A pair of prominent Senate Democrats said Friday they plan to introduce legislation targeting the "oppressive regime" of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and his efforts to "steal" the July 28 election. Spurred on by the Federal Reserve Board's half-point cut in interest rates, the stock market closed out a buoyant week on Friday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending in record-high territory. Georgia's state election board, dominated by supporters of former President Donald Trump, on Friday approved a controversial measure requiring hand-counting of ballots that critics say could create chaos in November. The mystery of an SUV seen perched on top of a Florida dumpster was revealed to have involved a poorly-timed parking job, a construction site and a forklift. A Turkish man with a talent for basketball trick shots earned his third Guinness World Records title by sinking a blindfolded hook shot from 65 feet and 7 inches away. Two men are set to appear in federal court Friday after being arrested on charges of stealing and laundering $230 million in cryptocurrency from a victim in Washington D.C., authorities announced. Ohio pastor William Dunfee was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay $12,000 for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by a violent pro-Trump mob. A Chinese zoo exhibit is raising controversy online after a video showed a pair of dogs with their fur colored to look like pandas. The Secret Service's leader said Friday the agency is instituting a "paradigm shift" in how it carries out its mission as it nears completion of its internal probe of the assassination attempt against Donald Trump. The Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday an approval of a new self- and caregiver-administered nose spray against the flu. The federal government on Friday awarded $1.1 million to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct satellite monitoring of potentially destructive floods and ice-jam events in Alaska. Gwen Stefani has released a new song about moving on after heartbreak. The Labor Department Friday said $203 million in grants are being awarded to provide job training and career services to low-income older people who want to re-enter the workforce. A Virginia man made a stop to buy an energy drink and ended up winning a $1 million prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket. Kentucky on Wednesday joined nearly two dozen states in banning the anti-LGBTQ practice of "conversion therapy" as Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive action into law. Jacoby Brissett will remain the New England Patriots' starting quarterback, coach Jerod Mayo said Friday, less than 24 hours after rookie Drake Maye was given snaps in a loss to the New York Jets. Pitbull is set to kick off his first Las Vegas residency in five years. In a rare unanimous bipartisan vote in the House, the body passed legislation that would increase Secret Service protection for the two presidential nominees and their running mates. The Federal Trade Commission on Friday filed lawsuits against three prescription drug benefit managers or PBMs over concerns the companies are artificially inflating the list price of insulin drugs. De'Von Achane and Josh Jacobs are among UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's five must-start fantasy football running backs for Week 3. China will soon begin easing an import ban on all Japanese seafood, after alleviating concerns related to monitoring treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, officials said Friday. Eight firefighters battling the Airport Fire were hurt, six critically, Thursday evening in Irvine, Calif., when a fire truck rolled over as they returned from working to contain the wildfire. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an emergency request to place Green Party candidate Jill Stein on the presidential ballot in a state where the race between the major candidates is expected to be razor-thin close. Katy Perry's new album, "143," dropped on Friday Heavy-duty endurance exercise can cause body fat levels to drop without any accompanying weight loss, a new small-scale study indicates. |
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