NYTIMES (Greg Jaffe) - Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers
The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Viral menopause hack raises medical questions
Dr. Jennifer Miao explains the risks and science behind a viral trend using Allegra and Pepcid to ease menopause symptoms.
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NYTIMES (Mark Arsenault) - Brown University Gunman Planned Attack for Years, F.B.I. Says
Investigators said the man’s transient lifestyle and social isolation made his intentions hard to track before shootings that killed two Brown students and an M.I.T. professor.
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NYTIMES (Sarah Lyall) - Queen Camilla Unites Winnie-the-Pooh with a Long-Lost Friend
On Wednesday, the Queen of England presented the New York Public Library with a bespoke replica of Roo, the smallest companion of the Bear of Very Little Brain.
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NYTIMES (Matthew Cullen) - Supreme Court Limits Reach of Voting Rights Act
Also, the Pentagon estimates the Iran war cost at $25 billion. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
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AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - House passes FISA reauthorization, Senate roadblock awaits
The House on Wednesday passed a three-year extension of Section 702 of FISA — the government's warrantless surveillance authority — after weeks of internal GOP negotiations. - But the bill is unlikely to pass the Senate, where lawmakers in both parties oppose a House-added ban on a central bank digital currency. Why it matters: Section 702 is set to expire at midnight Thursday, raising the prospect of a lapse in a key national security tool if Congress can't reach a deal. - Wednesday evening's vote was 235-191, with bipartisan opposition. - House GOP leaders tacked on the CBDC ban to win over conservative holdouts who had pushed for broader surveillance reforms. - The addition is a nonstarter in the Senate. Majority Leader John…
NYTIMES (Charlie Savage and Michael Gold) - Congress Races to Renew Surveillance Law After House Approval
Republicans put down a right-wing revolt to push the measure through the House, but it faces changes in the Senate that could delay its final passage past a Friday expiration.
NPR (Nina Totenberg) - Supreme Court appears to lean toward ending TPS for some migrants
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to the Trump administration's move to end temporary protected status for Haitians and Syrians in the country.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Dog owners test out new medicine hack
A couple of dog owners in Michigan found the solution to getting their dog Franklin to take his medicine — a mouthful of whipped cream.
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NYTIMES (Abbie VanSickle) - Supreme Court Sides With Anti-Abortion Clinic in Fight Over Donor Records
A crisis pregnancy group had asked the justices to allow it to sue in federal court over a demand for donor information by New Jersey officials.
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