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Bukele's ruthless rise: MS-13 gang helped create Trump ally

President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, April 14, 2025. Trump on Monday hosted El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, the self-described "world's coolest dictator" who is now the US leader's key ally in a controversial push to deport illegal migrants to a notorious Salvadoran prison. The meeting comes as the White House faces pressure over the case of a father who was mistakenly deported to the jail in the Central American country -- whose return a US court has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate.

Nayib Bukele rose to near-total control of El Salvador on a tide of support from the very gang he's credited with defeating.

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Taylor Swift now own the rights to her music, following a lengthy feud with music manager Scooter Braun.

What's the deal with the Taylor Swift, Scooter Braun drama?

As Taylor Swift gains the rights back to her music, a look at how the saga began with Scooter Braun.

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Veterinarian Christine Klippen examines Gidget at the Friendship Hospital For Animals in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2019. Pets are now increasingly seen as genuine family members, but a PetSmart Charities-Gallup survey conducted in late 2024/early 2025 find more than half of pet owners are skipping or declining necessary vet care because of financial considerations.

Vet prices are so high that most pet owners are skipping treatments

The results were similar across all income levels. Pet advocates say that shows a need for vets to adjust to address clients' financial concerns.

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Often angry over nothing? Why some people get more mad than others.

What might it mean if you feel angry all the time and how can you go about managing the emotion to lead to more productive outcomes? Experts weigh in.

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The summer temperature forecast from the Climate Prediction Center shows above-normal temperatures are likely across the entire nation.

June to kick off 'overwhelmingly above normal' summer heat

The summer forecast calls for hotter-than-normal temperatures from coast-to-coast, according to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center.

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A carousel that is more than 100 years old sits still between rides Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Beginning Jan. 31, the museum will no longer allow adults to sit on the animals of the carousel, to prevent it from being damaged.

How America's great carousels are still spinning 100 years later

Experts estimate that as many as 3,500 wooden carousels were built at the turn of the 20th century. Only 150 have survived.

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In the "King of the Hill" revival, debuting on Hulu Aug. 4, Peggy, Bobby and Hank Hill return to Arlen from Saudi Arabia.

'King of the Hill': Cast spills on Hulu reunion plans

The "King of the Hill" will return Aug. 4, releasing all 10 episodes on Hulu. See what Bobby looks like all grown up.

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President Donald Trump speaks with the media after his return from Pennsylvania, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025.

Trump responds to report of Musk reportedly using drugs during campaign

Trump was asked about a New York Times report that Musk used drugs such as ketamine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms during the campaign.

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Kris Conyers holds a photo of herself at 11 years old in Boynton Beach, Fla., on November 20, 2024. Conyers was 11 years old in 1983 when she was abducted and sexually assaulted by Christopher Wilder, a wealthy Boynton Beach resident, who a year later would go on a killing rampage across the country, kidnapping 12 women and killing nine of them.

Surviving a serial killer: She was assaulted at 11. Here is her story

Serial killer Christopher Wilder snatched 2 girls, 10 and 11, in 1983. The next year he killed 9 in a cross-country rampage. What one sister says now.

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