Nation and World
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Attorney General Pam Bondi subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Epstein files
Mar 17, 2026 7:22 pm - Attorney General Pam Bondi was subpoenaed Tuesday to answer questions from Congress about the Justice Department's sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and the agency's handling of millions of files related to the disgraced financier.
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US tells all its embassies to ‘immediately’ review security after strikes
Mar 17, 2026 3:45 pm - The State Department has ordered all U.S. diplomatic posts worldwide to “immediately” undertake security evaluations, citing “the ongoing and developing situation in the Middle East and the potential for spillover effects,” according to a cable sent Tuesday that was reviewed by The Washington Post.
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Trump fumes at NATO for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, and embraces going it alone
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Iran war choke-points begin to cast doubt on global chip supply
Mar 17, 2026 1:22 pm - As the war in the Middle East stretches into a third week, the global semiconductor industry is facing mounting threats the conflict will choke off key supplies vital for chipmaking and spike the cost of power in Taiwan — the foundation of today’s technology industry.
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Israel urges Iranians to revolt but privately assesses they’ll be ‘slaughtered’
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Afghanistan says more than 400 dead in Pakistan airstrike on Kabul hospitalMar 17, 2026 11:38 am - Rescuers recovered more bodies from the rubble of a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Tuesday after officials said an overnight airstrike killed more than 400 people in a dramatic escalation of a conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan that is now in its third week.
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Trump delays China trip until next month to focus on the war in Iran
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Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
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Tax scams are on the rise. Here’s what to know
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Trump team applying pressure to media: Tell the war's story the way we see it