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The DOGE team may have taken data related to union organizing and labor complaints and hid its tracks, according to a whistleblower.

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  • Politics

Top House Democrat asks Microsoft about DOGE code allegedly tied to NLRB data removal

A top House Democrat is asking Microsoft for information about a DOGE staffer's GitHub account connected to whistleblower allegations of sensitive data leaving the National Labor Relations Board.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Jenna McLaughlin
 Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman talks to colleagues during a special legislative session Monday, June 9, 2025 at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)

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  • Politics

Assassination of Minnesota lawmaker is met with bipartisan condemnation in Georgia

Georgia’s elected leaders from both parties condemned Saturday's attacks on state lawmakers in Minnesota.

June 16, 2025
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  • Ross Williams and
  • Georgia Recorder
False evacuation alerts went out to millions of people during the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year. However, people who speak a language other than English and Spanish may not have understood what was happening.

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  • Climate

Emergency alerts go out in Spanish and English, but what happens if you speak another language?

The FCC has delayed implementing its multilingual emergency alerts system — making non-English speakers vulnerable during climate disasters.

June 16, 2025
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  • Nate Perez
Consumers have flocked online for cheaper alternatives to name brand obesity drugs.

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  • Health

A new chapter for online sales of obesity drug alternatives tests legal limits

While some compounding pharmacies have stopped making alternatives to Wegovy and Zepbound since shortages were declared over, others are continuing and pushing regulatory boundaries. 

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 15:  Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  • Music

Sean Combs trial: Judge dismisses juror

Judge Arun Subramanian said that the juror's conflicting statements about which state he currently resides in may have been an attempt to get on and stay on the federal trial of the hip-hop mogul.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas and
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Members of the U.S. Army drive a Stryker infantry carrier vehicle during Saturday's 250th anniversary parade in Washington, D.C.

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  • National

Military parade and No Kings protests: A split screen of a divided America

A 33-mile trip from one protest in Annapolis, Md., to the parade grandstand in front of the White House was like a journey between two different countries.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
FILE - A general view of the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, in London.

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  • Europe

MI6 gets its first female chief, years after Judi Dench played Bond's boss

It's a case of real life catching up with James Bond fiction: Britain's MI6 spy agency named its first-ever female chief. She used to be Q. Now she'll be C.

June 16, 2025
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  • Lauren Frayer
Christian pop singer Forrest Frank's hit "Your Way's Better" has been a fixture on the <em>Billboard</em> Hot 100 chart for weeks.

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  • Music

Christian music is experiencing a pop breakthrough

Once largely confined to insular networks, contemporary Christian music is having a breakthrough moment on the pop charts with artists like Brandon Lake and Forrest Frank.

June 16, 2025
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  • Emma Madden
Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze after a missile launched from Iran struck Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday.

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  • Middle East

Israel hits more Iranian military targets, Iran retaliates on fourth day of conflict

Trump said Sunday he remained optimistic about Israel and Iran reaching a deal, but added "sometimes they have to fight it out."

June 16, 2025
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  • Rebecca Rosman
Tea Church is a stay-at-home mom with five kids. She says SNAP is a big part of what keeps her family afloat each month.

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  • Health

This mother relies on SNAP to help feed her kids. Now, she's bracing for cuts

Millions of people who use the food assistance program SNAP are facing changes: on what food they can buy, how much money they'll receive or even if they'll still qualify for the program.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
Vance Boelter was arrested and is in custody on Sunday, June 15, 2025.

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  • News

Minnesota shooting suspect arrested. And, takeaways from Trump's military parade

The man suspected of killing a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker has been arrested and charged with murder. And, takeaways from Trump's military parade and the No Kings protests.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen
Ukraine's special forces found documents, military tickets, notes, phones and equipment early this year on the bodies of North Korean soldiers killed in Kursk, a Russian region that borders Ukraine.

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  • World

North Koreans fighting for Russia against Ukraine have grown skilled in drone warfare

North Korea sent 11,000 elite soldiers to support Russia. Their progress — especially in drone warfare — has implications not only for Russia's war on Ukraine but also peace on the Korean Peninsula.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Joanna Kakissis and
  • Volodymyr Solohub
In this file photo, an aerial view shows farm workers harvesting broccoli near the U.S.-Mexico border on March 9, 2024, in Yuma, Ariz.

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  • USPS

After early reprieve from immigration enforcement, farming industry reckons with raids

The Trump administration's immigration enforcement mostly left farms and meat packing plants alone, until coordinated raids last week. Now, President Trump is signaling continued support for farmers.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Authorities respond after vehicles were swept away by floodwaters in San Antonio on Thursday.

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  • Weather

Deadly flash floods kill 13 in San Antonio and at least 3 in West Virginia

Fast-paced floodwaters in San Antonio left 13 people dead. West Virginia also witnessed at least three deaths from flash flooding, with more people missing.

June 15, 2025
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  • Jordan-Marie Smith
Members of the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" watch fireworks at the end of a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary on Saturday in Washington, D.C.

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  • National

3 takeaways from the military parade and No Kings protests on Trump's birthday

The U.S. Army celebrated its 250th anniversary on Saturday with a massive military parade in Washington, D.C., against a backdrop of political division and protests savaging President Trump.

June 15, 2025
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  • Alana Wise,
  • Kat Lonsdorf,
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