Nation and World
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Anti-Trump resistance sees another leader in Van Hollen as Democrats' leadership carousel turns
Apr 20, 2025 4:09 pm - NEW YORK — Now, it's Chris Van Hollen's turn. The mild-mannered Maryland senator has suddenly emerged as a leading figure in the resistance to Donald Trump’s norm-busting...
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Alito’s dissent in deportation case says court rushed to block Trump with middle-of-the night order
Apr 20, 2025 4:04 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court acted “literally in the middle of the night” and without sufficient explanation in blocking the Trump administration from deporting any Ven...
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Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza finds 'professional failures'
Apr 20, 2025 4:00 pm - JERUSALEM — An Israeli investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said Sunday it found a chain of “professional failure...
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Netanyahu says Israel has 'no choice' but to continue fighting in Gaza
Apr 19, 2025 5:49 pm - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has "no choice" but to continue fighting in Gaza. He says Israel will not end the war before destroying Hamas, freeing the hostages and ensuring that the territory won't present a threat. He is under growing pressure at home after Israel resumed the war last month. The prime minister on Saturday evening also repeated his vow to make sure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. Netanyahu spoke after Israeli strikes killed more than 90 people in 48 hours. That's according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Israeli troops have been increasing their attacks to pressure Hamas.
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US and Iran say talks over Tehran's nuclear program make progress and set plans for more
Apr 19, 2025 5:42 pm - Iran and the United States plan to meet over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program again next week, after both sides said they made progress in their talks in Rome. A U.S. official confirmed that at a point during the negotiations Saturday, President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke face to face. Iranian officials described them as indirect talks. Before they meet again in Oman on April 26, Araghchi said technical-level talks would be held in the coming days.
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Questions emerge about how a deputy's stepson became the accused gunman in deadly FSU shooting
Apr 19, 2025 5:21 pm - After a deadly shooting at Florida State University, questions are emerging about how the stepson of a beloved sheriff's deputy tasked with school safety at a middle school became the accused gunman.
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Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law
Apr 19, 2025 5:11 pm - The Supreme Court has blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law. In a brief order early Saturday, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court."
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Anti-Trump protesters turn out to rallies across country
Apr 19, 2025 5:00 pm - Protests against President Donald Trump's administration are once again taking place in communities across the U.S. Organizers of Saturday's events say they're protesting against what they view as the Republican administration's constitutional and civil rights violations. Some of the protests are drawing on themes from the American Revolutionary War as Saturday marks 250 years since the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts launched the conflict.
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10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination are released, on Trump’s order
Apr 18, 2025 7:33 pm - WASHINGTON — About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, including handwritten notes by the gunman, wh...
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IRS whistleblower on Hunter Biden is out as acting commissioner just days after getting the job
Apr 18, 2025 7:26 pm - WASHINGTON — Just days after being promoted to acting IRS commissioner, the whistleblower who testified publicly about investigations into Hunter Biden’s taxes is out of ...