Nation and World
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Republican US Sen. Marsha Blackburn joins Tennessee race for governor
Aug 06, 2025 9:19 am - Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced Wednesday that she is entering the open Tennessee governor's race in 2026, setting up a primary clash with U.S. Rep. John Rose.
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Epstein's ex, Ghislaine Maxwell, doesn't want grand jury transcripts released
Aug 06, 2025 7:26 am - NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein 's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, wants to keep grand jury records secret in the sex trafficking case that sent her to prison, her ...
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Crucial exemption allows majority of Canadian and Mexican goods to be shipped to US without tariffs
Aug 06, 2025 7:14 am - U.S. President Donald Trump raised the tariffs on Canadian goods to 35% last week, but a key exemption for Canada and Mexico shields the vast majority of goods from the punishing duties.
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McDonald’s says its focus on value — and a must-have Minecraft meal — boosted second-quarter sales
Aug 06, 2025 6:50 am - A focus on value — along with hot products like a “Minecraft”-themed meal — helped McDonald’s turn around its sagging sales in the second quarter.
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s move to ‘country club’ prison smacks of special treatment, experts say
Aug 05, 2025 7:52 pm - With its red-roofed dormitories, grassy courtyards and wrought-iron fences, the Bryan Federal Prison Camp in Texas looks almost like a college campus, befitting its reputation as one of the nation’s most lenient lockups for nonviolent women offenders.
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RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
Aug 05, 2025 7:23 pm - The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
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Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors worry about growing nuke threat
Aug 05, 2025 6:50 pm - Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the growing support of global leaders for nuclear weapons as a deterrence.
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DOJ escalates probe into claims Obama officials conspired in 2016 electionAug 05, 2025 6:45 pm - The Justice Department moved forward with its investigation into whether the Obama administration broke federal laws while investigating Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election, demanding archived intelligence assessments from the nearly decade-old race, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post.
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Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation
Aug 05, 2025 6:37 pm - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from reallocating $4 billion meant to help communities protect against natural disasters.
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Momentum builds toward Netanyahu’s plan to occupy all of Gaza
Aug 05, 2025 3:49 pm - Momentum is building for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to expand military operations and occupy the entire Gaza Strip, with Netanyahu scheduled to discuss the move with top defense officials Tuesday and Defense Minister Israel Katz promising to “professionally implement” whatever the government decides.