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In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members

About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that came after news reports about the war in Iran and the U.S. military’s diminished stocks of munitions.

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Trump Frees a Philadelphia Union Boss and a Convicted Gun Seller

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Trump Plans to Use Qatari Jet for Overseas Flight Despite Security Concerns

 

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Judge Declares a Mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s Triple-Murder Case

Jurors in Massachusetts failed to reach a consensus on whether Ms. Clancy was criminally responsible for the deaths of her young children in 202.

 

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The Lindsay Clancy murder case, steering-wheel-free cars and a more confident Iran.

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Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in TV Ad Fight

The court cleared the way for parties to pay the same low ad rates as candidates, a move that could undercut a Democratic advantage in the midterms.

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Judge Once Again Blocks Mail-In Ballot Rules

The ruling arrived before the Supreme Court could decide whether to intervene but appeared certain to set off yet another round of appeals.

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Postal Service Internal Watchdog Opens Inquiry After Whistle-Blower’s Complaint

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Justice Department Issues Subpoenas for Voter Data in Nevada

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Iran Is More Confident After Six Months of War With the U.S.

Intelligence reports have assessed that Iran now has a far better understanding of its capabilities and the limits of U.S. power.

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How the Stars of ‘Practical Magic 2’ Reclaimed Their Power

Nicole Kidman, Joey King, Maisie Williams and Sandra Bullock discussed the unlikely sequel, embracing their witchiness and their hopes for a third film.

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‘I Don’t Want to Die This Way’: Stranded for 5 Hours at SeaTwo longtime friends rented jet skis for an hourlong excursion. They ended up fighting for their lives.

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Gloria Steinem Stayed Positive, Even as the Manosphere Took Hold

The feminist icon thought many women would continue her legacy. But at an unsteady time for feminism, how will the movement carry on?

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‘It Was Insulting’: When Steinem Said Young Women Backed Sanders to Chase Men

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6-Week-Old Infant Died From Measles, Pennsylvania Coroner Says

The ruling casts doubt on statements from the federal health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who speculated that the case may have been “fabricated.”

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Kennedy Hires Covid Vaccine Skeptic to Look at Dubious Claims of Military Deaths

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C.D.C. Says No Deaths This Year From Measles, Despite Pennsylvania Cases

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Serena and Venus Williams Ousted in U.S. Open Doubles

The Williams sisters lost in a deciding tiebreak to Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint. Ben Shelton is also in action tonight.

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Another Heart Drug Fails, Shocking Cardiologists

Doctors were hopeful the drug, which was being tested in a large clinical trial by Novartis, was going to be a powerful new tool to fight heart disease.

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