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Trump’s lawyer refused his request in February to say all documents returned

After 15 boxes of government records were sent to the National Archives in January, attorney Alex Cannon thought Donald Trump might have more records at Mar-a-Lago, people familiar with the matter said.

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Refuting annexation, Ukrainian forces push on from Lyman toward Luhansk

With Moscow mobilizing 300,000 or more new soldiers, Kyiv is pushing to recapture as much occupied territory as possible before Russia's reinforcements arrive.

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Florida faced a housing crisis. Ian has made it worse.

Rent and home prices were already high before the hurricane destroyed residences and left thousands to wonder where they would live next.

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U.S.: Oath Keepers, Rhodes attacked ‘bedrock of democracy’ on Jan. 6

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes’s attorney said in court Monday in the first seditious conspiracy trial of the sprawling Jan. 6 investigation that members of the group came to Washington as “peacekeeping” security guards.

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U.S. Soccer ‘failed’ women’s players, report finds, as new abuse claims emerge

An investigation by Sally Q. Yates, the former acting attorney general, found that officials failed to respond “when confronted with player reports and evidence of abuse.”

Herschel Walker denies report that he paid for girlfriend’s abortion

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