outcomes for "black and brown…
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Tulare County detective killed in ambush while serving eviction notice; suspect run over by armored vehicle

A Tulare County sheriff's detective was shot and killed Thursday morning while serving an eviction notice in Porterville, California, after a suspect opened fire with a high-powered rifle in what the sheriff described as a deliberate ambush. The suspect, David…
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Ivanka Trump opens up about her mother's death, Kushner's cancer battle, and watching the Butler shooting unfold

Ivanka Trump broke down during a 90-minute podcast interview while discussing the death of her mother, her husband Jared Kushner's fight with thyroid cancer, and the moment she watched, poolside with two of her children, as a gunman opened fire…
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Port Washington voters demand a seat at the table on data center tax breaks

Port Washington, Wisconsin, voters delivered a clear message Tuesday: no more massive tax giveaways without public approval. A local referendum passed decisively, requiring taxpayer sign-off before any future project worth more than $10 million can be added to a tax…
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Army Secretary Driscoll refuses to resign amid reported friction with Defense Secretary Hegseth

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told The Washington Post on Tuesday that he has no intention of stepping down, a pointed declaration after weeks of reporting that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has sought to remove him and install a close ally…
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