All Stories from July 18, 2025 (Change date)
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Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern discuss merger to create transcontinental railroad, AP source saysJul 18, 2025 8:53 am - Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts.
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Chevron gets go ahead for $53B Hess deal, and access to one of the biggest oil finds this decadeJul 18, 2025 8:20 am - Chevron has scored a critical ruling in Paris that has given it the go-ahead for a $53 billion acquisition of Hess and access to one of the biggest oil finds of the decade.
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Retirees, here’s how to tweak the 4% rule to protect your nest eggJul 18, 2025 8:18 am - New retirees might enter a different environment than their predecessors—the economy or market might have changed slightly or dramatically.
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What is chronic venous insufficiency, the condition Trump was diagnosed with?Jul 18, 2025 8:17 am - President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency - a condition that develops when valves in the leg veins malfunction, leading to blood collecting in the legs. It is a common condition, but severe cases can lead to complications, doctors said.
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Cruz, Springsteen, Salles and Yang named 2025 Academy Museum Gala honoreesJul 18, 2025 8:03 am - Bruce Springsteen will take the stage as both performer and a guest of honor at one of Hollywood's most prominent fundraising events, the Academy Museum Gala.
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House gives final approval to Trump's $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aidJul 18, 2025 7:31 am - The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts to target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda.
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Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letterJul 18, 2025 7:29 am - The controversy over President Donald Trump ’s handling of records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation entered a new dimension Thursday as his administration struggles to make good on its promises to release details on the sex trafficking case involving a one-time friend of the now-president.
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Carolyn Hax: Bride feels slighted as family rallies around sister in crisisJul 18, 2025 6:00 am - Mom can’t understand why bride is upset her family is putting more effort into supporting sister through a divorce than helping to plan her own upcoming wedding. Carolyn Hax says she has every right to be upset since family doesn’t seem to care about the nuptials.
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‘This is a blessing’: Suburban charity helps retired police dogs get health careJul 18, 2025 5:45 am - Like a lot of retirees, Hogyn tries to stay active. He runs. He plays. He does his best to keep up with the younger crowd — all while battling arthritis and nagging skin ...
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Depravity Denial: On sexual violence, progressives make an Israel exceptionJul 18, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: If the mass slaughter of Israelis dancing or in their beds wasn't enough to penetrate the moral conscience of self-identifying progressives, and it wasn't, the earnestly credulous among us might have imagined that the barbaric sexual violence perpetrated against Israeli females might have moved those who claimed, you know, to support women. But no.