The first month of the third Trump campaign might be remembered for how former President Donald Trump himself was nowhere to be seen but everywhere to be found — and that was before the “major announcement” of how to turn $99 into animations of the former president shooting lasers from his eyes.

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ST. LOUIS — A Missouri prisoner sentenced to die Jan. 3 for stabbing an ex-girlfriend to death 19 years ago in Earth City is asking Gov. Mike Parson for mercy.

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A family dog is being hailed as a hero after it protected two young girls who wandered off and got lost in the Louisiana woods for hours.

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(The Center Square) – With Title 42 enforcement ending Wednesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the leaders of other border states are preparing for an expected deluge of illegal entries into the U.S

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Tens of thousands of New England and New York residents were without power Saturday morning after the region was hit with the first significant snowfall of the season, bringing heavy, wet snow. The powerful Nor’easter dumped 2 feet of snow in some places.

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(The Center Square) – Small businesses around the country still see inflation as a top concern this Christmas season.

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A report published by the Associated Press Thursday highlighted the devastating impact inflation is having on America’s seniors. While the CPI report released earlier this week showed inflation fell to 7.1%, lower than expected, that is still much higher than the 2% goal that Congress set for the Federal Reserve.

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A Tennessee man already awaiting trial for assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol was charged again Friday with plotting to kill the federal agents who investigated him and planning to attack the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Knoxville, Tenn., field office.

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(The Center Square) – Another group of workers in Illinois have rallied and voted to kick a union out of their workplace

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(The Center Square) – House Republicans have made it clear they plan to use their newfound majority to investigate the origins of COVID-19.

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