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U.S. Unveils Multibillion-Dollar Border Plan Using Drones, Biometrics and New Barriers

The Department of Homeland Security announced an expanded southern border enforcement program combining autonomous aerial surveillance, biometric screening and additional physical barriers to deter illegal crossings and smuggling.
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Merz Rebukes AfD Expansion in Saxony-Anhalt
NFL Secures Global Broadcasting and Streaming Deal Worth More Than $10 Billion
NASA Completes Major Artemis Lunar Landing Simulation
Hollywood Studios and Writers Resume Talks Over Streaming Pay and Artificial Intelligence
Major U.S. Retailers Plan Hundreds of Store Closures Amid Theft and Shift to E-Commerce
CDC Issues National Advisory Over New Respiratory Virus Variant Ahead of Winter
FTC Approves $40 Billion Pharmaceutical Deal With Drug Pricing and Divestiture Conditions
EPA Tightens U.S. Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
U.S. Declares Agricultural Disasters Across Midwest as Drought Damages Corn and Soybean Crops
FDIC Proposes Higher Capital Requirements for U.S. Regional Banks
U.S. Housing Affordability Falls to Lowest Level in More Than Four Decades
FBI Dismantles International Ransomware Network Targeting U.S. Hospitals
U.S. Unveils Multibillion-Dollar Border Plan Using Drones, Biometrics and New Barriers
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Requires Rejection of Undated Mail-In Ballots
Supreme Court Temporarily Freezes Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Major Case on Social Media Content Moderation
Medicare Finalizes Negotiated Prices for 10 Major Prescription Drugs
U.S. and European Union Reach Agreement to Expand American LNG Export Infrastructure
U.S. Awards $8 Billion for New Semiconductor Plants in Ohio and Indiana
United Auto Workers Authorize Nationwide Strike Against Three Major U.S. Automakers
U.S. Justice Department Files Major Antitrust Case Against Two Leading Cloud Computing Companies
White House Unveils National AI Strategy Focused on Research, Energy and Quantum Computing
Pentagon Redeploys Carrier Strike Group to Philippine Sea After Chinese Military Drills
Federal Reserve Signals Possible Pause in Rate Cuts as Core Inflation Strengthens
U.S. Government Shutdown Risk Rises as Congress Remains Divided Over Stopgap Funding
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Congress Advances Competing Stopgap Bills to Reduce Risk of U.S. Government Shutdown
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Trump Threatens Broad Trade Restrictions Unless Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates
Trump Downplays Six-Month U.S. Conflict With Iran Despite $37 Billion Cost and 18 Military Deaths
Germany’s AfD Surges in Saxony-Anhalt Election, Deepening Pressure on Mainstream Parties
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Russian Forces Resume Heavy Strikes on Kyiv After U.S.-Led Peace Talks End Without Breakthrough
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