‘Pura Vida’ on Pause: Costa Rica Becomes Second Central American Nation To Elect Hardline Populist President
The election was overshadowed by a surge in crime that has rattled the country’s identity as a safe haven.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Sheriff Says There Is a ‘Crime’ in Disappearance of NBC Host Savannah Guthrie’s Mother
‘We know she didn’t just walk out of there. She did not leave on her own,’ Sheriff Chris Nanos says.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Newly Empowered Democrats in Virginia Immediately Tee Up a Slew of Restrictive Gun Control Measures
Legislation wending its way through multiple statehouse committees has considerable support among the Democratic majority, but is sure to face legal challenges.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
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Florida Mandates English-Only Driver’s License Exams Starting Next Week
The impact will be heavily felt in some countries where more than one-third of applicants have taken the test in another language, usually Spanish.
By JOSEPH CURL
|Federal Judge Denies Minnesota Request To Halt ‘Operation Metro Surge’
Attorney General Pam Bondi calls the ruling ‘another HUGE’ legal win for the Justice Department.
By JOSEPH CURL
|Tensions Flare in Downtown Los Angeles as Police Clash with Protesters Over Immigration Raids
Federal agents were struck with ‘debris, bottles and other objects,’ leading to the declaration of an unlawful assembly.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Latest Release of Epstein Files Details Ties to Tech Titans and Top Officials but Fails To Satisfy Critics
A Democratic congressman describes the decision to withhold some 2.5 million files as ‘incredibly concerning.’
By JOSEPH CURL
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Democrats Say RFK Jr.’s Plan To Make Vaccine Lawsuits Easier Could Enrich His Family
A letter to the health secretary claims he is relying on ‘debunked science’ to propose changes that could bankrupt an existing compensation program.
By LUKE FUNK
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Turning Point Announces Where To Watch Its Alternative Super Bowl Halftime Show, But Little Else
The conservative group founded by Charlie Kirk organized the entertainment in response to the NFL’s selection of rapper Bad Bunny to headline the official show.
By GEORGE WILLIS
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Iran Warns About Expanding Regional Conflict If American Military Attacks
With Trump keeping his plans about military action close to his vest, the Islamic regime’s parliament votes to expel European military attachés as retaliation for the EU’s designation of the Republican Guard as a terrorist organization.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
|Starmer Takes His Asian Roadshow to Japan for Talks on China, Taiwan
The British prime minister in Japan gives an impression of standing up to China that he failed to show in Beijing.
By DONALD KIRK
|New Activity Is Detected at Iran’s Nuclear Sites Amid American Military Buildup
President Trump has assembled what he describes as a ‘massive armada’ in the region.
By DAVID JONES
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A Trump Effect: Canada’s Carney Turns Away From American Arms Purchases
One year ago, Canada’s purchase of American-made F-35s to replace its fleet of CF-18 Hornets was a slam dunk. Now it looks like a long shot.
By JAMES BROOKE
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Carney Warns Trump Administration After Reports of Secret Meetings With Alberta Separatists
Separatists in the oil-rich province have met with officials in Washington and are seeking American funding for their effort.
By LUKE FUNK
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As Rafah Crossing Opens, Armed Hamas Terrorists Emerge From a Nearby Tunnel
While demilitarizing Gaza and dismantling all of its tunnels are specified as part of the cease-fire, Hamas is openly declaring its plan to remain armed.
By BENNY AVNI
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‘Warning Sign’: Democrats Flip Deep-Red Texas State Senate Seat, Sending Shock Waves Through Republican Circles
Republicans have lost a seat they held comfortably for decades.
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‘Melania’ Discloses Little About Our Elusive First Lady
Much of the film focuses on Mrs. Trump’s outfits and Louboutin heels, and tries to draw parallels to Jacqueline Kennedy.
By CAROLINE McCAUGHEY
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Democrats Demand Answers About Tulsi Gabbard Being Present at FBI Search of Georgia Elections Office
The director of national intelligence, a former Democrat, is being accused of potentially trying to interfere in this year’s midterms.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Bill Aimed at Avoiding Government Shutdown Stalls in Senate as Democrats Twist Arms on Homeland Security Funding
A large bipartisan majority in the Senate voted against moving the bill forward while negotiations between Democrats and the White House continue.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Democrats Lay Out Demands for Funding Homeland Security Department, Including Body Cameras, Mandatory Identification of Agents
The Senate minority leader says it is time to ‘rein in ICE and end the violence,’ ahead of the Friday shutdown deadline.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Minnesota Democrats, Echoing Confederacy, Challenge Supremacy of Federal Laws
By JOSH HAMMER
Utah Mom Is Appalled When Child Services Gets Called In Because of a Spirited Neighborhood Soccer Match
By LENORE SKENAZY
Law Returning Whole Milk to Public Schools Bolsters Pennsylvania’s Beleaguered Dairy Farmers
By SALENA ZITO
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First Lady Melania’s New Film Has Biggest Opening Weekend for Documentary in a Decade: Report
The president is personally boosting the film with showings at the White House and the Kennedy Center.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Ute Lemper Channels Marlene Dietrich To Mark the Diva’s 125th Birthday
On stage at 54 Below, Ms. Lemper recalls a 1987 encounter with La Marlene and proceeds to become her at various stages of her life.
By WILL FRIEDWALD
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Manhattan Exhibition Portrays a Natural World Tinged With Mystical Portent
“Karl Hartman: The Nature of Nature” is a must-see exhibition and much overdue.
By MARIO NAVES
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GOP Opposition to Powell Probe Puts Warsh’s Path to Fed Chairman in Jeopardy
Senator Tillis vows to block confirmation until the Justice Department investigation into the current Fed head is resolved.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
|Trump Nominates Kevin Warsh for Fed Chairman, but Early Hints Led to Suspicious Spike in Betting Odds for the Former Central Bank Governor
The president said his nominee would be an individual who ‘could have been there a few years ago,’ implying one of his 2017 finalists wouldl be the new pick.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Big Jump in Tax Refunds Expected This Year Are By Republican Design
‘We’re anticipating a noticeable boost in personal income during the first quarter,’ a Morgan Stanley economist says.
By LUKE FUNK
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Musk Predicts Tesla Will Start Selling Humanoid Robots to Consumers ‘Next Year’
‘You can basically ask it to do anything you’d like,’ the Tesla CEO says.
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Education Department Says California’s Efforts To Hide Students’ ‘Gender Transitions’ From Parents Violate Federal Laws
The $8 billion in federal funds that California receives could be at risk if the state does not change its policy.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Harvard Professors Begin To Crack Down on A Grades
The share of A grades at Harvard drops 7 percentage points following a damning report on the school’s pervasive grade inflation.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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Los Angeles Public Schools Sued Over ‘Bizarre’ Race-Based Policies That Discriminate Against White Students
‘What began as a temporary measure to address segregation has become a rigid system of racial favoritism that excludes thousands of students from equal opportunity,’ the plaintiffs allege.
By LUKE FUNK
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ICE Detention Facilities Budget Builds Private Prison Bonanza
Indefinite lengths of stay, fluctuating occupancy, and slow court proceedings creates a windfall for detention facilities operators whose budget and scope exceed America’s federal prison system.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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President and Secretary Hillary Clinton Edge Toward Contempt Charges — and Prospect of Prison — as House Set for Historic Vote
One of the most powerful couples in the annals of American politics face escalating legal jeopardy for failing to testify about their ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|Democratic Congresswoman, LaMonica McIver, Charged With Assault by Trump DOJ, Readies Appeal That Could Reach Supreme Court
The lawmaker, arrested following a melee at an ICE facility, is set to argue that she enjoys absolute constitutional protection.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|DOJ Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Border Patrol Shooting of ICU Nurse
Decision to open inquiry into Minneapolis shooting comes after outcry over initial DHS-led probe.
By DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
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Spencer Platt/Getty Images Judge Throws Out Death Penalty Charge Against Luigi Mangione, But Rules That His Backpack, Seized at McDonald’s, Can Be Used as Evidence
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