Nation and World
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There’s a total lunar eclipse Thursday, Friday. Will clouds block your view?
Mar 13, 2025 5:49 pm - The entirety of North and Central America, and much of South America, will experience a total lunar eclipse in the overnight hours beginning late Thursday into Friday. Th...
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Schumer to support GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nearsMar 13, 2025 5:38 pm - WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he's ready to start the process of considering a ...
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Pope receives cake, glad tidings on 12th anniversary of his papacy marked in hospital
Mar 13, 2025 5:02 pm - ROME — Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate Thursday in the hospital — the first pope to do so in modern church history — as he received increasing...
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Wall Street tumbles 10% below its record for first ‘correction’ since 2023 on Trump’s trade warMar 13, 2025 3:35 pm - Wall Street’s sell-off hit a new low Thursday after President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war dragged the S&P 500 more than 10% below its record, which was set just last month.
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Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices, but US remains hesitant
Mar 13, 2025 1:15 pm - Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $6 a dozen. But the move has been delayed in part because of concerns it could jeopardize chicken exports worth billions of dollars a year.
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Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies
Mar 13, 2025 12:07 pm - A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.
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Middle East latest: Israeli airstrike targets residential building in Damascus
Mar 13, 2025 10:31 am - Israel's military carried out an airstrike on the outskirts of Syria's capital Thursday targeting a residential building that Israel said was a command center of the mili...
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Top IRS lawyer pushed aside as DOGE seeks tax records, staffing cuts
Mar 13, 2025 10:04 am - The acting chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service has been removed from his position as billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service seeks access to sensitive taxpaye...
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Ducks were once a conservation bright spot. Now they're declining in the US, new report shows
Mar 13, 2025 9:54 am - WASHINGTON — At least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years, according to a new report published Thursday. Amon...
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Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director
Mar 13, 2025 8:56 am - The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.