Nation and World
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A Senate vote to reverse Trump’s tariffs on Canada tests Republican support
Apr 01, 2025 4:02 pm - WASHINGTON — With President Donald Trump's so-called “Liberation Day” of tariff implementation fast approaching, Senate Democrats are putting Republican support for some ...
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Aide to Sen. Booker arrested inside Capitol for carrying a gun
Apr 01, 2025 3:40 pm - An aide to Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, was arrested Monday night inside the U.S. Capitol for carrying a pistol without a license, the U.S. Capitol Police said Tuesday.
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Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
Apr 01, 2025 3:37 pm - Members of President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post and interviews with three U.S. officials.
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Measles spreads to central Texas; 5 states have active outbreaks
Apr 01, 2025 3:33 pm - Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico reported new measles cases Tuesday, with the outbreak expanding for the first time into central Texas. Already, the U.S. has more meas...
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Illinois, 22 other states sue Trump administration over decision to rescind billions in health funding
Apr 01, 2025 3:25 pm - A coalition of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives ...
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UN agency closes its remaining Gaza bakeries as food supplies dwindle under Israeli blockade
Apr 01, 2025 2:29 pm - The U.N. food agency is closing all of its bakeries in the Gaza Strip, officials said Tuesday, as supplies dwindle after Israel sealed off the territory from all imports nearly a month ago.
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Storms could unleash deadly floods, strong tornadoes in large part of US in coming days
Apr 01, 2025 1:43 pm - Forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding and strong tornadoes as more rounds of thunderstorms are poised to strike parts of the Midwest and South. The...
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Democratic-backed Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majority
Apr 01, 2025 1:40 pm - Majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will be decided Tuesday in a race that broke records for spending and has become a proxy battle for the nation’s political fights, pitting a candidate backed by President Donald Trump against a Democratic-aligned challenger.
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Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700
Apr 01, 2025 12:39 pm - Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar's capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war.
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Prosecutors directed to seek death penalty against UnitedHealthcare killing suspect
Apr 01, 2025 10:47 am - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a New York City hotel on Dec. 4.