Nation and World
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Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up
Feb 28, 2025 7:02 am - President Donald Trump has cut short talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy over a deal for U.S. access to that country's rare earth minerals after shouting at him in the Oval Office.
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Harsh findings on Trump’s aid freeze kept secret by USAID watchdog
Feb 27, 2025 7:56 pm - The watchdog for the U.S. Agency for International Development has yet to release two critical reports on the consequences of President Donald Trump’s funding freeze on c...
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Egypt says negotiations between Israel and Hamas on next phase of Gaza ceasefire have begun
Feb 27, 2025 6:53 pm - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Negotiations between Israel and Hamas on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire began Thursday in the Egyptian capital, Egypt said, averting a col...
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With flattery and frank talk, Starmer urges Trump not to abandon Ukraine in press to end Russian warFeb 27, 2025 6:29 pm - WASHINGTON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer used a visit to Washington on Thursday to press President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine as he looks to find a quick...
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Musk claims DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort. Officials disagree.
Feb 27, 2025 4:33 pm - Elon Musk on Wednesday acknowledged that the U.S. DOGE Service “accidentally canceled” efforts by the U.S. Agency for International Development to prevent the spread of E...
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Congress is reversing a tax on this climate superpollutant
Feb 27, 2025 4:33 pm - The Senate voted Thursday to overturn a Biden-era rule that required oil companies to pay a fine for emitting methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that has significantly co...
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USAID workers clear their desks in Trump’s final push to dismantle the agency
Feb 27, 2025 4:09 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. Agency for International Development workers — many in tears — carted away belongings through cheering crowds in a final visit to their now-closed headq...
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Trump plans tariffs on Mexico and Canada for Tuesday, while doubling existing 10% tariffs on China
Feb 27, 2025 12:43 pm - President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10% universal tariff charged on imports from China.
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Israel’s army admits failures on Oct. 7. Its probe of the attack could put pressure on Netanyahu
Feb 27, 2025 11:58 am - An investigation by the Israeli military has determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on Oct. 7, 2023, because the much more powerful Israeli army misjudged the militant group’s intentions and underestimated its capabilities.
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Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa were dead for some time, warrant shows
Feb 27, 2025 6:51 am - Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were found dead in different rooms of their Santa Fe home and had apparently been dead for some time, according to investigators.