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2025
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Mon Oct 13 2025
4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says
A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say. The shooting occurred early Sunday at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island, officials said. A large crowd was at the scene when sheriff’s deputies arrived and found several people suffering from gunshot wounds. “Multiple victims and witnesses ran to the nearby businesses and properties seeking shelter from the gun shots,” the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on the social media platform X.
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Sun Oct 12 2025
Former President Joe Biden undergoing radiation therapy as cancer care enters new phase
Former President Joe Biden is undergoing a new phase of treatment for an aggressive form of cancer that was diagnosed in May, a spokesperson said on Saturday. "As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment," according to the spokesperson for the former president.
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Sat Oct 11 2025
Multiple people dead in 'devastating blast' at explosives manufacturer in Tennessee: Sheriff
Multiple people are dead following a "devastating blast" at an explosives manufacturing plant in Tennessee on Friday, according to authorities.
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Fri Oct 10 2025
Justice Department indicts New York AG Letitia James in mortgage fraud case
New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime foe of President Donald Trump, was indicted for bank fraud on Thursday as the administration seeks to use government power against those who have pursued investigations into him or publicly resisted his agenda.
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Thu Oct 09 2025
Florida Man Arrested, Charged in Deadly Palisades Fire
Prosecutors say a 29-year-old arrested in Florida faces federal charges following a nine-month ATF-led origin probe.
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Wed Oct 08 2025
US Supreme Court seems skeptical toward Colorado LGBT 'conversion therapy' ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared receptive to a challenge on free speech grounds to a Colorado law banning psychotherapists from conducting "conversion therapy" that aims to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Tue Oct 07 2025
Supreme Court rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her criminal conviction
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge to her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein.
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Mon Oct 06 2025
Newsom says he will sue Trump for sending California National Guard to Oregon
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Sunday he will take the Trump administration to court over the deployment of 300 California National Guard personnel to Oregon.
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Sun Oct 05 2025
Trump administration to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members, Gov. Pritzker says
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Saturday said he was informed by the Trump administration that the Defense Department plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard and deploy them within his state. “It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will,” Pritzker said in a statement, adding that he was given an ultimatum by Defense Department officials to “call up your troops, or we will.”
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Sat Oct 04 2025
US Military Strikes Another Suspected Drug Boat, Killing Four
The US military struck a vessel in international waters near Venezuela, killing “four male narco-terrorists,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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