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Arrest made in 2022 migrant smuggling boat capsizing that killed 39 peopleOn Jan. 25, 2022, a Jacksonville-based tugboat crew returning from a job in Puerto Rico found an overturned 25-foot boat with a man sitting on the hull floating about 45 miles off Fort Pierce Inlet. The crew rescued 22-year-old Juan Esteban Montoya, who later told federal agents he and his 18-year-old sister were among 40 people on the boat when its…

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A lawsuit accuses Starbucks of mislabeling 8 ‘sugar-free’ protein drinksStarbucks is facing a consumer lawsuit over claims that the protein drinks labeled “sugar-free” on its cafe menus may actually contain more sugar than a Reese’s peanut butter cup. The federal lawsuit filed late Friday in Seattle alleges that eight protein beverages Starbucks sells in the U.S. contain varying amounts of sugar even though the company lists…

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U.S. officials seeking details of reported Russian plague death, quarantines - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 PSTThe Trump administration is closely tracking reports of a death potentially related to pneumonic plague in Russia, with officials cautioning that much about the situation remains unknown.

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U.S. Supreme Court won't hear Zillow's bid to escape investor class action.WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by real estate platform Zillow Group to escape a class action that accused it of misleading investors about its failed home-flipping venture. The court turned away Seattle-based Zillow's appeal of a lower court's decision that allowed the 2021 lawsuit to move forward in federal court…

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Saudi-backed Yemen forces begin bid to retake Houthi areas - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 PSTYemen’s internationally recognized government launched a full-scale military campaign to recapture all Houthi-held territory after weeks of escalating conflict between the Iran-backed group and Saudi Arabia. All branches of Yemen’s army were told to begin operations and fight “until the liberation of the country from the grip of the terrorist Houthi…

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Maduro not immune to prosecution in narco-terror case, U.S. saysNicolás Maduro is not entitled to immunity from criminal charges, U.S. prosecutors said, countering the former Venezuelan president’s bid to toss the U.S.’s narco-terrorism case against him. Maduro and Cilia Flores — Maduro’s wife who also faces charges — are “former rogue officials of a formerly rogue state with no entitlement to immunity,” the U.S.…

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Ex-congressman and Rubio ally gets 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbyingA former Florida congressman and political mentor to Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced to a decade in federal prison Friday for his role in a secret $50 million campaign to lobby officials in Washington on behalf of the Venezuelan government. David Rivera, a Republican from Miami who served one term in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2013, was…

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Lummi Nation man pleads guilty to illegal shooting of bald eagles on tribal landA Lummi Nation man pleaded guilty in federal court in Seattle on Thursday to illegally shooting two bald eagles on the Lummi Reservation last year, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington. He faces up to 15 years in prison. Joel David Ridley, 39, was arrested by the Lummi Nation Police Department on Feb. 23, 2025,…

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Campaign-style Trump ads use money meant for border security, memorialsThe Trump administration is airing campaign-style television ads using money Congress approved for border security upgrades, efforts to combat drug trafficking and memorials for officers killed in the line of duty, according to federal spending records.

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Chicago-area election officials gear up for potential ICE, FBI presence at the polls after Trump threatsBefore federal immigration agents stormed across the Chicago region last year and President Donald Trump threatened to send in the National Guard, Gov. JB Pritzker warned both moves aimed to “normalize” a federal military presence to intimidate voters and depress turnout in the 2026 midterms.

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FTC launches broad investigation into Anthropic, OpenAIThe Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad investigation into the safety of artificial intelligence systems made by Anthropic and OpenAI, a senior agency official said Wednesday.

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