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A longtime teleprompter operator for President Donald Trump has been accused of making more than $100,000 by using prediction markets to make winning bets on the content of his speeches, federal officials said Thursday.

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Sen. Thom Tillis on Thursday set a new condition for his vote to confirm Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to attorney general: He wants Blanche to meet with Epstein victims first.

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URBANA, Ill. — Six-term Democratic state Rep. Carol Ammons and her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, each pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges handed up earlier this month by a grand jury.

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A neurosurgeon was recently paid $4,485 to remove a brain tumor, but the doctor’s surgical assistant received a fee from Minnesota’s UnitedHealthcare that was more than 10 times larger — $55,000.

The reason?

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As thick smoke blanketed Metro Detroit on Thursday from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota, health officials are urging residents to take precautions.

Dr. Avani Sheth, chief medical health officer for Wayne County Health, ...Read more

CHICAGO — Metal, the final frontier. Joining the musical lineup at Riot Fest in September is the debut of William Shatner’s new heavy metal band The *Uckers.

The band will be added to the bill on Sunday and will ...Read more

NEW YORK — The New York City Council on Thursday approved a bill to send $10,000 in checks to low-paid teacher aides, despite questions about the legality of pay bumps outside of collective bargaining.

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Despite skipping over his annual donation to the Gates Foundation, Warren Buffett downplayed Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates’ relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a mistake he might have made himself.

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A newly surfaced recording of a personal phone call between United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and the union's court-appointed monitor discussing the Israel-Hamas war sheds new light on the fraught relationship ...Read more

It is hard to keep a good convention down.

One year after Hollywood’s largest studios stayed away from Comic-Con International, they are back in force next week. The biggest of them all, Marvel Studios, will return to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Emmy winner Julia Garner and Grammy-nominated musician Mark Foster have reportedly hit pause on their marriage.

"Ozark" star Garner, 32, and the Foster the People front man, 42, separated after nearly six ...Read more

NBC's "Today" show cast and crew dealt with an unexpected and unwelcome guest off-screen Thursday who was ultimately arrested by New York police.

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Only one House Democrat from Pennsylvania voted against an amendment on Wednesday that would have ended aid to Israel.

The rest backed the measure along with the majority of Democrats in the chamber, highlighting shifts ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he will opt out of the city’s matching funds program — which would have imposed limits on how big his war chest can get — in his run for a second term.

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Taylor Frankie Paul is being accused of having “abused” or “neglected” her children, according to concerns leveled by Utah officials, as sources linked to the reality star has spoken out against the release of such...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a prominent figure in national Democratic politics, said in an interview Thursday that the wildfire smoke blanketing Michigan and other places in the United States was a "...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Olivia Dean and the Killers will headline a new Santa Monica music festival in September.

Ocean Way, from Coachella promoter Goldenvoice, will debut Sept. 26-27 on the beach in Santa Monica. Named after ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Chloe Fineman is saying goodbye to "Saturday Night Live."

"After 7 wonderful seasons at SNL I have decided it's time for my next chapter," the actor wrote Thursday on Instagram. Fineman joined "SNL" at the...Read more

CHICAGO — Metal, the final frontier. Joining the musical lineup at Riot Fest in September is the debut of William Shatner’s new heavy metal band The *Uckers.

The band will be added to the bill on Sunday and will ...Read more

The U.S. launched fresh strikes against Iran on Thursday, the fifth straight day of attacks as shipping traffic slumped in the critical Strait of Hormuz.

The attacks began at 2 p.m. ET, according to U.S. Central Command, ...Read more