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Senate takes major first step to prevent future shutdowns with painful accountability play

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate is one step closer to adding painful consequences for lawmakers who choose to shut down the government.  The upper chamber on Wednesday unanimously advanced a resolution from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., that, if passed, would prevent lawmakers from getting paid during future shutdowns. It comes … Read more

Alabama AG makes Supreme Court play that could deal decisive blow in redistricting war

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Alabama’s top law enforcement officer filed a Supreme Court challenge aimed at overturning a prior ruling that limited Republicans in decennial redistricting, after a recent Louisiana case raised questions about how the court previously ruled there. Louisiana’s “Callais” ruling struck down the state’s map, including districts centered … Read more

He’s accused of running a Chinese spy outpost. His lawyer says it was a place to play ping-pong

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NEW YORK — The plain, glass-clad building stands six stories between a hotel, a spa and a coffee shop in the heart of Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood. U.S. prosecutors say it was a secret Chinese spy outpost, with orders from Beijing to silence, harass and intimidate pro-democracy dissidents in the U.S., and a banner inside that … Read more

Fowl play: The criminals stealing elite racing pigeons

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Tom Van Gaver awoke to find that someone had broken in and swiped his most prized possession, a 1-pound pigeon named Finn. The untrained eye wouldn’t detect anything special in the 11-inch-tall pigeon, but Finn was incredibly quick and strong. By the time he was 1, he had won multiple championships in Belgium. He was … Read more

Polymarket tries to show it can play by the rules

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Four years after Polymarket paid $1.4 million to settle with U.S. regulators and barred bets from American users, the explosive case against a soldier charged with trading on classified information is offering the prediction market a chance to come in from the cold. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles … Read more