Nation and World
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Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
Mar 18, 2025 2:29 pm - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts.
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Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans
Mar 18, 2025 10:11 am - In an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching federal judges shortly after President Donald Trump demanded the removal of a judge who ruled against his deportation plans.
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Trump says his administration is set to release JFK files with no redactions
Mar 18, 2025 8:57 am - President Donald Trump says files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy will be released Tuesday without any redactions, making good on a promise he made during his campaign.
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White House says Trump, Putin are to seek limited ceasefire on energy, infrastructure in Ukraine war
Mar 18, 2025 8:48 am - President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to seek a limited ceasefire against energy and infrastructure targets in the Russia-Ukraine war, according to the White House.
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill more than 400 and shatter ceasefire with Hamas
Mar 18, 2025 7:11 am - Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing more than 400 Palestinians, local health officials said, and shattering a ceasefire in place since January with its deadliest bombardment in a 17-month war with Hamas.
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Trump officials test limits of courts’ power to constrain their actions
Mar 17, 2025 3:18 pm - The Trump administration is testing the limits of the federal court system to constrain the president, brushing aside court orders, harshly attacking judges and, in some cases, finding ways to circumvent adverse rulings.
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Americans increased spending tepidly last month as anxiety over the economy takes hold
Mar 17, 2025 1:36 pm - U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling that Americans are shopping more cautiously as concerns about the direction of the economy mount.
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A professor from Brown University was deported to Lebanon without explanation, despite US visa
Mar 17, 2025 1:00 pm - A doctor from Lebanon who arrived at the Boston airport was deported over the weekend without explanation, despite having a U.S. visa and a job teaching at Brown University.
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'Danish Viking blood is boiling.' Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too
Mar 17, 2025 12:57 pm - Ivan Hansen, a retired Danish police officer, loaded up his basket at the supermarket, carefully checking each product to avoid buying anything made in the United States. No more Coca-Cola, no more California Zinfandel wine or almonds.
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Devastating storms kill at least 39 across 7 states in the South and Midwest
Mar 17, 2025 12:54 pm - Crammed into their two-door Toyota Celica with three huskies, Hailey Hart and her fiance Steve Romero hugged and prayed as a tornado rolled the car upside down before tossing it on its wheels again.