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Texas chain Trump Burger has now seen two of its owners arrested by the ICE agents they champion. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP / Getty Images)

MAGA immigrant loyalist detained under policies he cheered

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Vice President JD Vance continues to push the Trump diplomatic agenda. After an interview, social media takes sides with very different views of who won. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

Vance and Welker exchange sparks dueling narratives online

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Sometimes, a potato chip is a potato chip. Sometimes, it's a bag of money. That's just New York politics these days. (Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / Getty Images)

Cuomo uses potato chip scandal to needle Adams

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Since Garcia's abduction earlier this year, citizens have been rallying across the country to bring him home. Now that it looks like they succeeded, the Trump administration is still trying to find a way to deport the Maryland father. (Astrid Riecken / Getty Images)

García released, but faces potential removal to Uganda

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Hooters’ bankruptcy prompts rebrand to “tacky, family-friendly”

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In 1996, Erik (L) and Lyle (R) Menendez were convicted of killing their parents. After a social media push and recent Netflix true crime series and documentaries, their case was reexamined. The brothers were denied parole this week and remain in jail. (KIM KULISH / Stringer / Getty Images)

Parole board unmoved by Menendez brothers’ media resurgence

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British legendary actor Terrance Stamp dies at age 87. His career spanned six decades and made him iconic for fans as the villainous General Zod in Superman and Superman II and Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. (JIMI CELESTE / Patrick McMullan / Getty Images)

Terence Stamp, General Zod and film icon, dead at 87

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LA Mayor Karen Bass and other Black mayors push back against President Donald Trump's claims that their cities are now "lawless." These cities are actually seeing major decreases in violent crime this year. (MediaNews Group / Los Angeles Daily News / Getty Images)

Black mayors challenge Trump’s lawless narrative

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Pope Leo XIV hosts the homeless and poor for a mass and lunch. He attributes his faith as something to be lived out not just talked about. (Galazka / Vatican Pool-Corbis / Getty Images)

Pope Leo XIV breaks bread with society’s margins

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Crossing the border has been a hotspot for ICE, and many people have been caught up in their broad net without due process, including a Washington resident and her son. (ANDREJ IVANOV / Getty Images)

Mom and child detained over visa error released from US facility

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Air Canada passengers face long delays and cancellations while the cabin crew strikes. This is causing over 130,000 passengers to find new flights in, out and around Canada. (ANDREJ IVANOV / Getty Images)

Cabin crew walk out as pay dispute halts Air Canada flights

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Contestants from the hit extreme weight loss reality TV show (2004-2016) celebrate their weight loss by running a half-marathon. But a new documentary gives a behind the scenes look that all might not be as picture perfect as seen on TV. (Andy Kropa / Getty Images)

Netflix doc exposes Biggest Loser’s hidden health costs

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Trump and Putin meet in Alaska for supposed peace talks. No resolution, a brief no-question press conference, and maybe Moscow next time. Zelenskyy noticeably absent and uninvited to meet Trump next week. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

No deal in Alaska: Trump, Putin talk peace, with no resolution

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August is already filled with multiple incidents of gun violence across the country with seemingly nothing in common. Except guns. (gorodenkoff / Getty Images)

From Times Square to Montana, shootings reveal ongoing U.S. gun crisis

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McDonald's is having a moment. People are realizing how much fast food is going up, after a viral post about their pricey breakfast hash browns. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

McDonald’s breakfast favorite sparks viral price complaints

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AOL is saying "Goodbye!" for the final time as it sunsets its dial-up internet services, ending an era many call their introduction to the internet. (The Washington Post / Getty Images)

Goodbye to dial-up: AOL closes a chapter in web history

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From Paris Fashion Week to TikTok stars, Labubus are the toy craze of the moment and raking in thousands of dollars to retailers and resellers. Enough for some criminals to steal $7,000 worth of them. (Edward Berthelot / Getty Images)

Labubu mania is here and even burglars are buying in

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Outspoken Trump supporter Dean Cain announced he will join ICE now that they've removed the age cap. He'll also get a $50,000 signing bonus. And Hollywood has thoughts. (DOMINIC GWINN / Contributor / Getty Images)

Dean Cain becomes an ICE agent amid Hollywood backlash

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Jen Pawol makes her debut Saturday as the first female umpire to work a regular season MLB game. (Brandon Sloter / Getty Images)

Jen Pawol, first woman to umpire MLB game, debuts Saturday

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Jim Lovell died this week at age 97. The former astronaut is most well-known as the cool-headed commander of the storied and problematic Apollo 13 mission. He was a lifelong promoter of space exploration. (Bettmann / Contributor / Getty Images)

Astronaut Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 leader, dead at 97

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Former President Joe Biden speaks at the National Bar Association gala in Chicago on July 31, 2025, warning that the nation faces “dark days” under Donald Trump’s leadership. Biden urged Black judges and lawyers to defend democracy, civil rights and judicial independence. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Biden warns of “dark days” under Trump in Chicago speech

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YouTube influencers MrBeast and Mark Rober are pooling their efforts to help raise $40m for clean water projects. (Noam Galai / Getty Images)

Clickbait and clean water: YouTubers are the new philanthropists

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Trump paved over the lawn in the Rose Garden this Spring and has plans for a $200m ballroom expanding the White House. (JIM WATSON / AFP / Getty Images)

Trump expands White House with Rose Garden overhaul, $200m ballroom

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A coordinated search is underway as police hunt for the suspect, a troubled Army and National Guard veteran, responsible for the deadly Montana bar shooting. (csfotoimages / Getty Images)

Four dead in Montana bar shooting; veteran suspect still sought

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