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Authorities say at least 73 people have died in Johannesburg when a nighttime fire ripped through a five-story building that had been used by homeless people and squatters.

Clarence Thomas officially discloses private trips on GOP donor Harlan Crow’s plane  CNN Justice Thomas Reports Private Trips With Harlan Crow  The New York Times Clarence Thomas releases first financial disclosure since facing barrage of ethics attacks  Fox News Justice Thomas says he

Trump inflated net worth by more than $2 billion per New York Attorney General  NBC News Donald Trump accused of inflating net worth by $2bn in New York civil case – live  The Guardian US Excerpts From Trump’s Deposition With the New

Trump offers advice to Ramaswamy: ‘Be a little bit careful’ with what you say so you aren’t ‘controversial’  Fox News From Trump to Vivek: The GOP Is Primed for Another Charismatic Phony  Vanity Fair “Would Make A Very Good…”: Trump’s Big Praise

Federal judge sets Trump trial date in election interference case  NBC News Trump claims he’ll appeal his D.C. trial date. That’s a loser idea.  MSNBC Analysis | How Trump’s March 4 trial date works with the Republican delegate math  The Washington Post

An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, adding to signs of cooling price increases and raising the likelihood that the Fed will leave interest rates unchanged when it next meets in late September.

Transgender woman Maya Gurung had hoped to march at Nepal’s Pride parade Thursday with her legally recognized husband — but a landmark ruling to give LGBTQ couples greater marriage rights appears stalled. The Supreme Court in June issued an interim

Hurricane Idalia updates: Florida assesses damage; South Carolina sees flooding  NPR Idalia causes widespread flooding, heavy damage along Carolina coast  WCNC In Tampa Bay’s flooded Idalia aftermath, asking why  Tampa Bay Times Editorial: Idalia’s predicted impact is minimal, but it’s best to be

Donald Trump Blasts New Mask Mandates: ‘We Will Not Comply’  Newsweek

Anti-Trump Republican group launches ad in Arizona, Wisconsin, Georgia  USA TODAY