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Businessman accused of bribing Sen. Menendez had deep ties to Egypt: Wael Hana’s extensive ties to the Egyptian government included arranging the shipment of military equipment from the U.S., associates say

Trump tries to embrace Black Lives Matter, a group he previously said ‘hates our country’

Hunter Biden offers to testify publicly before House panel: Escalation of battle with House GOP comes in response to a subpoena for a closed-door session

CIA director pushes big hostage deal in secret meeting with Mossad chief: The meeting in Qatar comes as William Burns takes on a central role navigating the crisis for President Biden

U.S. prosecutors allege assassination plot of Sikh separatist directed by Indian government employee

Elon Musk boosts Pizzagate conspiracy theory that led to D.C. gunfire: The far-right theory motivated a gunman to fire multiple rounds inside the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Northwest Washington in 2016. Musk boosted the theory to his 164 million followers anyway.

A rural post office was told to prioritize Amazon packages. Chaos ensued.

How the suburbs could become 15-minute cities