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NBA Stars Charged In Scheme Rigging Bets & Mafia-Backed Poker Games Oct 24, 2025

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Portland Trail Blazers head coach and basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA journeyman Damon Jones are among 34 people indicted in connection with two separate federal gambling investigations announced by the Eastern District of New York on Thursday.

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Federal Workers Form Line At Food Bank Amid Shutdown Pain Oct 23, 2025

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Furloughed government workers speak out about the effects of the shutdown on their everyday lives. Missing paychecks are taking a toll while they try to balance everyday expenses, insurance payments, rent, and even college tuition.

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Shutdown Day 21: Some In GOP Say Trump Needs To Get Involved Oct 22, 2025

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Lawmakers have yet to reach an agreement to pay federal workers. GOP Sen. Ron Johnson introduced a bill that would only pay those who are being asked to continue working through the weekslong shutdown, while Democrats are pushing for all federal workers to be paid.

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Appeals Court Rules Trump Can Send Troops To Portland Oct 21, 2025

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A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Monday will allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in Portland — an important legal victory in a showdown over presidential power that’s happening on multiple fronts.

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Trump Insists: “I’m No King” Ahead Of Nationwide Protests Oct 18, 2025

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Amid an ongoing government shutdown and Trump’s push to deploy National Guard troops to American cities, millions are gearing up to protest his administration.

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Trump Reacts To Bolton Indictment Oct 17, 2025

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John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser-turned-adversary, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland on Thursday. Bolton, the third high-profile Trump political enemy to be indicted in less than a month, now faces eight counts of transmission of national defense information and 10 counts of retention of national defense information.

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White House Budget Chief Threatens 10,000 Layoffs Oct 16, 2025

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The Office of Management and Budget director warned that layoffs could climb “north of 10,000.” A memo was circulated in September that instructed agencies to prepare for mass layoffs in the event of a shutdown. This as Senator Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez signaled at a CNN town hall that an end to the shutdown is far, far away.

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Red Sates Face Major Obamacare Price Hikes If Subsidies Expire Oct 15, 2025

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The government shutdown clock ticks up while the countdown to higher health costs closes in, including for states that voted for Trump. Will Congress find any way out?

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Palestinians Celebrate Release Of Nearly 2,000 Prisoners Oct 14, 2025

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For the first time in more than two years, Hamas and its allies are not holding any living hostages in Gaza. Meanwhile, 1,718 Palestinian detainees who were being held in Israel without charge were released on Monday and returned to Gaza. Israel also released 250 Palestinians serving long-term sentences.

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Trump Admin Lays Off 4,000+ Federal Workers Amid Shutdown Oct 11, 2025

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More than 4,000 federal employees received layoff notices Friday as part of the Trump administration’s broad effort to reshape the government while it remains shutdown, according to a court filing.

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