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The Senate hopes for a weekend shutdown miracle

21:06 - 07/11/2025
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Majority Leader John Thune is keeping senators in Washington for the first time amid the record shutdown. There’s no guarantee it will work.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/07/the-senate-hopes-for-a-weekend-shutdown




‘We are at risk’: Governors, local officials call for shutdown end

14:37 - 07/11/2025
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In a letter to congressional leadership, the National Governors Association said the ongoing shutdown is straining state and local resources.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/07/government-shutdown-state-funding-00642




Dems negotiating ACA credits nearing high-stakes moment of truth

04:45 - 07/11/2025
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A scheduled Friday vote to move ahead on a government funding deal comes as Democrats are still uncertain about how to move a health care deal forward.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/07/obamacare-subsidy-negotiations-governme


Hopes for shutdown resolution fade after Democrats balk at GOP offer

20:35 - 06/11/2025
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Stiffened by their party’s big election wins Tuesday, they are expected to block another attempt to reopen the government Friday.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/06/shutdown-senate-democrats-reject-offer-


Pelosi had two announcement videos ready. Only one saw daylight.

19:10 - 06/11/2025
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The first female speaker of the House announced Thursday that she won’t run for another term in 2026, ending months of speculation in her hometown of San Francisco.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/06/pelosi-had-two-announcement-videos-read



Politico - Politics

Ted Cruz accuses GOP senators of being ‘frightened’ to call out Tucker Carlson

13:37 - 07/11/2025
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In the wake of the Nick Fuentes controversy, Cruz called on fellow Republicans to “stand up and say it is wrong.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/07/ted-cruz-accuses-gop-senators-tucker-ca


The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

05:00 - 07/11/2025
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Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.

https://www.politico.com/gallery/2025/11/07/the-nations-cartoonists-on-the-week-


Pod Save America podcasters host CPAC ‘for the left’

05:00 - 07/11/2025
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Vote Save America, the nonprofit group affiliated with Pod Save America, is also launching its campaign program ahead of the 2026 midterms.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/07/pod-save-america-podcasters-host-cpac-f




Spanberger makes inroads with rural Republicans unhappy with Trump

19:00 - 06/11/2025
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The governor-elect deviated from past Democrats’ strategies by spending time in deep-red rural Virginia.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/06/democrats-spanberger-wins-rural-voters-



Sherrill dismisses the Democratic bedwetters

10:49 - 06/11/2025
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“The narrative was weird in the primary, and it was weird in the general,” she said in an interview.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/06/mikie-sherill-interview-margin-of-victo



Trump blames shutdown for GOP election losses

09:30 - 05/11/2025
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The president called for a quick end to the government funding lapse by eliminating the filibuster.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/05/trump-shutdown-gop-filibuster-00637074


Financial Times: US


The unsettling message for investors from the financial cycle

05:00 - 08/11/2025
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The next bailout is likely to involve inflationary financing of fiscal deficits by central banks

https://www.ft.com/content/f48ffe98-acdf-4bb9-8c16-8037715c022e


The AI boom comes to America’s loneliest place

05:00 - 08/11/2025
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Plans for a 230-mile transmission line threaten Nevada’s wilderness and have united hunters and wildlife groups

https://www.ft.com/content/729d0c3f-20bf-4163-bfbb-8b0ff5330794



US and Israel’s controversial plan to build ‘New Gaza’ sparks alarm

05:00 - 08/11/2025
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Regional leaders fear proposal to rebuild half of enclave under Israeli control will lead to long-term partition

https://www.ft.com/content/3442b30a-6288-4d79-b670-0b10685c627b


Pfizer wins $10bn bidding war for weight-loss start-up Metsera

03:47 - 08/11/2025
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Biotech says it opted for revised offer from US pharma company after rival Novo bid raised antitrust concerns

https://www.ft.com/content/d9f58a26-5395-4acb-8dfc-d55cb53f946e



BlackRock to wind down fund that invested in failed car lender Tricolor

00:29 - 08/11/2025
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Asset manager’s move to close Impact Opportunities strategy comes amid broader pullback from ESG

https://www.ft.com/content/9d2f1c81-dcb0-43c5-b8c0-3268920aba11


Trump exempts Hungary from Russia oil sanctions after meeting Orbán

00:24 - 08/11/2025
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US president grants relief to fellow rightwing populist after moving to punish Russia over lack of peace deal with Ukraine

https://www.ft.com/content/64a3b03d-154f-4ed4-a81b-752515b0c352


Hegseth issues warning to major US defence contractors

00:14 - 08/11/2025
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Defence secretary announces measures to increase competition for Pentagon contracts

https://www.ft.com/content/dba5d81d-aa4a-48c8-8f13-3fc516efff18


MSNBC

Lawrence O’Donnell on the photo that should be the official portrait of Trump’s second term

19:26 - 07/11/2025
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Lawrence O'Donnell ripped Trump's unsympathetic reaction after a man fainted during his announcement about lowering the cost of weight-loss drugs.

https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-oval-office-photo-collapse-weight


I've seen firsthand what's been happening across the South. Republicans saw it Tuesday.

11:00 - 07/11/2025
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Georgia Democrats flipped two seats on the state’s Public Service Commission Tuesday as Democratic wins in Mississippi broke the GOP's legislative supermajority.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/mississippi-georgia-democrats-win-rc



Supreme Court allows Trump administration to temporarily block SNAP benefits

23:52 - 07/11/2025
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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to block an order by a lower court to fund SNAP benefits for 42 million hungry Americans.

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/trump-administration-usda-fund-snap-courts-rcna


Trump's grotesque SNAP politicking exposes the truth about right-wing ‘populism'

23:33 - 05/11/2025
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Trump is trying to squirm his way out of paying SNAP benefits as a bargaining chip over the government shutdown.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-snap-benefits-right-wing-popul


Democrats finally propose a shutdown deal — and Republicans torch it in seconds

23:01 - 07/11/2025
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On day 38 of the government shutdown, Senate Democrats unveiled their first official offer to reopen the government. Republicans immediately shot it down.

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/democrats-shutdown-deal-republicans-torch-rcna2


ICE and CBP's aggressive tactics may have finally gone too far

20:28 - 07/11/2025
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A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction curtailing federal agents’ use of (so-called) less-lethal weapons and criticized ICE and CBP agents and leaders.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-ice-chicago-tear-gas-bovino-li


RFK Jr. rallied to the defense of bird flu-carrying ostriches. Canada killed them anyway.

18:00 - 07/11/2025
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The H5N1 positive ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms were harder to kill than most, becoming a rallying cry for the anti-vaccine, RFK Jr.-loving fringe.

https://www.msnbc.com/news/news-analysis/conspiratorial-right-rallied-flock-ostr


‘Put that in your book boys’: CBP agent boasted about repeatedly shooting Chicago woman

19:07 - 07/11/2025
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A Customs and Border Protection agent who shot a Chicago woman multiple times after their cars collided bragged about it in text messages to fellow officers, according to testimony this week

https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/put-book-boys-cbp-agent-boasted-repeate


Ask Jordan: Could Trump somehow get a third term as president?

16:44 - 07/11/2025
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President Donald Trump keeps making reference to serving a third term as president. Could he do that constitutionally?

https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/trump-third-term-


New York Times - US

Biden Warns of a ‘Very, Very Dark Moment’ as He Hits Out at Trump

04:30 - 08/11/2025
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The former president, now a far less popular figure in his party, appeared in Nebraska for an overtly political speech that slammed his successor.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/politics/biden-trump-omaha-nebraska.html


Airport Disruptions Limited as Shutdown Flight Cuts Begin

04:08 - 08/11/2025
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About 3 percent of Friday’s flights were canceled because of the government shutdown. The percentage could rise to 20 percent as the holidays approach.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/airport-flight-cancellations-faa-shutdown.


A Light in Very Dark Days: Nancy Pelosi and AIDS

02:37 - 08/11/2025
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As Ms. Pelosi announced her retirement, she was celebrated for her long tenure in Washington. But back home, she was remembered for showing up at a terrifying moment when others turned away.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/politics/nancy-pelosi-aids-lgbtq.html


Judge Blocks National Guard From Portland and Says Trump Overstepped His Authority

02:26 - 08/11/2025
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With her temporary block expiring, Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters were hampering President Trump’s policies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/politics/portland-oregon-national-guard.ht


Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Officials on Partisan Email Messages

00:26 - 08/11/2025
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The email accounts of furloughed government workers had been commandeered to send partisan attacks against Democrats, a move that the ruling said had “added insult to injury.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/politics/education-department-emails-shutd



Routine Check Before UPS Plane Crash in Louisville Was ‘Uneventful,’ Official Says

01:07 - 08/11/2025
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But a cockpit voice recorder picked up a ringing sound during takeoff that may have signaled looming disaster in the crash that killed at least 14 in Louisville, Ky.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/ups-plane-crash-recording-louisville.html


Virginia Teen Narrowly Defeats His Former Civics Teacher in County Election

02:24 - 08/11/2025
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Cameran Drew, 19, defeated his former high school government teacher, Kenneth Bell, by 10 votes for a seat on the Surry County Board of Supervisors this week. There are no hard feelings.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/politics/surry-county-virginia-supervisor-


Hegseth Vows to Shake Up the Way the Pentagon Does Business

23:37 - 07/11/2025
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In a speech outlining his overhaul plans, the defense secretary called on American weapons makers to surge “at the speed of ingenuity.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/politics/hegseth-pentagon-weapons-business


Letitia James’s Lawyers Say Fraud Case Against Her Was Fueled by Trump’s Animus

23:42 - 07/11/2025
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The argument came in a motion seeking to dismiss the case against her, citing a laundry list of statements President Trump has made about New York’s attorney general over the past six years.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/politics/letitia-james-trump-fraud-justice


NBC

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to temporarily withhold some SNAP benefits

14:36 - 07/11/2025
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Shortly after telling states that the food assistance program would be fully funded, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to step in.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-administration-asks-emergen


Schumer puts forward new plan to end government shutdown

20:11 - 07/11/2025
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has proposed a new deal that could bring an end to the longest government shutdown on record. NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports from Capitol Hill on what the proposal includes and what the next step could be for lawmakers.

https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/schumer-puts-forward-new-plan-to-end-governmen


Judge permanently bars Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Portland in response to immigration protests

01:09 - 08/11/2025
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A federal judge in Oregon on Friday issued a permanent injunction barring the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard on the streets of Portland in response to protests against the president's immigration policies."This Court arrives at the necessary conclusion that there was neither 'a rebellion or danger of a rebellion' nor was the President 'unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States' in Oregon when he ordered the federalization and deployment of th

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-permanently-bars-trump-deploying-nati


Hundreds of flights canceled as FAA cuts take effect

00:22 - 08/11/2025
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned flight reductions could double if the government shutdown drags on, while frustrated fliers from coast to coast are facing travel chaos. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa reports.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/hundreds-of-flights-canceled-as-faa-c


UPS grounds its fleet of MD-11's, the type of plane in Louisville crash

04:46 - 08/11/2025
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UPS has grounded its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11's, the type of plane involved in Tuesday’s deadly crash in Louisville, Kentucky, the company confirmed Friday

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ups-grounds-md-11-fleet-type-plane-louisvil


It was almost the perfect crime, with no body and no weapon — until a flat tire cracked the case

22:26 - 07/11/2025
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Crystal Rogers disappeared more than a decade ago in Bardstown, Kentucky, but it wasn’t until this year that three men were convicted in her presumed death.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/crystal-rogers-bardstown-kentucky-murder-rc


Crawling to escape slaughter, people flee Sudan paramilitary group on their hands and knees

22:00 - 07/11/2025
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Malnourished people are crawling through the desert on their elbows and knees in fear of being caught by fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/africa/sudan-rapid-support-forces-paramilitary-arm


Assemblies of God pastors call for change after churches fail to oust accused abusers

10:00 - 07/11/2025
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Ministers spoke out after NBC News revealed 50 years of abuse and cover-up allegations in the Assemblies of God, the largest Pentecostal denomination.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/assemblies-god-pastors-call-changes-protect




CBS

11/7: CBS Evening News

22:15 - 07/11/2025
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What led to FAA flight reductions during government shutdown; 6-year-old steps up after axolotl lab lost funds: "Not a lot of people get how important it is"

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/110725-cbs-evening-news/


Robot rescues Ukrainian soldier trapped for 33 days behind enemy lines

22:04 - 07/11/2025
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After seven attempts, Ukrainian forces managed to extract a wounded comrade from Russian-occupied ground with a drone resembling an armored off-road casket.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-robot-rescues-soldier-trapped-russian-occup


Robot rescues Ukrainian soldier trapped 33 days behind Russian lines

13:08 - 07/11/2025
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The Ukrainian military managed to rescue a soldier trapped for 33 days behind enemy lines using an off-road robot vehicle mounted with an armored casket, dodging landmines and drone attacks to retrieve him.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/robot-rescues-ukrainian-soldier-trapped-33-days-be


Sex offender mistakenly released from U.K. prison re-arrested in London

11:18 - 07/11/2025
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"It is not my fault," sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif said when police re-apprehended him following his mistaken release from a London prison.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sex-offender-mistakenly-release-uk-prison-london-re


Canadian ostrich farm loses long legal battle to avoid cull of its birds

11:04 - 07/11/2025
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A Canadian farm's fight to save its ostriches went all the way to the country's supreme court, and even drew an intervention from RFK Jr., but was lost in the end.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/canada-ostrich-farm-cull-court-ruling-rfk-jr-dr-oz-


Man discovers gold worth $800,000 buried in his garden

10:34 - 07/11/2025
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The man informed the local authorities after he made the discovery, and they allowed him to keep the gold.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-finds-gold-garden-france/


House Democrats ask former Prince Andrew to take questions about Epstein

10:29 - 07/11/2025
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee want King Charles' younger brother Andrew to undergo "a transcribed interview" about Jeffrey Epstein.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prince-andrew-jeffrey-epstein-virginia-giuffre-hous


Hundreds of dolphins found dead in lake were in water hotter than jacuzzi

08:33 - 07/11/2025
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"You couldn't put your finger in the water," said the lead author of the study, which spotlights the impacts of planetary warming on aquatic ecosystems.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dolphins-dead-amazon-lake-water-hotter-jacuzzi-stud


New U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 3, death toll at 70

06:53 - 07/11/2025
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth released aerial footage of the latest strike, which he said took place in international waters like the previous attacks.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-strike-alleged-drug-boat-caribbean-kills-3-death


Sudan's civil war rages despite Trump administration's push for peace

06:27 - 07/11/2025
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Explosions were reported near Sudan's capital Khartoum just hours after the RSF paramilitary forces said they agreed to a U.S.-backed truce proposal.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sudan-war-massacres-khartoum-blasts-as-trump-admin-


Foxnews.com

Crypto founder pardoned by Trump denies having ties to president's family

22:32 - 07/11/2025
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Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao addresses President Donald Trump pardoning him and denies reports of his ties to the Trump family on "Special Report."

https://www.foxnews.com/media/crypto-founder-pardoned-trump-denies-having-ties-t


Colorado athletic director backs Deion Sanders amid underwhelming season

22:08 - 07/11/2025
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Colorado athletic director Rick George expressed support for Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders amid a tough 3-6 season, saying Coach Prime just needs more wins.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/colorado-athletic-director-backs-deion-sanders-am


Federal judge rules Trump's Portland National Guard deployment unconstitutional in permanent injunction

22:01 - 07/11/2025
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A federal judge ruled on Friday the Trump administration's National Guard deployment to Portland violated the 10th Amendment after a 3-day trial over ICE building protests.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-rules-trumps-portland-national-gu


The Hitchhiker’s Guide to a potential procedrual vote on an interim spending bill

21:49 - 07/11/2025
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Senate Republicans seek Democratic support to break filibuster on government funding bill. Bipartisan talks could lead to vote as early as tomorrow to reopen government.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hitchhikers-guide-potential-procedrual-vote-int


Seattle robber bites off 88-year-old woman's finger during violent robbery, police say

21:44 - 07/11/2025
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An 88-year-old Seattle woman was hospitalized with serious head injuries after a man assaulted and robbed her, biting off her finger during the attack, police say.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-robber-bites-88-year-old-womans-finger-during


FIRST ON FOX: California’s top public university under fire for ‘LatinX’ and ‘Pilipinx’ race-based scholarship

21:42 - 07/11/2025
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Legal challenge targets UCLA's identity-conscious scholarship programs, claiming they violate federal anti-discrimination laws and university policies.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/first-fox-californias-top-public-university-und


Traveling soon? Know how to navigate flight cancellations now

21:20 - 07/11/2025
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Survive flight disruptions with expert travel tips: Book early morning flights, download airline apps and know your refund rights during service cuts.

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/travelling-soon-know-how-navigate-flight-cancellati


Miami-Dade deputy fatally shot during altercation, prompting massive police response

21:08 - 07/11/2025
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A Miami-Dade deputy was shot and killed during an altercation near a warehouse on Friday afternoon, leading to a massive police response.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/miami-dade-deputy-shot-during-altercation-prompting-m


Former DACA recipient with violent criminal past flees ICE, tries balcony jump during Chicago arrest

20:33 - 07/11/2025
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Two ICE officers were injured during the arrest of a Mexican national who allegedly struck agents. The suspect's DACA status was denied in 2019 under the Trump administration.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-daca-recipient-violent-criminal-past-flees-ice


James Watson, Nobel Prize-winning co-discoverer of DNA’s double-helix structure, dead at 97

20:22 - 07/11/2025
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James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix structure, has died at 97. The Nobel Prize winner made the groundbreaking discovery in 1953 at just 24 years old.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/james-watson-nobel-winning-co-discoverer-dnas-double-