Nation and World
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What to know about the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska
Aug 14, 2025 9:41 am - The U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska is happening where East meets West — quite literally — in a place familiar to both countries as a Cold War front line of missile defense, radar outposts and intelligence gathering.
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Zelenskyy meets with UK leader Starmer as Europe braces for the Trump-Putin summit
Aug 14, 2025 9:31 am - U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to London on Thursday in a show of British support for Ukraine a day before a critical U.S.-Russia summit is set to take place in Alaska.
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Social Security’s 90th anniversary is marked by funding threats and privatization talk
Aug 14, 2025 8:35 am - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, aiming to provide economic stability for older Americans. Today, the program supports nearly 69 million people monthly but faces significant challenges.
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Israel set to expand in West Bank to ‘bury’ Palestinian state
Aug 14, 2025 8:30 am - Israel plans to expand settlements into an area of the West Bank that would effectively bisect the enclave — a move its finance minister said “buries the idea of a Palest...
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Appeals court says Trump officials can withhold billions in foreign aid
Aug 13, 2025 8:14 pm - A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration can withhold tens of billions of dollars in foreign aid, handing the president a significant — if...
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Federal agents will be out 24/7 on patrol in Washington, the White House says
Aug 13, 2025 8:12 pm - WASHINGTON — As a wary Washington waited, the White House promised a ramp-up of National Guard troops and federal officers on the streets of the nation's capital around t...
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An ICE facility has detainees sleeping on the floor. A judge says no more.
Aug 13, 2025 4:49 pm - The Trump administration must improve conditions at a Lower Manhattan immigration holding facility where a government lawyer acknowledges detainees are sleeping on the fl...
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Mother, father and child killed by fallen tree in Tennessee heavy rains and flooding
Aug 13, 2025 4:28 pm - CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car during heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, where submerged roads also led to d...
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Floodwaters from glacier near Alaska’s capital city break record levels and prompt evacuations
Aug 13, 2025 4:17 pm - Record floodwaters released by the nearby Mendenhall Glacier crested Wednesday in a river that flows through Alaska’s capital city with no immediate reports of major dama...
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Trump names Strait, Stallone and KISS for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show
Aug 13, 2025 2:39 pm - President Donald Trump on Wednesday named country music star George Strait, “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band KISS and actor-singer Michael Crawford among the first batch of Kennedy Center Honors nominees under his leadership as the center's chairman and said he'll host the awards program.