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Capitol Hill was rocked over the weekend by the circulation of an explicit video of two men apparently having sex in a congressional hearing room. The eight-second pornographic clip, first posted Friday evening by right-wing media website the Daily Caller,

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Lai, 76, was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement under the sweeping national security law enacted following huge protests four years ago. (Image credit: Kin Cheung/AP)

Pressure mounts on Israel to renew cease-fire talks after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza  PBS NewsHour Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, Gaza humanitarian crisis, IDF accused of church shooting  CNN Israel faces new calls for truce after killing

Ex-Senate staffer in alleged sex tape snafu may have exposed himself to legal trouble: expert  New York Post Senate aide out of job after purported sex tape apparently filmed in Senate hearing room  CNN Senate staffer fired after X-rated film appeared to

Britain has called on China to end its prosecution of media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai whose long-awaited national security trial has started in Hong Kong.

Intense storm hits East Coast with damaging winds and heavy rain  CNN Nor’easter causes 4th-highest tide level at Charleston Harbor; record rainfall at airport  ABC NEWS 4 East Coast storm packs threats of flooding, high winds, severe weather that could disrupt early

Trump targets undocumented immigrants in Nevada speech as he leans into anti-immigrant rhetoric in early voting states  CNN Trump’s rhetoric in final campaign sprint goes to new dark extremes  CNN Authoritarianism Expert Spots Trump Line Showing Who He’ll Target After Immigrants  HuffPost Fox

HONG KONG — A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law imposed by Beijing to crush dissidents. Lai, 76, was arrested

Trump Defends 6 Republicans Charged in Scheme to Overturn His 2020 Loss  The New York Times Trump targets undocumented immigrants in Nevada speech as he leans into anti-immigrant rhetoric in early voting states  CNN Donald Trump rally Sunday at Reno-Sparks Convention Center  Reno