Nation and World
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Trump promises West African leaders a pivot to trade as the region reels from sweeping aid cuts
Jul 09, 2025 8:19 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump promised West African leaders a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting Wednesday as the region reels from the impact of ...
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Some weather models predicted the Texas floods. Why did the official forecast miss it?
Jul 09, 2025 7:31 pm - Weather models that meteorologists use to predict thunderstorm activity and heavy precipitation suggested on Thursday the possibility of 10 inches of rain — and even as m...
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Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
Jul 09, 2025 6:19 pm - WASHINGTON — As commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick oversees the U.S. government’s vast efforts to monitor and predict the weather. The billionaire also ran a financial fi...
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Harrowing stories of rescue emerge from Texas floods as crews search for over 160 reported missing
Jul 09, 2025 6:05 pm - HUNT, Texas — In the frantic hours after a wall of water engulfed camps and homes in Texas, a police officer who was trapped himself spotted dozens of people stranded on ...
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Flash floods in Ruidoso, New Mexico, kill man and two children
Jul 09, 2025 4:47 pm - A week of destructive flooding continued across the United States into Wednesday, with record flash floods killing three people in the town of Ruidoso, New Mexico, and pr...
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Gaza humanitarian work at risk of shutdown, UN warns amid fuel blockade
Jul 09, 2025 4:22 pm - BEIRUT — Fuel stocks in Gaza have almost run out in the four months since Israel last allowed any fuel to enter the enclave, leaving the entire humanitarian response at r...
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Biden’s former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probe
Jul 09, 2025 4:11 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s former White House physician refused on Wednesday to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health...
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US issues sanctions against UN investigator probing abuses in GazaJul 09, 2025 4:05 pm - UNITED NATIONS — The Trump administration announced it is issuing sanctions Wednesday against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the P...
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Where July’s full buck moon will shine brightest on Thursday
Jul 09, 2025 3:58 pm - July’s full moon — the first of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere — will reach peak illumination at 4:38 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, with best viewing during t...
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Son of 'El Chapo' expected to plead guilty this week to drug trafficking charges in Chicago
Jul 09, 2025 11:29 am - A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” is expected to plead guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges at a hearing this week. He would be the first of El Chapo’s sons facing similar charges in the U.S. to enter a plea deal.