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The White House launched a 24/7 YouTube stream called Trump TV after banning reporters from CNN, Politico, and MS NOW. The three outlets sued over access and First Amendment rights, while critics including Gavin Newsom condemned the move as state-run media and autocratic behavior.
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A Mississippi grand jury found Nolan Wells' death was consistent with drowning and there was no evidence of criminal or racially motivated foul play. The report cites the medical examiner's undetermined cause and manner of death and a district attorney's statement denying racial motivation. Wells, a Black college football athlete, disappeared after a July 4 trip to Horn Island and was found dead two days later.
British Columbia is suing OpenAI in US federal court, alleging it failed to alert authorities about concerning ChatGPT interactions before the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. The province's attorney general said OpenAI has not taken meaningful steps to address survivors' concerns, while OpenAI previously apologised for not flagging the shooter's account.
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A federal appeals court ruled that Missouri must use its 2025 congressional map for the November 2026 election, setting up another Supreme Court review. The new map gives Republicans a 7-1 House advantage, while critics argue it should be approved by referendum and the old 2022 map used. The dispute has created election administration complications as ballots and early votes have already been cast under different maps.
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A Melbourne mother accused of attempting to drown her three children appeared in court for a bail hearing, where prosecutors detailed alleged disturbing searches and mental-health struggles. The court heard testimony about the alleged creek incident and the children's accounts. A bail decision is expected Wednesday.
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Dolly Parton's nephew and longtime security chief Bryan Seaver was fired from overseeing her properties less than a month after her death, with insiders pointing to her manager and Pinnacle Bank. Seaver's camp says the move was unexplained and accused those involved of acting in bad faith to profit from Parton's legacy.
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An ICE officer in Austin, Texas, shot and wounded a 28-year-old Venezuelan man, according to his lawyer, who says the man is now in federal custody with a bullet lodged near his spine. CBS News reports there is video from the scene.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is removing immigrants with final deportation orders from its online detainee locator, leaving families and attorneys unable to find them. The article reports on the consequences of this practice for those trying to locate detained individuals.
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The UK government set out who will be entitled to up to two weeks' unpaid bereavement leave from April next year, extending the right to step, half, adoptive, foster and kinship relatives, and pregnancy loss. Charities welcomed the move, while business group the CBI said it would work on practical details and some campaigners called for the leave to be paid.
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Paramount Skydance settled lawsuits with a dozen states and the Writers Guild of America that had been holding up its $111 billion buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlement clears a major legal obstacle for the media merger.
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A federal judge declined to block a Trump administration land swap that would give SpaceX more than 700 acres of Texas wildlife refuge land. Environmental groups vowed to continue their lawsuit, while the judge cited weak evidence of immediate environmental harm and potential hardship to SpaceX.
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Brigitte Bardot's personal items sold for nearly €1 million at auction in Paris, far exceeding estimates. Her disinherited fourth husband, Bernard d'Ormale, condemned the sale as scandalous and disrespectful, while the foundation said the auction was approved by its board. Proceeds will go to Bardot's animal welfare foundation and her son.