A federal judge in Illinois has rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to enforce arrest warrants for Democrats who fled the Lone Star State earlier this month to block Republican redistricting plans.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/14/Illinois-judge-rejects-Texas-arrest-request/5301755145870/

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Top-level wins during the weekend in New York and Germany could have Godolphin runners converging on the Breeders' Cup Turf in November; all the weekend horse racing results.

https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2025/08/11/horse-racing-Godolphin-Breeders-Cup/4411754916803/

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A mysterious light spotted in the night sky over the eastern United States sparked UFO speculation online, but was likely the result of a rocket launch.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/08/13/mysterious-light-eastern-United-States-rocket/1341755104376/

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"The Big Bang Theory" icon Simon Helberg told UPI he signed on to star in "Poker Face" because the mystery dramedy gives him the rare chance to play the hero.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/07/10/simon-helberg-poker-face-interview/6541752083593/

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The 20th anniversary of the July 7, 2005, attacks on London's transit system by Islamic extremists that killed 52 people and injured more than 700 was remembered with ceremonies and the laying of flowers across the city.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/07/07/remembers-July-7-terror-attacks/5731751876482/

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Australia has reinstated Lebanese-born artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino to represent the country at the 2026 Venice Biennale after they were dropped earlier this year.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/07/02/australia-reinstates-artists-venice-biennale/5451751507577/

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The Trump administration has approved California Gov. Gavin Newsom's request for disaster relief following last month's riots in downtown Los Angeles, the Small Business Administration announced Tuesday.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/07/01/trump-administration-approves-los-angeles-protests-disaster-relief/5561751420483/

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Moderna's new flu vaccine, based on the same mRNA technology used in its COVID-19 shot, showed promising results in a major trial, the company announced.

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/07/01/flu-vaccine-moderna-seniors/4961751389440/

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Returns detonated off Coco Gauff's racket and sprayed the red brick dust of Roland-Garros, unraveling Aryna Sabalenka en route to the American's second career Grand Slam crown Saturday in the French Open final.

https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2025/06/07/france-Coco-Gauff-tames-Aryna-Sabalenka-French-Open/8401749303116/

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President Donald Trump's new travel ban, like the earlier ones, will not significantly improve national security and public safety in the United States.

https://www.upi.com/Voices/2025/06/06/travel-ban-lacks-false-justification/6151749218478/

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The jury in the Erin Patterson mushroom meal murder trial was told Thursday it will likely be weeks before it ends as Patterson spent her fourth straight day on the witness stand.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/06/05/Australia-Erin-Patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-lunch-poison/1961749121115/

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Indian and Pakistani officials were scheduled to hold direct talks Monday to build on a U.S.-brokered cease-fire between the nuclear-armed Asian rivals that came into force over the weekend.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/05/12/India-Pakistan-discuss-cease-fire-details/1531747038096/

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Blizzard Entertainment announced that "Overwatch 2" is collaborating with classic Capcom fighting game series "Street Fighter."

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2025/05/09/Overwatch2-Street-Fighter/2351746797223/

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The Republican candidate for North Carolina's state Supreme Court on Wednesday ended his six-month effort to overturn the election result against a Democrat.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/05/07/NC-Supreme-Court-race-decided-Republican-conceds/7281746666095/

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The Cincinnati Reds demoted struggling closer Alexis Diaz to the Triple-A Louisville Bats, they announced Thursday.

https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/MLB/2025/05/01/Cincinnati-Reds-demote-closer-Alexis-Diaz/9771746118807/

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Computers, smartphones and other electronics are now exempt from President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/04/12/Electronics-exempted-from-latest-round-of-Trump-tariffs/7901744478011/

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Duda Farm Fresh Foods Friday recalled celery sticks sold at Walmart due to Listeria contamination. They have a best-used date of March 23, 2025 but some consumers may have frozen them.

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/04/11/Listeria-contaminated-celery-sticks-Walmart-Duda/8431744391171/

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Netflix and Capcom's "Devil May Cry" animated series has been renewed for a second season, the streaming service announced Thursday.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2025/04/10/Devil-May-Cry-Netflix/2621744303528/

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More than 500,000 people across the United States showed up to protests of President Donald Trump's "authoritarian overreach and billionaire-backed agenda" at more than 1,400 events nationwide.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/04/08/anti-Trump-protests-nationwide/6321743859607/

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Actress Ellen Pompeo said she would "always pop in and out" of "Grey's Anatomy" when she stopped by the "Jennifer Hudson Show" Wednesday.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/04/02/ellen-pompeo-greys-anatomy-future/6571743598552/

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One of the two otters that escaped from a Wisconsin zoo during a snowstorm has been captured, while the other otter remains missing.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/04/02/New-Zoo-Green-Bay-Wisconsin-otter-found/7031743613498/

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A French lawmaker says the United States should return New York's Statue of Liberty because America now sides with "tyrants."

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/03/17/France-return-Statue-of-Liberty-Raphael-Glucksmann/9741742239756/

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The Trump administration has deported hundreds of Venezuelan migrants from the United States to El Salvador whom it alleges are gang members despite a court order preventing their expulsion.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/03/16/trump-defies-court-deports-gang-members-el-salvador/5001742151085/

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Four new astronauts arrived at the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon on Sunday. Their arrival finally provides a way home for two NASA astronauts who have been on the ISS since June 2024.

https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2025/03/16/crew-dragon-iss-stranded-astronauts/5111742143933/

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The Tennessee Titans agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $2.5 million with free agent wide receiver Van Jefferson, a source familiar with the deal told UPI on Wednesday.

https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NFL/2025/03/12/Tennessee-Titans-one-year-deal-Van-Jefferson/9371741788794/

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A court in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, sentenced former president Mikheil Saakashvili to nine years in prison after being convicted of embezzling millions of dollars of public funds to cover personal expenses.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/03/12/Georgia-former-president-Saakashvili-receives-long-prison-sentence/7971741780009/

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A dedicated gamer broke a Guinness World Record by beating 1985's classic "Super Mario Bros." with a time of 4 minutes and 54.565 seconds.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/11/Guinness-World-Records-Super-Mario-speedrun/3431741724593/

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