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Trump Fires Pam Bondi as Attorney General

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Tyler Pager
Todd Blanche, Ms. Bondi’s deputy, will be the acting attorney general, according to a person familiar with the decision.

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Mr. Trump has been souring on Ms. Bondi for months, especially because of her handling of the Epstein files, which has become a political liability for Mr. Trump among his supporters.

Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Has Prison Sentence Overturned

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Jack Healy and Nick Corasaniti
Ms. Peters, a former county clerk, received a nine-year sentence after being convicted of tampering with voting machines. An appeals court overturned the sentence but did not immediately free her from prison.

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Tina Peters, the former clerk in Mesa County, Colo., had been convicted of tampering with voting machines that were under her control.

U.K. to Host Talks on Securing Strait of Hormuz

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Stephen Castle
It was not clear whether the talks, expected to involve dozens of countries, would satisfy President Trump’s demand that other nations take a more active part in the Iran war.

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Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper of Britain, center, hosted a virtual meeting of foreign ministers on Thursday to discuss fallout from the Iran war.

Investigators Said to Look at Whether LaGuardia Controller Stepped Away

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Kate Kelly and Karoun Demirjian
Officials are said to be examining whether a controller had to use an emergency phone just before the crash at LaGuardia. They have yet to determine the cause of the crash and are also focusing on other avenues.

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Investigators are said to be examining whether an air traffic controller stepped away from his console in a critical moment before the deadly accident at LaGuardia Airport on March 22.

Volunteers in Helicopter Rescue Hiker’s Dog After a Week in the Wilderness

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John Yoon
A hiker in New Zealand fell 180 feet down a waterfall and was evacuated without her dog. A crowd-funded rescue effort reunited them.

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A rescuer carrying Molly, the dog on the right, away from a remote waterfall on the Arahura River on the South Island of New Zealand, where she was found on Tuesday, a week after being separated from her owner.

Every Trump Threat to Abandon NATO Hollows It Out

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Steven Erlanger
Doubts that the United States would come to the aid of NATO allies increase each time, prompting Europeans to consider an alliance without Washington.

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U.S. soldiers in a military exercise with NATO members in Romania in June. The U.S. secretary of state has warned that relations with NATO will need to be re-examined.

ActBlue May Have Misled Congress on Vetting Foreign Donations, Its Lawyers Warned

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Reid J. Epstein and Shane Goldmacher
The Democratic fund-raising group is facing investigations from the Justice Department and congressional Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.

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Regina Wallace-Jones, the chief executive of the liberal fund-raising organization ActBlue, at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. A 2023 letter from her to Congress later played a role in internal turmoil at ActBlue.

Europe Pushes for a Gentler Internet for Children

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Jeanna Smialek
The European Union and national capitals are trying to make social media and algorithms less addictive and safer, especially for children.

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Stéphanie Mistre, whose daughter, Marie Le Tiec, ended her life in 2021 at age 15, has become an activist for children’s online safety.
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