Nation and World
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Netanyahu hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza 'in the coming days'
Oct 04, 2025 9:34 pm - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days,” as Israel and Hamas prepare for indirect talks in Egypt on Monday on a new U.S. plan to end the war.
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Journalists work in dire conditions to tell Gaza’s story, knowing that could make them targets
Oct 04, 2025 5:36 pm - Minutes after journalists gathered outside a Gaza hospital to survey the damage of an Israeli strike, Ibrahim Qannan pointed his camera up at the battered building as the others climbed its external stairs. Then Qannan watched in horror — while broadcasting live — as a second strike killed the friends and colleagues he knew so well.
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Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, Pritzker says; woman shot during chaotic ICE action in Chicago
Oct 04, 2025 4:19 pm - The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday.
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International journalists visit Gaza City under the supervision of Israel’s army
Oct 04, 2025 3:29 pm - An Israeli army vehicle rumbles through the empty streets of a shattered neighborhood in Gaza City, and with help from a video camera, a soldier spots people standing inside a blasted out nearby building. The armored personal carrier revs its engine and moves on.
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US kills 4 alleged drug smugglers near Venezuela, Hegseth says
Oct 03, 2025 7:54 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military conducted another deadly strike on an alleged drug boat Friday, killing four people while questions remain as to the legal justification underpinning the attacks on suspected narcotics traffickers from Latin America.
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As Hegseth orders changes to the Pentagon watchdog, advocates say that will silence complaints
Oct 03, 2025 7:41 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accused the independent watchdog for the Pentagon of being “weaponized” and says he's overhauling the Inspector General’s Office, upending the way that service members report abuse and other problems in the ranks.
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Supreme Court will consider overturning Hawaii’s strict ban on guns on private property
Oct 03, 2025 4:47 pm - The Supreme Court said on Friday that it will take up its latest gun rights case and consider striking down a strict regulation on where people can carry firearms in Hawaii.
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Government funding vote fails again in Senate as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown
Oct 03, 2025 4:41 pm - Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government.
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First woman is named archbishop of Canterbury, leader of Church of England
Oct 03, 2025 4:32 pm - Sarah Mullally was named the new archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, becoming the first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Church of England, and of the global Anglican community, in the church’s nearly 500-year history.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets 4 years in prison for case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’
Oct 03, 2025 4:29 pm - Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters, capping a sordid federal case that featured harrowing testimony and ended in a forceful reckoning for one of the most popular figures in hip-hop.