Nation and World
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Afghanistan releases American national Dennis Coyle held for more than a year
Mar 24, 2026 7:17 pm - Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Tuesday released American academic Dennis Coyle after holding him for over a year, with the Foreign Ministry saying the release came on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
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Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policy
Mar 24, 2026 4:12 pm - The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with whether the Trump administration should be able to revive an immigration policy that has been used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Prosecutor admits government lacks evidence of misconduct by Fed chair
Mar 24, 2026 4:03 pm - A top deputy to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro acknowledged in a closed-door hearing this month that the Justice Department did not have evidence of wrongdoing in its criminal investigation of the Federal Reserve over the cost of its building renovations, according to a transcript of the court proceedings.
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Fire truck in LaGuardia crash lacked equipment needed to trigger runway warning system, NTSB says
Mar 24, 2026 3:46 pm - A runway warning system failed to sound an alarm moments before an Air Canada jet and a fire truck collided while the plane was landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, federal investigators said Tuesday.
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Senators consider deal to fund Homeland Security but not ICE enforcement as airport lines snarl
Mar 24, 2026 7:44 am - Senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including the Transportation Security Administration airport workers going without pay, but excluding ICE's enforcement and removal operations that have been core to the dispute.
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Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting optionMar 24, 2026 7:41 am - President Donald Trump has cast another mail ballot in Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of fraud and push Congress to curtail the practice.
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Russia fires nearly 400 drones at Ukraine with signs its spring offensive has started
Mar 24, 2026 7:25 am - A major Russian drone and missile attack on civilian areas of Ukraine killed four people and injured at least 27, officials said Tuesday, while Moscow’s army stepped up efforts to break through Ukrainian front-line defenses in what could be the start of an anticipated spring ground offensive.
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Airstrikes batter Iran as it attacks Israel and Gulf states, while diplomatic efforts gather pace
Mar 24, 2026 7:19 am - Airstrikes battered Iran and Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel and sites across the Mideast on Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said the United States was in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the war.
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Iran built a vast camera network to control dissent. Israel turned it into a targeting tool
Mar 23, 2026 9:32 pm - The role of Israel's hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targete...
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Stocks rally and oil sinks after Trump hints at a possible end to war, even as Iran denies talksMar 23, 2026 3:25 pm - A cautious relief swept through financial markets Monday after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war. Oil prices eased, and stock prices rose on Wall Street following severe losses taken elsewhere in the world before Trump’s announcement.