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Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Tuesday. On Friday in federal court, Mangione pleaded guilty on federal stalking charges.
Steven Hirsch
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Pool New York Post
Mangione pleads guilty in federal court, leaving fate of state trial uncertain
Brian Mann
Mangione has pleaded guilty to stalking charges in connection with the death of Brian Thompson, a health care executive. A separate judge will decide the future of Mangione's state trial.
A shopper pushes a cart through a grocery store aisle in Cleveland, Texas.
Sandy Guatibonza
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La Esquina TX via AP
We learned 5 important things about the economy this week
Scott Horsley, Alina Selyukh
Afghan school boys wear Taliban-imposed uniforms of turbans and long tunics in a school in Herat. The government has put more focus on religious education since returning to power on August 15, 2021.
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via Getty Images
The Taliban has taken a terrible toll on the education of girls -- and boys as well
Fatima Faizi
FILE - Motorcyclist ride along a street in Niamey, Niger, Thursday, June 18, 2026.
AP Photo
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AP
U.S. missionary who was kidnapped in Niger is released
Jewel Bright
Texas Standard
HUD wants to overhaul a homelessness response program. Some Texas communities are worried
A federal judge recently blocked a second attempt by the Trump administration to overhaul a homeless response program that critics say would put over 5,000 Texans at risk for reentering...
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Officials say data centers can boost local economies. In Abilene, they have spurred a housing crisis
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