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'ShamWow guy' files lawsuit over lack of nickname on Texas ballot The “ShamWow guy” has filed a lawsuit against the Republican Party of Texas and its chairman over the exclusion of his nickname on a Texas congressional ballot,

The “ShamWow guy” has filed a lawsuit against the Republican Party of Texas and its chairman over the exclusion of his nickname on a Texas congressional ballot, arguing state election code was violated.
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Justin Timberlake sues to stop release of video showing his DWI arrest He pleaded guilty to driving while impaired in 2024 after being arrested in Sag Harbor, New York. News organizations have gone to court for the video.

Justin Timberlake has gone to court to prevent the release of police body camera video of his 2024 arrest for driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons area of Long Island, New York.
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U.S. Embassy in Jordanian capital evacuated 'due to threat' All personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan, have

All personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan, have "temporarily departed" the embassy compound "due to a threat," according to a security alert.
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North Carolina mother missing for 24 years is arrested in 2001 case days after she was found Michele Hundley Smith was taken into custody Wednesday in connection with an outstanding order for arrest related to a DWI charge from November 2001.

The North Carolina mother who vanished in 2001 and was located safe and sound earlier this month was arrested. Michele Hundley Smith, 62, was taken into custody Wednesday on an arrest order related to her failure to appear in court 25 years ago.
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Cuba says four killed after U.S. boat violates territorial waters Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. would carry out an independent investigation about the incident before responding.

Cuban officials said a Florida-registered speedboat violated their territorial waters Wednesday, kicking off an armed confrontation with Cuban border guard troops in which four people on the vessel were killed.
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Mother who vanished 24 years ago is found alive but still doesn't want her family to know where she is A North Carolina sheriff said Michele Hundley Smith, who disappeared after she went Christmas shopping in 2001, didn't want her location disclosed, even to her family.

A family’s search for a mother who vanished decades ago ended with news that she was “alive and well” — but she still doesn’t want them to know where she is.
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Camp Mystic flooding victims sue Texas for allegedly failing to enforce evacuation plan requirement The lawsuit targets the Texas Department of State Health Services and several of its officials. On Monday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick urged the department not to issue the camp's 2026 license.

Families of 9 victims of last summer's deadly flooding in Texas are suing the state for allegedly failing to enforce a requirement that a girls' camp where 27 campers and counselors died have an evacuation plan.
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Blizzard starts to knock out power in New Jersey and Virginia The storm is starting to put utility customers in the dark tonight in New Jersey and Virginia.

The storm is starting to put utility customers in the dark tonight in New Jersey and Virginia.
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Broadway cancels tonight's shows Broadway theater operators and producers have shut down tonight's shows as the powerful blizzard takes aim at New York City.

Broadway theater operators and producers have shut down tonight's shows as the powerful blizzard takes aim at New York City.
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Service changes for NYC subways, buses, ferries and more The MTA announced that today's inclement weather will affect service on its subways, buses, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad and Access-A-Ride.

The MTA announced that today's inclement weather will affect service on its subways, buses, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad and Access-A-Ride. Officials warn the storm could rank among the city’s top 10 worst in 150 years. www.nbcnews.com/weather/wint...

'Pulp Fiction' actor Peter Greene died from accidental shooting Greene's cause of death was released two months after he was found dead in his Manhattan apartment.

Actor Peter Greene, who specialized in playing villains like the sadistic security guard Zed in "Pulp Fiction," died after he accidentally shot himself in the armpit, the New York City medical examiner said Wednesday.
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Judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery-related panels at historic Philadelphia site this week A federal judge today ordered the Trump administration to restore 34 slavery-related panels at the President's House in Philadelphia by Friday at 5 p.m. ET.

A federal judge today ordered the Trump administration to restore 34 slavery-related panels at the President's House in Philadelphia by Friday at 5 p.m. ET. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Trump administration appeals order to restore slavery-related panels in Philadelphia The Trump administration today filed to appeal a federal judge's order yesterday to restore 34 education panels related to slavery at the President's House in P

The Trump administration today filed to appeal a federal judge's order yesterday to restore 34 education panels related to slavery at the President's House in Philadelphia.
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49ers defensive lineman Keion White shot in the ankle in San Francisco The player was shot after two groups got into an argument in a business in the Mission District early Monday, police said.

San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Keion White was shot in an ankle Monday morning and underwent surgery to treat the injury, according to his team and police.
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Body believed to be rapper Lil Jon's son found in Georgia pond days after he went missing Milton police said foul play was not suspected in 27-year-old Nathan Smith's death.

A body believed to be rapper Lil Jon's 27-year-old son was found near his Georgia home days after he was reported missing, police said.
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Florida voters file petition against DeSantis over Florida redistricting efforts Two Florida voters have sued Florida Gov.

Two Florida voters have sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his proclamation calling for a Florida Legislature special session on congressional redistricting to begin in April.
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Rapper Lil Jon's son reported missing in Georgia Nathan Smith, 27, who goes by the name DJ Young Slade, was last seen near Baldwin Drive and Mayfield Road in Milton around 6 a.m. on Tuesday.

Rapper Lil Jon’s adult son was reported missing after leaving his Georgia home on Tuesday. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

'TODAY' co-hosts celebrate Savannah Guthrie’s faith amid search for missing mom As the search continues for Nancy Guthrie, the “TODAY” co-anchor wrote on Instagram that “we believe in prayer.”

After Savannah Guthrie asked for prayers amid the ongoing search for her mother, her fellow “TODAY” co-anchors on Wednesday celebrated their colleague’s faith.
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Search for 'TODAY' co-anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mom stretches into fourth day The FBI is now involved in the case to find Nancy Guthrie, and President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would commit to sending more federal agents to assist.

The desperate search for “TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mother stretched into its fourth day on Wednesday as local and federal authorities continue to investigate her possible abduction.
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Fulton County to sue Trump administration over seizure of 2020 election records Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. said that the county is filing a motion Monday challenging the legality of the search and the seizure of sensitive election records.

Fulton County attorneys are planning to file a lawsuit in federal court Monday against the FBI and Justice Department over a search warrant that the FBI executed at an election hub last week seeking records related to the 2020 presidential election.
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2 measles infections confirmed at Texas facility where 5-year-old detained in Minnesota was held DHS said state health officials reported the infections to federal immigration authorities Saturday.

Two detainees were infected with measles at a Texas immigration facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father had been held.
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DOJ files federal charges against man accused of attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar In a separate case, federal prosecutors in Kansas charged a man there with making a death threat against Omar on Facebook.

The Justice Department filed charges Thursday against a man who is accused of trying to spray Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., with a substance from a syringe during a town hall in Minneapolis this week.
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Mother of 5-years-old boy detained in Minnesota recounts experience: 'I was terrified' The mother of a Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old boy who was detained by ICE agents in Minnesota last week, said she witnessed the scene from her window and

The mother of a Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old boy who was detained by ICE agents in Minnesota last week, said she witnessed the scene from her window and "couldn't do anything."
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Trump sues the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion over leaked tax records The president argued in the lawsuit that the agencies failed to prevent a former contractor from leaking his tax returns from nearly a decade ago to news outlets.

Trump is suing the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for $10 billion, alleging that they failed to prevent a former IRS employee from improperly disclosing his tax returns, and those of his sons and his company, to news outlets.
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2 Kansas men charged with threatening federal officials, including Rep. Omar A federal grand jury in Wichita returned indictments charging two Kansas men in separate, unrelated incidents with threatening federal officials, including Rep.

U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser said, “threats of political violence will not be tolerated.”
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Federal prosecutors in Kansas charge man with making a death threat against Ilhan Omar Federal prosecutors in Kansas charged a man there with making a death threat against Omar on Facebook.

Federal prosecutors in Kansas charged a man there with making a death threat against Omar on Facebook.
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FBI searches Georgia county election hub in connection with Trump's 2020 election loss Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard visited an elections hub in the county the same day the FBI executed its search warrant, according to a senior administration official.

The FBI executed a search warrant at an elections hub in Fulton County, Georgia, on Wednesday, seeking records related to the 2020 election.

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Millions remain under warnings as extreme cold has icy grip on much of the U.S. A new burst of arctic air was on the way, and there is an "increasing potential of another significant winter storm" for Eastern states this weekend, the National Weather Service said.

Extreme cold warnings were in place for millions from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, as communities across the eastern third of the United States repaired damage from a huge winter storm that has killed at least 51 people.
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72-year-old Kentucky woman dies of hypothermia, governor says A 72-year-old woman has died of hypothermia in Kentucky's Whitley County, Gov. Andy Beshear said this evening.

A 72-year-old woman has died of hypothermia in Kentucky's Whitley County, Gov. Andy Beshear said this evening.
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Missouri firefighters responded to an assistance request this morning to get two horses out of a frozen pond after they had walked out on the snow-covered ice.
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