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Pelosi has hip replacement surgery at US military hospital in Germany after fall

Merit Street Media | Dec 14, 2024

Washington — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an...

US officials had direct contact with Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says

Merit Street Media | Dec 14, 2024

Amazon and Meta to contribute $1M to Trump’s inauguration fund

Merit Street Media | Dec 14, 2024

New York — Amazon is planning to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration fund, a move that comes as major tech companies...

Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after she 'sustained an injury' on official trip to Luxembourg

Merit Street Media | Dec 13, 2024

Washington — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hospitalized after she “sustained an injury” during an official engagement in Luxembourg,...

US senator says mysterious drones spotted in New Jersey should be 'shot down, if necessary'

Merit Street Media | Dec 13, 2024

Toms River, N.J. — A U.S. senator has called for mysterious drones spotted flying at night over sensitive areas in New Jersey and other parts of the...

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

Merit Street Media | Dec 12, 2024

Washington — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement...

Trump named Time's Person of the Year, rings the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell

Merit Street Media | Dec 12, 2024

New York — President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by...

Two prominent real estate brokers and their brother charged in NYC sex trafficking case

Merit Street Media | Dec 11, 2024

New York, NY — Federal prosecutors charged two prominent real estate brokers and their brother in a sex trafficking scheme, alleging they baited,...

FBI Director says he intends to resign at end of Biden's term in January

Merit Street Media | Dec 11, 2024

Washington — FBI Director Christopher Wray told the bureau workforce Wednesday that he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden's term in...

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout

Merit Street Media | Dec 10, 2024

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump's pick for intelligence chief, Tulsi Gabbard, faced fresh scrutiny Monday on Capitol Hill about her...