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President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has entered an agreement with Venezuela involving 17 oil fields and potential U.S. access to 65 billion barrels of proven reserves.
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Gabriel Perez must surrender $107,500 in prediction-market profits and serve a three-year trading ban under a settlement with the CFTC.
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Israeli airstrikes killed five people in Gaza and three in the West Bank on Friday, while diplomatic and security developments continued across the Middle East.
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OpenAI notified SpaceX that it intends to wind down its contract providing models to Cursor, proposing a November 12, 2026, shutoff date.
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The California Third District Court of Appeal preserved an injunction preventing Shasta County from implementing Measure B while the state’s lawsuit continues.
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The White House said August 28 that U.S. forces control the Strait of Hormuz, citing cleared mines, protected shipping and zero Iranian oil exports since July.
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Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca called on President Donald Trump to rescind an executive order directing the U.S. geographic naming service to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” He said the change violates the 1794 Treaty ofCan
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The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge’s decision blocking implementation of President Donald Trump’s mail voting order before the midterm elections.
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The federal government agreed in court to extend a pause on border-related construction in Big Bend National Park, while a lawsuit challenges its authority and alleged effects on Native American religious practices.
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The SEC alleges that Ichcoin Tech Corp. falsely reported its eligibility for exempt reporting adviser status, office location and identifying information in a Form ADV filing.
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ICE lodged a detainer with the Washington County Jail after Yorgelis Alexandra Matos-Bravo was charged in a hit-and-run that injured a pre-teen boy.
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The Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of a constitutional challenge to California Penal Code section 26806, which requires federally licensed firearm dealers to maintain video and audio recording systems at their businesses.
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The State Department is easing staffing restrictions as six-month departure orders near their regulatory limits, allowing some diplomats’ family members to return.
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Oluwasegun Baiyewu was sentenced to 95 months in prison after a federal jury convicted him of conspiring to launder proceeds from fraud schemes targeting U.S. citizens.
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A 133-page Park Service report supports President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot memorial arch while acknowledging adverse effects on historic Washington sightlines and properties.
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Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein rejected Donald Trump’s renewed effort to move his New York hush-money case to federal court and dismiss his conviction on presidential immunity grounds. Trump’s legal team said it was appealing.
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Nathan Vilas Laatsch admitted transmitting classified information to a foreign government after using his DIA access to prepare and deliver documents to an undercover FBI agent. He faces a maximum penalty of life in prison and is scheduled
