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Officials in New York state announced charges in the 1984 rape and murder of a Long Island teenager after, they said, the suspect’s DNA was recovered from a discarded straw.

After 40 years and 3 overturned convictions, arrest made in murder case thanks to smoothie straw

Richard Bilodeau was identified as Theresa Fusco's alleged killer after investigators obtained his DNA from a discarded straw at a smoothie cafe, officials said.

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JD Vance has come to the defense of young Republican leaders who are under scrutiny after Politico published “hundreds of racist and hateful messages” from what it reported was their private group chat.

Vance says young Republicans accused of racism shouldn't have their lives 'ruined'

The vice president contrasted offensive remarks in a private group chat with texts from a Democratic candidate in Virginia who had suggested a top Republican be killed.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 7h

President Trump says he is recommending San Francisco as the next city for a federal crime crackdown, with the support of government officials.

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BREAKING: President Trump says he has authorized CIA action in Venezuela.

Trump confirms he authorized CIA action in Venezuela

President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that he had authorized the spy agency to take unspecified action in Venezuela.

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Former NFL and college football coach Matthew Weiss is accused of stealing the private, intimate images of student-athletes. Weiss pleaded not guilty to the charges and is fighting to have some of them dropped, alleging that federal prosecutors are trying to "turbocharge" a hacking case.

Former Michigan coach Matthew Weiss fights identity theft charges in stolen photos case

Federal prosecutors say the ex-football coach gained unauthorized access to more than 3,000 personal accounts to download private intimate images of student-athletes.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 8h

President Trump praises Operation Summer Heat, an FBI initiative to target violent crimes in multiple cities across the U.S., for "restoring peace and safety and stability at home."

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A teenage boy who was wounded during a Colorado high school shooting last month was released from the hospital, authorities say.

Teen wounded in Colorado high school shooting released from hospital

"'I’m still alive!'" Matthew Silverstone, 18, said in a brief statement after he was released from the hospital, five weeks after the Evergreen High School shooting.

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NEW: At least seven nonprofits that have been critical of OpenAI have received subpoenas in recent months, which they say are overly broad and appear to be a form of legal intimidation.

OpenAI accused of using legal tactics to silence nonprofits

Seven nonprofits that have been critical of OpenAI say the behemoth sent them wide-ranging subpoenas as part of its ongoing litigation against Elon Musk.

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Democrats are ramping up pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, staging a protest at his office, holding news conferences and threatening a lawsuit to try to get him to swear in the newest Democratic member of Congress.

Democrats ramp up pressure on Speaker Johnson to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva

Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat, won a special election to the House more than three weeks ago but has not been sworn in yet amid the government shutdown.

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A Florida judge temporarily blocks the planned transfer of prime downtown Miami land for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library.

Florida judge halts transfer of downtown Miami land for Trump's presidential library

The judge said a local college didn’t give reasonable public notice before it gifted the land to the state, which then voted to transfer the property to the library foundation.

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Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans begin in Idaho, offering a preview to the rest of the country of how much monthly premiums are set to increase in 2026.

Idaho kicks off Affordable Care Act open enrollment as premiums are set to rise nationwide

About 25,000 Idahoans are likely to drop their coverage for next year when enhanced subsidies expire.

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Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirms.

Meta removes ICE-tracking Facebook page in Chicago at the request of the Justice Department

Meta said in a statement that the group “was removed for violating our policies against coordinated harm.”

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BREAKING: Federal judge temporarily blocks the layoffs off thousands of federal workers during the shutdown, calling the White House move illegal.

Judge blocks Trump's shutdown layoffs, calling them illegal

The Trump administration began laying off federal workers on Friday as the government shutdown enters its third week.

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Republicans in Virginia are centering their message in the closing weeks of the election on new violent texts from Jay Jones, the Democrats' nominee for attorney general.

Republican ads zero in on Jay Jones' violent texts in closing weeks of Virginia's elections

An NBC News analysis of recent ad spending shows that Republicans up and down the ballot in the state have shifted the focus of their closing message to the Jones scandal.

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The conservative-majority Supreme Court will consider whether to eviscerate a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act in a congressional redistricting case from Louisiana.

Supreme Court weighs whether to gut key provision of landmark Voting Rights Act

The conservative majority will consider whether states are barred from considering race when they draw legislative districts aimed at complying with the 1965 law.

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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says that China’s recent restrictions on rare earths exports are a “global supply chain power grab.”

America will 'neither be commanded nor controlled,' by China, says Bessent as trade standoff deepens

Beijing has yet to approve the sale of TikTok U.S., increase soybean purchases or ease export controls, despite several rounds of U.S. trade talks.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 11h

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revoked the Ukrainian citizenship of the mayor of Odesa, the country’s third largest city, over allegations that he’s also holding Russian citizenship.

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Members of Congress are growing concerned over a lack of information from the Trump administration about the intelligence and strategy underlying its strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean, six sources tell NBC News.

Members of Congress growing concerned over lack of information from administration about Venezuela strikes, sources say

Republicans and Democrats say the administration is failing to share basic information with Congress about the intelligence, rationale and goals of its war on drug trafficking.

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NEW: At least seven nonprofits that have been critical of OpenAI have received subpoenas in recent months, which they say are overly broad and appear to be a form of legal intimidation.

OpenAI accused of using legal tactics to silence nonprofits

Seven nonprofits that have been critical of OpenAI say the behemoth sent them wide-ranging subpoenas as part of its ongoing litigation against Elon Musk.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 11h

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says that China’s recent restrictions on rare earths exports are a “global supply chain power grab.”

America will 'neither be commanded nor controlled,' by China, says Bessent as trade standoff deepens

Beijing has yet to approve the sale of TikTok U.S., increase soybean purchases or ease export controls, despite several rounds of U.S. trade talks.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 12h

Educators say incidents, including tear gas moving towards the playground and a woman being dragged to the floor near a school by ICE officers in Chicago, are disrupting their jobs, upending their communities and traumatizing their students.

Chicago teachers say immigration enforcement near schools is scaring kids and disrupting class

Staff members are reporting ICE activity and patrolling areas around their schools and, in some cases, escorting families to and from school.

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Drinking less soda and sparkling water may be on your to-do list after buying a tube.

Using toothpaste for sensitive teeth is only step one — here’s what else experts recommend

Drinking less soda and sparkling water may be on your to-do list after buying a tube.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 12h

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts, shooting volcanic ash more than 30,000 feet into the sky, the country’s volcanology agency said, forcing authorities to raise the alert system to its highest level.

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts, spewing ash more than 30,000 feet into the sky

The volcano erupted for around nine minutes, forcing the highest-level alert and the evacuation of dozens of people from nearby villages.

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Two Alaskan villages were destroyed by remnants of a powerful typhoon that swept homes off their foundations, killing at least one person and displacing more than 1,400 people.

Homes swept away, 1 person killed after remnants of typhoon cause severe flooding in Alaska

The hardest hit communities were Kipnuk and Kwigillingok.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 13h

Authorities in Missouri issue an arrest warrant for a man accused of ordering his 6-year-old daughter to repeatedly assault another girl on a school bus last week, officials say.

Missouri dad ordered daughter, 6, to assault another child on a school bus, authorities say

Maurice Fox, 36, is accused of telling his child to repeatedly strike a 7-year-old. "I want her crying," he allegedly said at one point.

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