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AG Bondi faces heat from White House, Trump allies over Epstein files release

Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- When more than a dozen MAGA-aligned activists and social media influencers gathered at the White House last week, they had no idea they were about to be handed binders titled "Epstein Files: Phase 1"-- and neither did senior White House officials who organized the event, according to multiple sources familiar with the event.Attorney General Pam Bondi and her team did not inform White House officials in advance that she planned to distribute the binders, which contained […]

todayMarch 4, 2025

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Trump’s attorneys argue his New York hush money appeal should be moved into federal court

Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Attorneys for President Donald Trump, appealing Trump's New York hush money conviction, argued in a court filing Tuesday that their appeal should be moved into federal court because prosecutors relied on evidence related to his official acts as president.Trump was convicted last year on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York State Supreme Court, but he is trying to move his appeal into federal court.On Tuesday, Trump's attorneys argued in a filing to the […]

todayMarch 4, 2025

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Woman bitten by alligator in Florida

Lea McQuillan / 500px/Getty Images(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- The woman was paddling at Tiger Creek Preserve in Polk County at the time of the incident on Monday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.She was taken to a hospital in unknown condition to be treated for her injuries, the agency said.A trapper was sent to the scene to remove the alligator, the commission said. The preserve is about 65 miles south of Orlando.The commission said serious injuries from alligators are […]

todayMarch 4, 2025

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Major cross-country storm moves east, bringing severe thunderstorms to the South on Mardi Gras Day

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A major cross-country storm is moving east, bringing severe thunderstorms to the South on Mardi Gras Day before heading to the East Coast on Wednesday.More than 400,000 customers lost power in Texas on Tuesday morning.Damage was reported in Irving, Texas, near Dallas, and winds gusted to 62 mph near Abilene, Texas, as the storm blew through in the morning.In Oklahoma, residents woke up to a tornado, wind gusts over 80 mph and flash flooding.Now, the storm […]

todayMarch 4, 2025

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Spring break travel forecast: What you need to know

Dougal Waters/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Families are gearing up for spring break travel, with 173 million Americans expected to take to the skies in March and April.Whether you're packing for a relaxing beach vacation or preparing to explore a new city, here's what you need to know before heading to the airport:U.S. airlines expect to carry 173 million passengers from March 1 to April 30 -- up 4% from the same time last year, according to Airlines for America.Airfare for […]

todayMarch 4, 2025

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During immigration raid, DHS Secretary Noem says ICE bringing ‘consequences’

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with ABC News Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott during an ICE raid in Virginia on March 4, 2025. (ABC News)(RICHMOND, VA) -- Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is bringing "consequences" during raids in Virginia on Tuesday."There is consequences," said Noem, who was present during the pre-operation debrief. The raids were assisted by the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms […]

todayMarch 4, 2025

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Couple arrested for trying to board American Airlines flight without authorization: Police

Rob Atherton via Getty Images(MIAMI) -- A couple was arrested after allegedly attempting to board an American Airlines flight without authorization, leading to a physical altercation in which one individual allegedly threw coffee on an airline staff member, police said.The incident occurred on Sunday at Miami International Airport as passengers were preparing to board American Airlines flight 2494 traveling from Miami to Cancún.Rafael Seirafe-Novaes and Beatriz Rapoport-De-Campos-Maia "ignored the signs and verbal commands from the ticket agent" and allegedly pushed […]

todayMarch 4, 2025

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Jay-Z files defamation lawsuit against former accuser, her attorneys

Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter filed a defamation suit Monday against an Alabama woman who claimed he raped her when she was 13 in a since-withdrawn civil lawsuit.Carter's lawsuit said the woman, identified as Jane Doe, timed her claim "to inflict maximum pain and suffering on Mr. Carter" to extort payments from him.The lawsuit also named the woman's attorneys, Tony Buzbee and David Fortney, whom Jay-Z alleged "were soullessly motivated by greed, in […]

todayMarch 4, 2025

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Arsonist sets fire to Tesla charging stations: Police

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images(LITTLETON, MA) -- Police in Massachusetts are investigating fires that appear to have been “intentionally set” that destroyed seven Tesla charging stations, police said.The fires were first reported at approximately 1:10 a.m. on Monday morning when the Littleton Police Department in Massachusetts were dispatched to The Point Shopping Center due to reports of several fires at the Tesla charging stations there, according to a statement from the Littleton Police Department.“Chief Matthew Pinard reports that the Littleton Police Department […]

todayMarch 4, 2025

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