DOGE is generating major GOP buzz on Capitol Hill — but details remain scarce

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Elon Musk with his son on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy met with an array of GOP lawmakers about DOGE on Thursday.

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Brian Thompson's home was targeted with a hoax bomb threat the same day he was killed, police say

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UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed Wednesday in New York City, where he was set to speak at an "investor day" event.

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Brian Thompson didn't seem to have a bodyguard, and that surprises corporate security consultants

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Police inspect the Brian Thompson murder scene
Police inspect the scene where insurance executive Brian Thompson was killed in Manhattan in November 2024.

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Putin acknowledges a key pain point in Russia's economy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country should increase the supply of goods and services to fight inflation.

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South Korea is reeling after spending hours under a surprise martial law declaration

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Korea flag protest after martial law
Soldiers attempted to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law.

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Trump's Labor Secretary pick is winning Democratic praise — and GOP skepticism

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Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon
Trump has nominated Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, an Oregon Republican who supports a major pro-labor bill, to serve as Secretary of Labor.

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The most infamous crime stories of the '90s

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John and Patsy Ramsey, the parents of JonBenet Ramsey, meet with a small selected group of the local Colorado media after four months of silence in Boulder, Colorado on May 1, 1997. Patsy holds up a reward sign for information leading to the arrest of their daughter's murderer. Their 6-year-old daughter was found dead on Christmas night 1996.
John and Patsy Ramsey in May 1997.

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Larry Ellison is investing up to $165 million to turn University of Oxford science research into products

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Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison, the cofounder of Oracle.

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Putin makes it official: Russia is all in on defense spending

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Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a record defense budget for 2025.

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How toxic century-old oil wells trap thousands of workers in Java

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Oil wells from the Dutch colonial era lie scattered across Indonesia, polluting the earth and destroying locals' chances at making a living off anything but oil. We visited the workers who risk their lives daily to survive off the little oil that's left.

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