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Judge Sets February Trial for Man Accused of Planting Pipe Bombs on the Eve of Capitol Riots 0
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- July 10, 2026
A federal trial is scheduled to begin in February for a Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties in Washington on the eve of the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. WASHINGTON– A federal trial is scheduled to begin in February for a Virginia man
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Man accused of killing National Guard member hospitalized after refusing to eat 0
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- July 10, 2026
Federal prosecutors say a man accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers near the White House, killing one of them, was taken to a hospital for treatment for a life-threatening medical condition after he refused to eat jail food. WASHINGTON– A man accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers near the White House, killing one
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Former Olympic athlete pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case 0
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- July 9, 2026
WASHINGTON– A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty Thursday to deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial’s newly renovated reflecting pool, a politically charged case that his defense attorneys and other critics of the Trump administration have derided as an abuse of prosecutorial power. David Hearn, who competed in three Summer Olympics, pleaded guilty during his
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Trump flies home from Türkiye on old Air Force One, not new plane provided by Qatar 0
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- July 9, 2026
WASHINGTON– President Donald Trump flew home midway from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby-blue Air Force One plane instead of the new retrofitted red, white and navy plane gifted by Qatar on which he arrived, a surprise exchange that came as the United States and Iran once again began carrying out trade
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New attacks raise questions about what comes next in Iran war 0
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- July 9, 2026
WASHINGTON– President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over. He says he is no longer sure he wants a deal and that the United States should “finish the job.” But he also insists that continued attacks do not mean a return to war or long-term actions. The confusion and uncertainty in
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Trump’s plan for a triumphal arch in the nation’s capital is being reviewed again 0
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- July 9, 2026
WASHINGTON– President Donald Trump’s plans to build a skyline-altering arch in the nation’s capital are getting another federal commission review that needs approval, but agency staff say the project must be reviewed before it gets the go-ahead. The National Capital Planning Commission will meet Thursday and the Republican president’s proposed 250-foot (76-meter) arch is one
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