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Actor Michael Madsen was found unresponsive Thursday morning, following a cardiac arrest.

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Actor Michael Madsen, known for 'Kill Bill' and 'Reservoir Dogs,' dead at 67

His representatives confirmed that his death followed a cardiac arrest this morning.

July 03, 2025
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  • Andrew Limbong
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., celebrates with fellow House Republicans during an enrollment ceremony following final passage on Thursday.

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  • Politics

DNC chair says Republicans sold 'their constituents out to help billionaires'

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, about how Trump's massive tax and policy bill will figure into democratic messaging in the midterms.

July 03, 2025
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Mia Venkat,
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The entrance to the headquarters of MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence agency, in London.

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  • World

U.K. High Court slams MI5 over informant deception and lack of transparency

A ruling by London's High Court cited the domestic intelligence agency's failure to explain why representatives had repeatedly misled U.K. courts about an informant accused of violence against women.

July 03, 2025
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  • Willem Marx
Krome Detention Center officers man a gate leading to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, May 24, 2025, in Miami.

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Immigrants with no criminal convictions represent sharpest growth in ICE detention population

The number of people in ICE detention without criminal convictions nearly doubled in the last month — a significant increase compared to detainees who have been convicted of crimes.

July 03, 2025
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  • Jasmine Garsd
From an aerial view, the U.S.-Mexico border fence ends with a gap on Jan. 20, 2025 near Sasabe, Ariz. Republicans' tax and spending bill includes $46.5 billion for border wall projects.

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How Trump's big beautiful bill aims to 'supercharge' immigration enforcement

The bill includes a major federal investment for President Trump's mass deportation plans, while also limiting eligibility for some safety net programs based on immigration status.

July 03, 2025
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  • Juliana Kim
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (left), R-La., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

House Republicans pass Trump's megabill, sending the package to his desk to be signed

The Republican leaders overcame objections from within their own party, marking a victory in their quest to fulfill President Trump's campaign promises.

July 03, 2025
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  • Elena Moore,
  • Claudia Grisales,
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Jennifer Vasquez Sura (right), the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, stands with supporters during a news conference at CASA's Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., on April 4.

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Abrego Garcia says he was severely beaten in Salvadoran prison

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. in March, says he was brutally beaten and subjected to psychological torture while held in one of El Salvador's most notorious prisons.

July 03, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
Pope Leo's childhood home in Dolton, Ill., is up for auction later this month.

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Pope Leo's scandal-plagued hometown sees a bright future in buying his childhood home

Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of trustees voted to buy it, in the hopes of creating a historic attraction.

July 03, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
"Ghost guns" seized in federal law enforcement actions are displayed at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives field office in Glendale, Calif., in April 2022.

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Ghost guns may make a comeback, despite a Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court upheld federal restrictions on the kit guns in March, but gun rights groups hope the Trump administration -- or the courts -- will still roll them back.

July 03, 2025
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  • Martin Kaste
Mo Chara, DJ Próvaí and Móglaí Bap of Kneecap during day four of Glastonbury festival.

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How the Irish band Kneecap went from rising hip-hop group to global lightning rod

Kneecap, three young men from Northern Ireland who rap in Irish, has risen to prominence in recent years, with controversy surrounding its shows and political statements.

July 03, 2025
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  • Fatima Al-Kassab
This diagram shows the trajectory of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passes through the solar system. It will make its closest approach to the Sun in October.

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NASA spots a new comet flying in from a distant star system

The newly discovered interstellar visitor is just the third of its kind and fascinates astronomers who hope to learn from it about galaxies far, far away.

July 03, 2025
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
There's an uprising among Tiny Chef fans who are angry Nickelodeon has canceled his show.

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  • Arts & Life

Can Tiny Chef fans get his show back on Nickelodeon?

Tiny Chef began as a passion project. Now, fans are rallying to revive it after Nickelodeon canceled the show.

July 03, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June. Job gains for April and May were revised up by a total of 16,000 jobs.

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  • Economy

The U.S. labor market remains solid, with employers adding 147,000 jobs last month

U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June as the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%. Job gains were concentrated in health care and state and local government.

July 03, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the House Chamber during a procedural vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the U.S. Capitol on July 2. Johnson managed to cobble together the votes needed to pass the final rule for the bill, setting the House up for final passage ahead of a self-imposed July 4 deadline.

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  • Politics

House Republicans expected to pass Trump's massive tax and policy bill by July 4

House Republicans cleared a final procedural hurdle early Thursday and are now one vote away from passing President Trump's sweeping tax cut and spending bill before a self-imposed July 4 deadline.

July 03, 2025
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  • Claudia Grisales
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) is surrounded by security and staff as he heads to the House Chamber for a procedural vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the U.S. Capitol on July 02 in Washington, D.C.

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GOP megabill expected to pass by July 4. And, what's next after Sean Combs' verdict

House Republicans are quickly working to meet their self-imposed deadline to pass Trump's megabill. And, what is next for Sean "Diddy" Combs after yesterday's mixed verdict

July 03, 2025
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