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Appeals Court Clears Path for Medicaid Funding Cutoff Affecting Planned Parenthood in 22 States

Appeals Court Clears Path for Medicaid Funding Cutoff Affecting Planned Parenthood in 22 States

A federal appeals court has opened the door for the Trump administration to enforce a contested provision of its sweeping tax and domestic policy law that strips Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood clinics in much of the country. In a decision issued Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …

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Al Dhafra Power Plant Secures Nearly $1 Billion as TAQA, EWEC Lock in Long-Term Deal

Al Dhafra Power Plant Secures Nearly $1 Billion as TAQA, EWEC Lock in Long-Term Deal

A major financing milestone has been reached for Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra Power Plant, with Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) closing a 3.6 billion dirham ($980 million) package to drive the project forward. The bulk of the funding—about 85% of the total cost—has been raised through debt, …

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Minnesota Fraud Claims Draw Federal Spotlight as FBI Shifts Resources

Minnesota Fraud Claims Draw Federal Spotlight as FBI Shifts Resources

Federal investigators have ramped up their presence in Minnesota, with the FBI redirecting personnel and resources to examine what its director described as a growing fraud concern in the state. Speaking publicly over the weekend, FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau had “surged” teams into Minnesota, pointing to recent online material that has fueled …

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Lights Finally Dim on a Familiar Voice: Tom Bodett and Motel 6 Call a Truce

Lights Finally Dim on a Familiar Voice: Tom Bodett and Motel 6 Call a Truce

For nearly 40 years, Tom Bodett’s voice was as much a part of Motel 6 as the budget rates and roadside signs. Now, that long-running partnership has officially come to an end — not with a farewell ad, but with a courtroom settlement. Bodett has resolved his lawsuit against Motel 6 and its parent company, …

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California Walks Away from Court Fight as High-Speed Rail Charts a Federal-Free Route

California Walks Away from Court Fight as High-Speed Rail Charts a Federal-Free Route

California has quietly ended its courtroom challenge over the federal government’s decision to withdraw more than $4 billion from the state’s high-speed rail project, signaling a sharp pivot in strategy rather than a surrender. The agency overseeing the rail line said the lawsuit—filed earlier this year after the Trump administration pulled the funding—no longer made …

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Five Years Later, a Voice Breaks the Silence on Capitol Hill Pipe Bombs

Five Years Later, a Voice Breaks the Silence on Capitol Hill Pipe Bombs

Nearly five years after two pipe bombs were quietly planted near the headquarters of America’s major political parties, investigators say the man accused of leaving them behind has admitted responsibility. Court records made public this week state that Brian Cole, a 30-year-old from Virginia, told federal investigators he placed the explosive devices outside the Democratic …

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Court Opens the Record—With Black Lines—In Charlie Kirk Shooting Case

Court Opens the Record—With Black Lines—In Charlie Kirk Shooting Case

A Utah court has ordered the release of most of the transcript and audio from a closed hearing tied to courtroom security in the prosecution arising from the fatal shooting of political commentator Charlie Kirk, while rejecting a push by news organizations for special access rights. The decision came during a brief video hearing attended …

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Court Puts Brakes on U.S. Move to Detain British Online Safety Campaigner

Court Puts Brakes on U.S. Move to Detain British Online Safety Campaigner

A federal judge has stepped in to halt the U.S. government from detaining Imran Ahmed, a British national known for his work tracking online disinformation, after he challenged a sudden entry ban that threatened to upend his life in Washington. Ahmed, who leads the Center for Countering Digital Hate, was among five Europeans recently targeted …

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A Paper Trail That Won’t End: DOJ Stumbles on Vast New Cache of Epstein Records

A Paper Trail That Won’t End: DOJ Stumbles on Vast New Cache of Epstein Records

The long-promised disclosure of files linked to Jeffrey Epstein has hit an unexpected pause. U.S. Justice Department officials say they have uncovered more than a million additional documents that may be connected to investigations of the disgraced financier, forcing a delay as authorities comb through the material and black out sensitive details. The discovery emerged …

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From CECOT to the Courtroom: Deported Venezuelans Seek Their Day Before a U.S. Judge

From CECOT to the Courtroom: Deported Venezuelans Seek Their Day Before a U.S. Judge

A group of Venezuelan men once held inside El Salvador’s high-security CECOT prison is now pressing for something they say was denied to them from the start: a chance to be heard in a U.S. court. Speaking from Caracas, former detainees said they want Washington to follow through on a recent judicial order that would …

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