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COLLEEN LONG

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Feds search Sean “Diddy” Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say

Two properties belonging to rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press

Feds search Sean “Diddy” Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say
MidEast|News

Talks resume on bringing Israeli delegation to Washington to discuss Gaza operation, AP sources say

Talks have restarted aimed at bringing top Israeli officials to Washington to discuss potential military operations in Gaza

Talks resume on bringing Israeli delegation to Washington to discuss Gaza operation, AP sources say
Election|News|Political|US

3 presidents. Many stars. 1 New York fundraiser

Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are teaming up with President Joe Biden for a glitzy reelection fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York City

3 presidents. Many stars. 1 New York fundraiser
News|Political|US|World

Biden says he's working to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held for a year in Russia

President Joe Biden says the U.S. is working every day to secure the release of a Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia

Biden says he's working to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held for a year in Russia
Celebrity|Election|Entertainment|News|US

Biden says that the glitzy fundraiser with Obama and Clinton projects unity heading into November

Still basking in the glow of his largest-ever fundraiser, which featured his Democratic predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, President Joe Biden says that the star-studded Radio City Music Hall event shows “that we are a united front” in ways Republicans can't match

Biden says that the glitzy fundraiser with Obama and Clinton projects unity heading into November
Health|News|Opinion|US|World

2 women who say abortion restrictions put them in medical peril feel compelled to campaign for Biden

As he campaigns for a second term, President Joe Biden is highlighting how women’s health has been affected by the overturning of federal abortion protections

2 women who say abortion restrictions put them in medical peril feel compelled to campaign for Biden
Health|Lifestyle|News|Opinion

As medical perils from abortion bans grow, so do opportunities for Democrats in a post-Roe world

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans insisted the ruling would mostly impact those seeking abortions to end unwanted pregnancies

As medical perils from abortion bans grow, so do opportunities for Democrats in a post-Roe world
News|US

Biden administration moves to force thousands more gun dealers to run background checks

Thousands more firearms dealers across the U.S. will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores

Biden administration moves to force thousands more gun dealers to run background checks
News|US

Biden heads to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to talk about taxes

President Joe Biden is headed to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to talk about who he believes should be paying more in taxes and who should be paying less

Biden heads to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to talk about taxes
Crime|News|US

Trump will be in NY for the hush money trial while the Supreme Court hears his immunity case in DC

A reluctant Donald Trump will be back in a New York City courtroom as his hush money trial resumes at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took during his time as president

Trump will be in NY for the hush money trial while the Supreme Court hears his immunity case in DC
News|Opinion|Political|US

Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war

Donald Trump on Thursday claimed a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia was “nothing” compared to the college campus protests that have sparked around the country over the Israel-Hamas war

Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war
Celebrity|Crime|News|Political|US

Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K

Donald Trump has been held in contempt of court and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case

Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K
Crime|Election|US

Takeaways from the start of week 2 of testimony in Trump's hush money trial

Prosecutors in Donald Trump's hush money trial are working on filling in the details of how they say the Republican pulled off a scheme to bury damaging stories to protect his 2016 campaign

Takeaways from the start of week 2 of testimony in Trump's hush money trial
MidEast|News|US|World

Biden administration weighing measures to help Palestinians bring family from region

The Biden administration is weighing measures to help Palestinians living in the United States who want to bring family from the war-torn region

Biden administration weighing measures to help Palestinians bring family from region
Crime|News|Opinion|US

Biden, after meeting with families of officers killed in NC, says the nation is grieving with them

President Joe Biden has met privately with the families of law enforcement officers shot to death on the job in Charlotte, North Carolina

Biden, after meeting with families of officers killed in NC, says the nation is grieving with them
Entertainment

'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill drops by White House for a visit with 'Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi'

“Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill has dropped by the White House for a visit with President Joe Biden

'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill drops by White House for a visit with 'Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi'
Business|News|US

Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump's Foxconn project failed

President Joe Biden has laced into Donald Trump over a failed project that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin

Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump's Foxconn project failed
Celebrity|News|US

Stormy Daniels delivers shocking testimony about Trump, but trial hinges on business records

Donald Trump’s defense attorney has accused Stormy Daniels of slowly altering the details of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump

Stormy Daniels delivers shocking testimony about Trump, but trial hinges on business records
Election|News|Political|US

Joe Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it's Donald Trump's

President Joe Biden is running for reelection on a record and an agenda, and it's often Donald Trump’s that he's citing

Joe Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it's Donald Trump's
Crime|News|US

Cohen gives insider details at trial as Trump's defense attorney accuses him of seeking vengeance

Michael Cohen testified again in Donald Trump's hush money trial

Cohen gives insider details at trial as Trump's defense attorney accuses him of seeking vengeance
Political

The jurors in Trump's hush money trial are getting a front row seat to history -- most of the time

A gag order

The jurors in Trump's hush money trial are getting a front row seat to history -- most of the time
News|US

The Biden administration is planning more changes to quicken asylum processing for new migrants

The Biden administration is preparing more changes to the nation’s asylum system meant to speed up processing and potential removal of migrants who continue to arrive at the southern border

The Biden administration is planning more changes to quicken asylum processing for new migrants
News|Political|US

GOP advances Garland contempt charges after White House exerts executive privilege over Biden audio

Two House committees have moved ahead with contempt charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland for refusing to turn over audio from President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel

GOP advances Garland contempt charges after White House exerts executive privilege over Biden audio
Education|News|Opinion|US

Biden says landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation was about more than education

Biden has spoken to Black leaders at the National Museum of African American History and Culture about the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision that desegregated schools

Biden says landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation was about more than education
Crime|Election|News|US

Trump hush money trial enters new phase after defense rests without testimony from former president

Donald Trump’s hush money trial has moved into a new phase, drawing closer to the moment when the jury will begin deciding his fate

Trump hush money trial enters new phase after defense rests without testimony from former president

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