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Mourners view the caskets of Melissa and Mark Hortman as they enter the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis before their funeral service on Saturday.

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Slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman mourned at funeral service

The Minnesota lawmaker was killed during a string of attacks against Democratic elected officials in the state.

June 28, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
In a courtroom sketch, Sean Combs (left) listens alongside his lawyers Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos as Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik (center) makes her closing arguments as U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian presides during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City.

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  • Music

Prosecution says Combs used 'violence, power and fear' to control victims

On Thursday, the government delivered closing arguments in the sex trafficking trial of Combs. The rapper and executive is accused of coercing multiple women into sexual encounters with male escorts.

June 28, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Demonstrators hold a sign reading "Hands Off Birthright Citizenship!" outside the Supreme Court on June 27, 2025. The Supreme Court did not rule on President Trump's controversial executive order, but it did limit lower courts' ability to block executive actions with universal injunctions.

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  • National

What is birthright citizenship and what happens after the Supreme Court ruling?

Within two hours of a Supreme Court ruling that limits the ability of federal courts to impose universal injunctions, lawyers for immigrant rights groups filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of their clients.

June 28, 2025
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
A 5-year-old Customs and Border Protection beagle named Freddie, pictured in a CBP Facebook video in March, was kicked and injured by a traveler this week during a bag search at Washington Dulles International Airport.

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  • Law

Man kicked and injured a CBP beagle during airport baggage search

An Egyptian traveler who kicked the 25-pound dog was ordered to pay its vet fees and turn himself in for removal from the country.

June 28, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
Generative AI is transforming the publishing industry. Authors are pushing back on a variety of fronts, most recently with an open letter to publishers asking them to curtail their use of the technology. (Getty stock photo.)

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  • Arts & Life

Authors petition publishers to curtail their use of AI

The open letter and accompanying petition asking publishers "to make a pledge that they will never release books that were created by machines" garnered more than 600 signatures within a few hours.

June 28, 2025
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  • Chloe Veltman
Palestinians carry food packages near a distribution site operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday.

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Israel's leaders slam a news report on a Gaza 'killing field' near food sites

Israel's prime minister denounced a report in Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoting Israeli soldiers saying commanders ordered them to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites.

June 28, 2025
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  • Aya Batrawy
Filmmakers stuff the killer-robot sequel with extraneous plot threads, but preserve the B-movie appeal of the original in <em>M3GAN 2.0</em> directed by Gerard Johnstone.

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'M3GAN 2.0' is more of an expansion pack than an upgrade

Filmmakers stuff the killer-robot sequel with extraneous plot threads, but preserve the B-movie appeal of the original.

June 28, 2025
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  • Glen Weldon
German soldiers participate in a ceremonial roll call on May 22 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Germany, which leads a multinational NATO task force in Lithuania, is in the process of deploying a 5,000-strong brigade to Lithuania on a permanent basis. NATO is strengthening its eastern flank as a deterrent to what it sees as an aggressive Russia.

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In an about-face, Germany plans to build Europe's biggest military

A new Trump presidency and the Ukraine war have pushed Germany to change its constitution to spend more on its military. "Building up our military is our top priority," said Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

June 28, 2025
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  • Rob Schmitz
President Trump takes part in a news conference on Friday's Supreme Court rulings in the briefing room at the White House.

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  • Politics

Big beautiful bottleneck: Trump's high-stakes week at home and abroad

From trade talks to the fate of his legislative agenda, what happens over the next 10 days or so, domestically and abroad, could come to define Trump's presidency.

June 28, 2025
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  • Tamara Keith
Demonstrators walk in Selma, Ala., in March with a sign saying "UNITE TO FIGHT FOR VOTING RIGHTS" to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march that galvanized the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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  • Politics

Where the Voting Rights Act stands after the Supreme Court punts on a Louisiana case

The Supreme Court delayed ruling on a Louisiana congressional redistricting case that some legal experts say could end up further weakening protections against maps that dilute minority voters' power.

June 28, 2025
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  • Hansi Lo Wang
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 26: Sean Combs Onstage during Invest Fest 2023 at Georgia World Congress Center on August 26, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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  • Music

Defense says Combs led 'swinger's lifestyle,' was not coercive

Defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo called the tumultuous relationship between Combs and singer Cassie Ventura "a great modern love story," and sought to dismantle the credibility of key witnesses.

June 27, 2025
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
The Supreme Court issued ruling in several cases Friday, including one related to birthright citizenship.

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  • Law

Supreme Court wraps up term with two big wins for conservatives, and Trump

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to take steps aimed at implementing its ban on birthright citizenship. It has also made it far more difficult to challenge executive orders.

June 27, 2025
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  • Nina Totenberg
President Trump announces that his administration has reached a deal with elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office in March 2025.

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  • Law

A fourth judge has blocked a Trump executive order targeting elite law firms

The ruling, involving the firm Susman Godfrey, marks the fourth time out of four that a federal judge has permanently blocked one of Trump's executive orders seeking to punish an elite law firm.

June 27, 2025
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  • Ryan Lucas
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court upholds key Obamacare measure on preventive care

Siding with the government on Friday, the court upheld the Affordable Care Act, allowing the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to continue determining which services will be available free of cost to Americans covered by the Affordable Care Act.

June 27, 2025
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  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Anuli Ononye
The Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court upholds program providing internet access to rural Americans

Conservative groups challenged the program, contending that Congress exceeded its powers in enacting legislation that delegated to the FCC the task of operating the Universal Service Fund.

June 27, 2025
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  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Anuli Ononye
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