Nation and World
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Your phone can suddenly become a fire risk. Here’s what to do.
Oct 14, 2025 4:28 pm - Swelling batteries in electronics can, in rare cases, spark a fire or explosion. Billions of products with rechargeable batteries are used every day, which means you might someday have a swollen battery in your phone, laptop, smart ring, wireless headphones or other device.
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Northwestern University researcher among three to win Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Oct 13, 2025 9:48 am - STOCKHOLM — Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how innovation creates new products and promotes ...
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After hostages and prisoners are freed, complex issues remain for Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Oct 13, 2025 6:53 am - JERUSALEM — Israel and Hamas moved ahead on a key first step of the tenuous Gaza ceasefire agreement on Monday by freeing hostages and prisoners, raising hopes that the U...
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4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says
Oct 12, 2025 4:08 pm - BEAUFORT, S.C. — A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials said. The shooting occu...
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China vows to stand firm against Trump’s 100% tariff threat
Oct 12, 2025 8:10 am - BEIJING — China signaled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the U.S. to resolve differences throug...
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Preparations begin to ramp up aid in Gaza as ceasefire brings hope for end to 2-year war
Oct 12, 2025 8:09 am - CAIRO — Preparations were underway Sunday to ramp up aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal that many are hoping will signal an end to the de...
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Trump sets off for the Mideast to mark a ceasefire deal and urge Arab leaders to seize the moment
Oct 12, 2025 8:08 am - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is setting off for Israel and Egypt on Sunday to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas and u...
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Skeptical judges increasingly question administration’s veracity
Oct 11, 2025 8:55 pm - In recent days, a Trump-appointed judge in Oregon declared the president’s decision to send the National Guard to Portland was “simply untethered to the facts.”In Tennessee, an Obama-appointed judge ruled that Kilmar Abrego García had presented enough evidence to pursue a rare claim of “vindictive prosecution.” On Thursday, Judge April M. Perry in Chicago, appointed by President Joe Biden, said she had seen a “lack of credibility” from the Department of Homeland Security.
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Trump orders Defense Dept. to issue military paychecks during shutdown
Oct 11, 2025 8:34 pm - President Donald Trump on Saturday said the government would issue paychecks to military service members during the government shutdown, ordering Defense Department officials to repurpose money to make payroll.
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Heavy rain in Mexico sets off floods and landslides, killing at least 37
Oct 11, 2025 6:35 pm - MEXICO CITY — The death toll from landslides and floods set off by incessant rainfall in central and southeastern Mexico rose to 37 people on Saturday, authorities said, ...