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 (DIR)  * Savannah Guthrie intends to return to the ‘Today’ show, sources say
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 (DIR)  * The Trump administration is about to release billions in disaster aid. Several blue states won’t be included
 (DIR)  * Housecleaner says she bought drugs Kouri Richins allegedly used to kill spouse: ‘Please tell me these pills were not for him’
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 (DIR)  * Here are the key developments in the weekslong search for Nancy Guthrie
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 (DIR)  * Hillary Clinton says she answered every question on Epstein and decries GOP for keeping deposition private
 (DIR)  * Trump’s Iran options seemed vast with the US buildup but are fast narrowing
 (DIR)  * Justice Department prosecutor says in court he wasn’t told by higher-ups to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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 (DIR)  * Ken Paxton’s daughter defends him after a John Cornyn ad accuses him of ‘dirty deeds’
 (DIR)  * Despite Trump push for voter ID law, Senate Republicans say votes aren’t there to change filibuster rules
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 (DIR)  * As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability
 (DIR)  * A pivotal chapter of American history is closing with Jesse Jackson’s death
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 (DIR)  * Polls show increasing concerns about Trump’s mental acuity
 (DIR)  * As Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance nears one month, other Tucson families have been waiting decades for answers
 (DIR)  * FBI Director Kash Patel ousts personnel tied to Trump classified documents probe
 (DIR)  * Cuba says its forces kill four in gunfight after Florida speedboat tries to ‘infiltrate’ island
 (DIR)  * Texas grand jury rejects indictments in fatal shooting of US citizen by federal immigration agent
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 (DIR)  * Larry Summers to retire from Harvard amid Epstein scandal
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