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Parental Rights Clash Hits New Jersey

A New Jersey district is being sued for letting students change school records and names without telling parents, and the policy language backs that...
Big waves, high tide strip sand from Carlsbad Beach

Coastline Collapse Disrupts Holiday Plans

As powerful surf chewed away Tamarack State Beach, officials cordoned off parts of the crumbling parking lot to keep Labor Day crowds safe.Story SnapshotHigh...
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Robot Takeover Slashes Wages—Hotel Grins

Sudima Hotels says two room-service robots now handle about 90% of orders and save roughly NZ$90,000 a year in wages, putting a real price...
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How Confessions Became Fake ‘Misery’

The public record of Michelle Obama’s self-description—her writing and long-form interviews—supplies abundant material about doubt, image, and emotional effort; reading that archive as proof...
Group wants Trump to get congressional approval for arch

Monument Brawl Erupts in D.C.

Federal planners mapped out round-the-clock work for a 250-foot triumphal arch beside Arlington Memorial Bridge, despite unresolved funding and fierce public opposition.Story SnapshotDesign reviews...
Mayor, governor fire back after Trump's claims about Chicago violence

Gunfire Surge Triggers Trump vs. Governor

After a weekend with more than 50 people shot in Chicago, Governor JB Pritzker rejected President Trump’s offer to send federal law enforcement, igniting...
Police: Saylor Hayes' parents tried to lead searchers away from water

Vacation Turned Nightmare Near The Dock

When a young child who cannot communicate wanders near open water, minutes decide outcomes; in Georgetown County, South Carolina, a multi-agency search ended with...
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Trump Demands Trials Over Iran Crackdown

President Trump called for war-crimes trials over Iran’s protest crackdown, even as public death counts range from about 3,000 to more than 36,000 —...
36 names added to FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall

Hidden 9/11 Cost Hits FDNY Again

Twenty-five years after 9/11, the Fire Department of New York added 36 more names to its memorial wall, a stark sign that the toll...
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Assassin Finally Deported After One Year

The United States deported former Ecuadorian interior minister José Serrano to face a court-ordered detention in a high-profile assassination case, despite earlier reports of...