Justice Dept. Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels

Accounts of a secret Justice Department memo offer a window into how administration lawyers approved the president’s desired course of action.

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Trump Administration Revokes Biden Ban on Drilling and Mining in Alaska Wilderness

The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.

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Infant Formula Company Tied to Botulism Outbreak Had Known Problems

A Pennsylvania plant run by the company, ByHeart, was shut down this year after inspectors found mold, a leaking roof and more than 2,500 dead insects in a food production area.

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Jim Avila, Former ABC News Correspondent, Dies at 70

He spent almost two decades at the network, covering a wide range of court cases and the White House. He was also at the center of a defamation lawsuit over “pink slime.”

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Hochul Approved Permits That Could Help Clients of Her Husband’s Firm

Opponents of a natural gas pipeline approved by Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York noted that the project would benefit a client of the prominent law firm where her husband works.

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Mystery Man Known as ‘John Doe’ Gets Up to 9 Years for Stealing 3 Homes

The man, whose identity is still unknown, pleaded guilty to deed fraud in Queens. “I just want to get it over with,” he told the judge as one of his victims wept.

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PATH Train Fare to Rise to $4 by 2029

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Thursday announced the increase and a timetable for restoring daily service on all its lines for the first time in 25 years.

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Mamdani and Hochul Discuss Their Challenges: Trump and Child Care

Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and Gov. Kathy Hochul met to talk about how to prepare for threats from President Trump.

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Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson

The professor will no longer be able to teach a class on diversity after she showed students a diagram that included the “Make America Great Again” slogan as an example of white supremacy.

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SNAP Benefits Are Resuming as Government Reopens After Shutdown

Several states have restarted food stamp payments, but millions of Americans are still awaiting the November deposits that the Trump administration resisted paying out in full.

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