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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Headline Roundup

Senate Approves $925B Defense Bill in Bipartisan Vote

Senate advances 2026 defense bill after weeks of delay as shutdown drags on

Fox News Digital

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Senate passes mammoth annual defense policy bill

The Hill

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Senate Passes Bipartisan $925 Billion Defense Policy Bill

New York Times (News)

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Headline Roundup

ICE Agents in Chicago, Portland and NYC Involved in Violent Confrontations

Border Patrol agents shoot armed woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel

Reuters

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Border Patrol chief fires back after Pritzker calls federal operations 'unconstitutional invasion'

Fox News Digital

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ICE officer who shoved a mother to the floor at an immigration courthouse is ‘relieved of his current duties,’ agency says

CNN Digital

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Headline Roundup

Gallup Poll Shows Public Trust in Media is 28%, A Record Low

American trust in media reaches record low in new Gallup poll

Fox News Digital

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Media Trust Hits New Low, But One Detail Gets Overlooked

The Hollywood Reporter

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Trust in Media at New Low of 28% in U.S.

Gallup

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Headline Roundup

SC Judge’s House Burns Down, Investigators Say No Arson After Split Narratives Emerged

South Carolina investigators say no evidence that fire at judge’s home was intentionally set

Fox News Digital

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Judge Diane Goodstein Fire Update As SLED Addresses Arson Claims

Newsweek

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No evidence fire at South Carolina judge's home was arson 'at this time,' law enforcement says

NBC News Digital

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Monday, October 6, 2025

Headline Roundup

What Will It Take to End The Government Shutdown?

2 looming deadlines could be key to ending the government shutdown, expert says

Fox News Digital

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How Will the Government Shutdown End? Three Possible Scenarios

Newsweek

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How could the government shutdown end? Here are 4 scenarios

CNN Digital

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Headline Roundup

Paramount Buys ‘The Free Press,’ Bari Weiss to Lead CBS

Bari Weiss joins CBS News as editor-in-chief, Paramount buys Free Press for $150 million

Fox News Digital

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Paramount Buys Bari Weiss’s the Free Press for $150 Million

Wall Street Journal (News)

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Bari Weiss is now CBS News editor-in-chief after Paramount acquires The Free Press

CNN Digital

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Headline Roundup

What to Expect From the Government Shutdown

What happens during a government shutdown?

Washington Examiner

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Why the US government has shut down and what happens now

BBC News

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What happens when the government shuts down

NBC News Digital

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Headline Roundup

Trump Authorizes National Guard Deployment to Chicago

Trump authorises deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago

BBC News

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Trump to send 300 National Guard troops into Chicago after more violent clashes

Washington Times

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Trump authorizes National Guard in Chicago as judge temporarily blocks his plan to deploy federal troops in Portland

CNN Digital

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Headline Roundup

Right-Wing Populist Andrej Babiš Wins Czech Election, Calls for Ukraine Aid Reform

Orbán-Ally Andrej Babiš’ Party Wins Czech Election

Hungarian Conservative

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Billionaire populist Andrej Babis' party wins Czech parliamentary election

BBC News

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Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election

The Guardian

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Salvadoran Journalist Detained by ICE in June Deported to El Salvador

Appeals court rejects illegal immigrant journalist’s bid to fend off deportation

Washington Times

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Journalist Mario Guevara, Detained While Reporting, Deported to El Salvador

Newsweek

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U.S. deports journalist Mario Guevara to El Salvador, family says

The Washington Post

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Headline Roundup

Dave Chappelle, Other Top Comics Draw Media Criticisms for Saudi Performances

At Saudi Comedy Fest, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline

New York Times (News)

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Bill Maher criticizes Dave Chappelle for remarks on free speech at Saudi comedy festival

Fox News Digital

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Dave Chappelle Faces Backlash For Free Speech Joke In Saudi Arabia

Newsweek

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Headline Roundup

FDA Approves New Generic Version of Abortion Pill Mifepristone, Drawing GOP Criticism

FDA under pressure from right after abortion pill approval

The Hill

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FDA quietly approved a generic abortion pill ahead of shutdown

NBC News Digital

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FDA Approves Generic Version of Abortion Drug

Newsmax (News)

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Friday, October 3, 2025

Headline Roundup

Hamas Agrees to Release All Israeli Hostages Under Certain Conditions

Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages per Trump Gaza peace deal — but only under certain conditions

New York Post (News)

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Hamas Agrees to Release Gaza Hostages, but Sets Conditions

Wall Street Journal (News)

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Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages, pending conditions

NBC News Digital

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Headline Roundup

Apple, Google Remove ICE-Tracking Apps, Citing 'Safety Risks' for Officers

Apple Takes Down ICE Tracking Apps in Response to Trump Pressure Campaign

New York Times (News)

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Apple takes down ICE tracking apps after pressure from Bondi DOJ

Fox Business

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Apple pulls US immigration official tracking apps

BBC News

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Headline Roundup

LDS Church Members Raise $300k for Shooter's Family After Deadly Attack

LDS member raises over $200K for family of Michigan church shooter

Straight Arrow News

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Online campaign raises nearly $300K for Michigan church shooter's family

NBC News Digital

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Mormons raise $180K for family of Michigan LDS church shooter Thomas Sanford: ‘They will face financial hardship’

New York Post (News)

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Headline Roundup

Energy Department Cancels $7.56B in Clean-Energy Funding in Blue States

The Energy Department canceled billions in funding. Democrats say it's retribution

NPR (Online News)

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Hydrogen hubs, grids, and transmission targeted in Trump’s blue-state funding cut

Washington Examiner

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Trump To Cancel Biden-Era Green Energy Grants, but Only for Blue States

Reason

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Headline Roundup

Govt Shutdown Delays Jobs Report; Alternate Data Shows Steady Rate

Shutdown delays jobs report, obscuring potential economic problems

The Washington Post

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With the US government dark, alternate sources show a sluggish September for jobs

Reuters

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Government shutdown begins but analysts say markets historically weather disruptions well

Fox Business

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Headline Roundup

Trump Declares 'Armed Conflict' Between US and Drug Cartels

Trump admin tells Congress it determined US engaged in formal 'armed conflict' with 'terrorist' drug cartels

Fox News Digital

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Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told

New York Times (News)

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Trump declares US in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels

The Hill

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Headline Roundup

Trump Admin Offers Benefits to Colleges That Sign 'Compact for Academic Excellence'

White House offers funding advantage to colleges that sign ‘Compact for Academic Excellence’

Washington Examiner

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White House Asks Colleges to Sign Sweeping Agreement to Get Funding Advantage

Wall Street Journal (News)

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Trump Hits Colleges With Ultimatum Over List of MAGA Demands

Daily Beast

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Headline Roundup

Five States Sue Zillow and Redfin Over Antitrust Concerns

Washington, four other states sue Zillow, Redfin

The Seattle Times

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States sue Zillow, Redfin for alleged antitrust violation in online rental housing

CNBC

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FTC alleges Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to suppress competition: Lawsuit

Straight Arrow News

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Headline Roundup

FBI Director Kash Patel Severs Ties with Anti-Defamation League

Kash Patel terminates FBI’s relationship with the ADL after group listed Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point as ‘extremist’

The Independent

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ADL Issues New Statement After Kash Patel Cuts Ties

Newsweek

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Patel cuts ties Comey’s FBI made with ADL as organization faces backlash for TPUSA criticism

Fox News Digital

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Headline Roundup

Mainstream Media Offer Conflicting Reports on Whether Hamas May Accept Ceasefire

Trump gives Hamas 'three to four days' to accept plan or meet a 'a very sad end'

Fox News Digital

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Trump peace plan 'ignores interests of Palestinian people', Hamas official tells BBC

BBC News

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Hamas leaning toward accepting Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan quickly, source tells CBS News

CBS News (Online)

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Headline Roundup

​​Great Britain Averages 12,000 Arrests Per Year for Online Speech

Man arrested over anti-Hamas social media post

The Telegraph - UK

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Graham Linehan’s Second Arrest Fuels Backlash to U.K.’s Online Speech Laws

RollingStone.com

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Fact Check: Girl investigated over indecent messages, not for viewing social media post

Reuters Fact Check

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Headline Roundup

Hegseth’s Military Address: A Step Forward or Backward?

The Military Will Be Stronger for Pete Hegseth’s Commonsense Changes

National Review (Opinion)

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Trump and Hegseth’s backward-facing message to the generals

David Ignatius

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Pete Hegseth's speech wasn't just insulting to the military. It was radical.

Zeeshan Aleem

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Headline Roundup

Major Immigration Raid in Chicago Targets Suspected Tren de Aragua Gang Members

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Starbucks to Close Hundreds of US Stores, Cut 900 Corporate Jobs

Starbucks to close some US and UK stores

BBC News

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Starbucks abruptly closes dozens of NYC locations in ‘chaotic’ downsizing: ‘No warning, no heads up’

New York Post (News)

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Starbucks store closings: 59 unionized locations on doomed list in company restructuring

Fast Company

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Headline Roundup

6,870 Book Bans in Public Schools Last Year, According to PEN America

PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries'

NPR (Online News)

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Florida had most book bans in 2024-25 school year, free speech group says

Tallahassee Democrat

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The iconic American author who is the most censored in US schools

Daily Mail

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Headline Roundup

More Americans Support Palestinians Than Israel, Gen Z Overwhelmingly - NYT Poll

Americans’ Support for Israel Dramatically Declines, Times/Siena Poll Finds

New York Times (News)

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Americans Are Changing Their Minds on Israel

Newsweek

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Americans’ support for Israel plummets as Gaza war set to enter its third year, poll finds

New York Post (News)

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Headline Roundup

US Government Shuts Down, First Time Since 2019

This article is more than 1 month old US government shuts down after Senate fails to advance both parties’ bills

The Guardian

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US government shuts down after Congress fails to find funding deal

The Hill

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Government shuts down after Congress deadlocks on spending deal

Fox News Digital

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Headline Roundup

White House Announces 'TrumpRx' Website and Pricing Deal With Pfizer

White House unveils ‘TrumpRx,’ says Pfizer massively lowering prices on some drugs in historic announcement

New York Post (News)

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White House Unveils ‘TrumpRx’ Drug-Buying Site and a Pfizer Pricing Deal

Wall Street Journal (News)

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Trump announces ‘TrumpRx’ site for discounted drugs and deal with Pfizer to lower prices

CNN Digital

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Headline Roundup

Bad Bunny Named Super Bowl Halftime Performer, Sparking Criticism, Debate

Hypocrite Bad Bunny is a controversial choice for the Super Bowl, but the NFL only sees the dollar signs

New York Post (Opinion)

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Bad Bunny Being Chosen for Super Bowl Halftime Show Sparks MAGA Fury

Newsweek

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MAGA Melts Down as Bad Bunny Is Named as Next Super Bowl Headliner

Daily Beast

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Headline Roundup

Defense Secretary Hegseth Announces Male Standards For 'Life-or-Death' Roles

Trump says military should use 'dangerous' U.S. cities as 'training grounds'

NBC News Digital

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Hegseth imposes male standards on all combat roles in military

The Hill

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Hegseth slams ‘fat generals and admirals’ and racial quotas, announces new fitness standards

Washington Times

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Threat of US Government Shutdown Looms Over Political Impasse

Trump ‘Has More Cards to Play’ in a Government Shutdown

The Dispatch

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YouTube to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Trump January 6 Lawsuit

YouTube agrees to pay Trump $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over suspended account

CNBC

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YouTube to pay $24.5m to settle Trump lawsuit over Capitol riot

BBC News

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Trump scores $24.5M YouTube settlement over account suspension dispute

Fox Business

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Headline Roundup

Recent Developments on the ‘Forever Chemicals’ in American Drinking Water

University of Chicago researchers develop new and highly sensitive test for PFAS, or "forever chemicals"

CBS News (Online)

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New Hampshire to get $56M PFAS settlement to boost clean water

NewsNation

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The Hidden Risk in 90 Percent of America’s Drinking Water—And How to Reduce It

The Epoch Times

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Monday, September 29, 2025

Headline Roundup

Democratic State Rep Announces Switch to Republican Party

South Dakota House Democrat switches to Republican Party

Washington Examiner

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South Dakota Representative announces switch from Democrat to Republican

Dakota News Now

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Headline Roundup

Shooting and Fire at Michigan Mormon Church Kills at Least 4, Several Still Missing

Hero cops respond to Grand Blanc LDS church shooting in 30 seconds, kill gunman Thomas Sanford within 8 minutes

New York Post (News)

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Michigan church shooting suspect was Marine, Iraq War veteran, officials say

The Hill

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How the mass shooting and a devastating fire unfolded at a Michigan church

CNN Digital

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Trump Announces 100% Tariff on Foreign-Made Movies

Trump renews threat to impose 100% tariffs on non-US made movies

BBC News

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Trump teases tariffs on foreign-made movies, furniture

New York Post (News)

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Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign-made films

Associated Press

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Headline Roundup

FBI Agents Reportedly Fired for Kneeling During George Floyd Protests

FBI agents fired after kneeling at George Floyd protest in 2020: reports

Fox News Digital

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FBI fires agents seen kneeling in iconic photo during George Floyd protests five years ago

CNN Digital

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FBI fires agents pictured kneeling at George Floyd protest, US media report

BBC News

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Headline Roundup

Trump, Netanyahu Announce Gaza Peace Proposal

Trump would head Gaza ‘board of peace’ in new postwar plan

The Hill

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Trump and Netanyahu announce peace plan: US President hails 'one of the greatest days in civilisation' as he reveals 20-point road map to end Israel-Hamas war

Daily Mail

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Trump touts Israel’s approval of his Gaza peace plan. Hamas has not agreed.

Politico

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Headline Roundup

Pro-Western Party Narrowly Wins Parliamentary Election in Moldova

Moldova’s pro-EU party wins clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups

Associated Press

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Moldova's pro-EU party wins vote mired in claims of Russian interferenc

BBC News

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Moldova’s pro-EU ruling party claims hair-thin majority with overseas vote

RT

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Over 7,000 Christians Reportedly Killed in Nigeria in 2025, Bill Maher Criticizes Lack of Coverage

Bill Maher Gripes Nobody Covers Slaughter Of Christians ‘Because The Jews Aren’t Involved!’

Mediaite

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7,000 Christians Have Been Killed in Nigeria This Year, Group Says

Newsweek

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He’s Christian. In Nigeria, That Meant Torture and Prison.

The Free Press

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Sunday, September 28, 2025

Headline Roundup

Trump’s New ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ Includes Autopen Photo In Place of Biden

Trump White House hangs image of Biden autopen signature in new ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’

CNN Digital

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Trump White House unveils ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ with Biden autopen portrait

The Hill

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Trump Hangs Portraits of Presidents in Rose Garden Showing Biden as ‘Autopen’

Breitbart News

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Friday, September 26, 2025

Headline Roundup

SCOTUS Permits Trump Admin to Withhold $4B in Foreign Aid

Supreme Court allows Trump to halt $4 billion in foreign aid for now

Washington Examiner

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Supreme Court allows US to cancel $4 billion in foreign aid funds

Roll Call

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Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid funding

NBC News Digital

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Headline Roundup

Shane Tamura, Midtown Shooter, Diagnosed With Low-Stage CTE After Death

Midtown Manhattan mass shooting gunman had low-stage CTE, medical examiner finds

CBS News (Online)

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New York City Office Shooter Had CTE, Medical Examiner Finds

Wall Street Journal (News)

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Deranged Park Avenue shooter Shane Tamura had brain disease CTE, medical examiner confirms

New York Post (News)

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Headline Roundup

Former FBI Director James Comey Indicted on Charges of Lying to Congress

Comey denies charges, declares 'I am not afraid'

Fox News Digital

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James Comey Indictment Could Backfire for Trump Prosecutors: Legal Analyst

Newsweek

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Grand Jury Indicts Longtime Trump Target, Former F.B.I. Director James Comey

New York Times (News)

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Headline Roundup

Pentagon Orders 'Rare' Meeting With Military Commanders

Hegseth orders hundreds of military commanders to Virginia for unprecedented meeting

Fox News Digital

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Pentagon chief orders US military officials from around the world to Virginia next week

Reuters

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Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals

The Washington Post

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Headline Roundup

What We Know About the Dallas ICE Facility Shooting

Dallas ICE gunman's handwritten note threatened 'real terror,' FBI reveals

Fox News Digital

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Dallas shooter intended target to be ICE not detainees, officials say

BBC News

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Dallas shooting suspect left ‘anti-Ice’ notes but wasn’t part of any specific group, officials say

The Guardian

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Thursday, September 25, 2025

Headline Roundup

Pokémon Says It Did Not Authorize Use in Recent ICE Deportation Promo

DHS faces backlash from Theo Von, Pokémon over social media posts

Axios

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‘Gotta catch ’em all’: DHS posts Pokémon meme promoting ICE and deportations

Washington Examiner

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Pokémon did not give permission for ICE deportation video

BBC News

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Headline Roundup

MLB Approves Robot Umpire Challenge System. Is It Good for Baseball?

RandBall: MLB’s ‘robot umpire’ challenge system is the wrong choice

Star Tribune

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Human Umpiring Is Terrible for Baseball

Rich Lowry

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Feeling conflicted about an automated system in baseball, even as Phillies and fans should benefit

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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