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Trump Demands Epstein Probe, Rare Tick Death, Beloved Coach Dies and more Nov 14, 2025

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We start with President Donald Trump’s apparent shift in strategy in the Jeffrey Epstein controversy. We’ll tell you about the latest clash in the Chicago immigration crackdown. After more than a decade, Walmart is getting a new boss. We explain how tiny bugs gave a father a deadly allergy. Plus, sad news about the former football coach featured in a popular Netflix docuseries.

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Trump on Epstein Vote, GA Election Interference Case, Venezuela Military Options and more Nov 14, 2025

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President DonaldTrump is deflecting the renewed scrutiny on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein onto other figures. The election interference case against Trump and several allies in Georgia is beingrevived. The White House is preparing military options against Venezuela, which include strikes on land. Russia and Ukraine have traded severe attacks. Plus, the BBC has responded to Trump’s $1billion lawsuit threat.

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More Epstein Emails, Government Backlogs, Settler Mosque Attack and more Nov 14, 2025

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As the House gets ready for a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein case files, more emails have been released between former Prince Andrew, Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.The government is now open, but there’s a slew of backlogs at federal agencies. Another high-profile Democrat has been accused by the Trump administration of mortgage fraud. A mosque has been torched and defaced by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Plus, we have an update on the Hyundai workers deported from Georgia.

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Shutdown Aftermath, AI Safety Task Force, Mars Mission Launch and more Nov 13, 2025

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We start with where things stand after the end of the longest government shutdown in US history. House GOP leaders are bracing for mass defections on a vote to release Jeffrey Epstein files. We’ll tell you who just joined the legal fight against California’s redistricting efforts. There’re new steps being taken to keep tabs on AI. Plus, a SpaceX competitor marks its first major test.

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Next Shutdown Threat, Portable Mortgages, Thanksgiving Flights and more Nov 13, 2025

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The US government is reopening, but could another shutdownbe brewing? Two of President Donald Trump’s political enemies are heading to court in a bid to get their charges dismissed. The Trump administration is eyeing up another change to mortgages. An ammonia leak has led to evacuations and hospitalizations in Oklahoma. Plus, why flights over Thanksgiving weekend are set to be more expensive.

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Shutdown Ends, Epstein Files Vote, Jesse Jackson Hospitalized and more Nov 13, 2025

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The longest shutdown in US history is officially over. Meanwhile, food stamp benefits and air travel may take a while to go back to normal. A House vote on releasing the full Epstein case files has been promised for next week. A British journalist detained by ICE for more than two weeks has returned to the UK. Plus, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has been hospitalized.

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WH on Epstein Files, ICE Release Order, Last Penny and more Nov 12, 2025

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The White House is pushing back against newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails that mentioned the president’s name multiple times. The House is taking a key step toward ending a record-setting government shutdown. A federal judge dealt a blow to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Chicago. The mom of a girl who disappeared nearly a month ago appeared in court today. Plus, it’s curtains for the penny after more than two centuries in circulation.

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Epstein Emails, House Vote, Northern Lights in the South and more Nov 12, 2025

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President Donald Trump is referenced multiple times in newly released emails written by Jeffrey Epstein. House lawmakers are set to vote on a bill to finally end the government shutdown. Trump’s advisers are looking to switch up the president’s messaging on the economy. A popular baby formular brand is recalling its US products following an infant botulism outbreak. Plus, where you can catch a glimpse of the Northern lights tonight.

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Shutdown End In Sight, Venezuela Mobilizes Military, Protesters Storm COP30 and more Nov 12, 2025

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A bill to end the government shutdown is edging closer to passing, but people on SNAP benefits are still stuck in limbo. President Donald Trump says the US doesn’t have enough “talented” workers. Venezuela says it’s mobilized troops in the face of American threats. Dozens of Indigenous protestors stormed the COP30 venue in Brazil. Plus, one of Trump’s celebrated peace agreements is coming to an end.

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Spending bill battle, TikToker killed, Mavs fire GM and more Nov 11, 2025

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It’s the House’s turn to end the government impasse, but travel chaos may be a hurdle. The top Border Patrol official and his agents may be eyeing new locations to ramp up arrests. We’ll tell you which side a Utah judge is leaning towards in the state’s redistricting fight. What we know about a TikTok influencer brutally killed by armed men. Plus, the news Dallas Mavericks fans have been waiting to hear since the Luka Dončić trade.

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