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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEOTrump asks Supreme Court to let White House ballroom construction continue during appealSuspect arrested in World War II Memorial vandalism in Washington, Pirro says2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle EastTrump set to highlight violent crime reduction during a visit to New York police academyAP Exclusive: US military family schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and ChristianityEuropean countries battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips the continentColombia grapples with rebuilding a shattered nation after a deadly earthquakeUS missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after 9 months in captivity, his organization saysWall Stre