Nation and World
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Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star
May 17, 2025 6:32 pm - HONOLULU — Midway while sailing across the Pacific with just his cat named Phoenix, Oliver Widger reflected on why he thinks his many followers — more than a million on T...
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Big U.S. cities grew in 2024, reversing covid-era population declines
May 17, 2025 6:29 pm - Populations in major American cities have bounced back from pandemic-induced drops, with New York, Houston and Los Angeles leading the way, according to new data from the...
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Like it or not, the Like button has changed the world
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Watching Trump from afar, Israel fears being left out of a new Middle East it helped create
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Big Tech takes a harder line against worker activism, political dissent
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On a remote Australian island, the birds are so full of plastic they crunch
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Lawmakers seek to reverse Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel
May 17, 2025 5:35 pm - A growing number of state lawmakers are moving to repeal a 2015 Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel to protest its policies toward Palestinians.
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Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in storm-battered Kentucky
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AI poses new moral questions. Pope Leo says the Catholic Church has answers.
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Trump’s stance against South Africa is not just about white farmers. It’s also about Hamas and IranMay 16, 2025 12:01 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump's claim this week that there is an unreported “genocide” happening against white farmers in South Africa was his harshest accusation yet against a country he moved to punish over a range of issues soon after returning to office.