What to Know About Serial Killer Ted Bundy and His Rampage of Violence

Ted Bundy’s rampage of violence spanned at least four years and left dozens of victims behind, including at least 30 women and girls who were killed — and several others who escaped or survived despite serious injuries. Though the serial killer has been dead for nearly 40 years, the tally of his confirmed victims continues …

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DHS Cancels Policy Requiring Secretary to Review Contracts Over $100,000

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne ⁠Mullin on Wednesday rescinded a policy requiring ​the secretary to approve contracts over $100,000, the Department of Homeland ‌Security said. The news followed ‌a re-evaluation of the department’s contract process, DHS ⁠said, ⁠while adding that Mullin wanted to make sure the ​department is serving American …

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Australia Hits Gambling Advertising, Advocates Say Not Hard Enough

By Byron Kaye and Christine Chen SYDNEY, April 2 (Reuters) – Australia said ⁠it ⁠would ban gambling advertisements featuring celebrities and ⁠limit online gambling advertisements to internet users over 18, an attempt to appease public ​health concerns but falling short of measures recommended by its own inquiry. Nearly three years since his government’s review recommended …

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Read the Complete Transcript of Trump’s Address to the Nation

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on the war against Iran, delivered Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as transcribed by The Associated Press: My fellow Americans, good evening. Let me begin by congratulating the team at NASA and our brave astronauts on the successful launch of Artemis II, it was quite something. …

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Taiwan Military Says Budget Delay Threatens $2.4 Billion in Weapons Buying, Training

TAIPEI, April 2 (Reuters) – A delay in approving Taiwan’s budget this ⁠year ⁠threatens T$78 billion ($2.44 billion) in ⁠weapons procurement, maintenance and training, a senior defence ministry official said on Thursday. Defence ​spending is set to increase by 22.9% to T$949.5 billion in 2026, President Lai Ching-te’s administration said in August. At ‌3.32% of …

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US Judge Says Border Officials Violated Her Previous Order on Warrantless Arrests

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) – A federal ⁠judge ⁠in California said on Wednesday ⁠that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials had violated a ​previous order from her on warrantless arrests when they carried out an immigration sweep ‌in a Home Depot parking ‌lot in Sacramento. U.S. District Judge Jennifer Thurston, an appointee of Democratic former …

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Fire Hits LPG Station Near Residential Area of Indonesia’s Bekasi Regency, 12 Injured, Agency Says

JAKARTA, April 2 (Reuters) – ⁠A ⁠fire broke ⁠out at a liquefied ​petroleum gas filling station ‌near a residential ‌area in ⁠Indonesia’s ⁠Bekasi regency, east of the capital Jakarta, ​injuring at least 12, state news agency ​Antara said on Thursday, citing ⁠the local ⁠disaster mitigation ⁠agency. A raging ​fire late on Wednesday turned ​the ⁠night …

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Democrats Sue to Block Trump’s Executive Order Targeting Mail Ballots

Democrats sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s latest executive order restricting mail voting, arguing that the U.S. Constitution empowers states and Congress, not the president, to determine who is eligible to vote by mail. The lawsuit marks the second round of battles over the president’s power to control elections. Trump’s opponents handily won the …

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