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Twitter Meta Threads
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An attorney for Twitter accused Meta of hiring dozens of former Twitter employees with the intention of creating a “copycat” platform, implying a lawsuit could come next. (Image credit: Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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Special counsel Jack Smith has spent more than $5 million so far on his twin investigations that circle former President Trump. (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
US job growth slows, unemployment falls
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U.S. employers added 209,000 jobs in June, marking another respectable month of job growth, though it was slower than in previous months. (Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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US job growth slows, unemployment falls
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U.S. employers added 209,000 jobs in June. That’s a solid number, but fewer than the month before. Here are the 5 things we took away from the report. (Image credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
U.S. Gold Star
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A major in the Army Reserves and financial counselor with the Army allegedly used his access to beneficiaries of deceased servicemembers to defraud them and enrich himself, prosecutors allege. (Image credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
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Phil Stringer was the only passenger on his long-delayed flight from Oklahoma City to Charlotte, N.C. He credits crew members for their positive attitude — and is planning a trip to visit them soon. (Image credit: Phil Stringer)
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The FDA approved the first drug shown to slow down Alzheimer’s. The Biden administration will send controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine. A study estimates PFAS is in nearly half of U.S. tap water. (Image credit: Olin Feuerbacher/NPS)
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At least nine bills introduced in Congress take aim at pharmacy benefit managers, the powerful middlemen that channel prescription drugs to patients. Here’s what the fuss is all about. (Image credit: Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
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Violence has erupted across France after the fatal police shooting of a teen. President Macron has, in part, blamed video games, adding him to the list of leaders who have cited the debunked theory. (Image credit: Ludovic Marin/AP)
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A grant program gives states a path around a 1996 federal rule that prohibits the CDC from advocating gun control — a rule critics say has had a chilling effect on studying who has been shot and how. (Image credit: George Frey/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Devils Hole pupfish’s natural habitat is a single water-filled hole in a cave in the Nevada desert. Its numbers at one point dwindled to just 35 animals. How does it manage to survive? (Image credit: Olin Feuerbacher/NPS)
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Scenes modeling sustainable behaviors or highlighting the impact of climate change have been cropping up lately in everything from cooking shows to extreme sports series. (Image credit: Zak Mauger/Extreme E)
life teacher baseball
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The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced to life with a chance of parole after 35 years in prison. (Image credit: Jim Slosiarek/AP)
OceanGate suspends operations
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OceanGate did not offer additional details about pausing its operations. Its CEO, Stockton Rush, was among the five people killed when the company’s Titan submersible imploded in June. (Image credit: Ed Komenda/AP)
FDA Alzheimer’s Approval
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The first drug found to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease has been granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik/AP)
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Amusements and attractions at parks and carnivals are regulated and inspected. Although some accidents do occur, fatalities are rare. (Image credit: Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
LED Las Vegas
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The giant spherical structure displays a variety of animations, such as eyeballs, planets and fireworks. It is being billed as the world’s largest spherical structure and the largest LED screen. (Image credit: Greg Doherty/Getty Images )
Coco Lee dies
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The Hong Kong-born vocalist and songwriter became the first person of Chinese descent to perform at the Oscars with a nominated song from the popular martial arts film. (Image credit: Kin Cheung/AP )
emissions EPA Emissions
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Automakers are building more electric vehicles, but the EPA wants to set rules pushing them to go even faster. Environmental groups say that’s essential; traditional carmakers say it’s not feasible. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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A magistrate judge is wrestling with whether a U.S. Navy veteran accused of disorderly conduct and other charges should be detained pending trial. He was arrested near the Obama residence last week. (Image credit: AP)
Study water U.S
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A new government study estimates that at least 45% of the nation’s tap water could be contaminated with one or more forms of PFAS. Here’s what to do if you’re worried about what’s in your faucet. (Image credit: Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
Warner Map Vietnam
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Film regulators in the Philippines are reviewing Barbie after a senator said a scene depicts a map that China uses to lay claim to nearly all of the South China Sea. (Image credit: Lee Jin-man/AP)
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Across the street from the jazz icon’s home in Queens, a site of pilgrimage for fans from around the world, sits the new Louis Armstrong Center, which brings his 60,000-item archive back to the block. (Image credit: Bowery Image Group/Andrew Kelly for Louis Armstrong House Museum)
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NY Times legal reporter Adam Liptak says the Court’s liberal members have accused the conservative supermajority of engaging in politics and not applying established law to the questions before them.
Wagner Prigozhin Belarus
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That’s in contrast to the deal worked out after the failed uprising last month. The Kremlin had said the Wagner group leader would be exiled to neighboring Belarus but would not face charges. (Image credit: Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
Twitter Meta Threads
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Meta’s new app, Threads, may be the latest in a long-string of Twitter’s competitors, but it appears to have an edge in the game thanks to its ties to Instagram. Over 30 million users have joined. (Image credit: Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Supreme Court delivered a historic victory to the anti-abortion movement. But many still feel their work is far from complete, and are seeking new strategies to stop abortion in all 50 states. (Image credit: Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
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Walt Nauta, an aide to Donald Trump, was indicted with the former president for his alleged role in mishandling classified documents. He entered a not guilty plea in Miami federal court on Thursday. (Image credit: Alex Brandon/AP)
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More than 120 prisoners held at a special unit in Thomson Penitentiary reported mistreatment, a Washington Lawyers’ Committee report says. (Image credit: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
US supplies cluster munitions to Ukraine
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More than 100 countries ban such weapons because unexploded bomblets can be picked up by civilians, causing injury or death. An announcement is expected Friday. (Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Janet Yellen visits China to try to ease tensions. Facebook’s parent company launches Threads to compete with Twitter. Parts of a synagogue destroyed by Nazis are found in a Munich river. (Image credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)