Nation and World
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FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws
Sep 30, 2025 6:48 am - On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed, New Zealand law enforcement agencies told The Associated Press.
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Tony Blair’s long experience in the Middle East is both his strength and his weakness
Sep 30, 2025 6:45 am - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has returned to the forefront of Middle East peace efforts after a U.S. peace plan on ending the Israel-Hamas war cast him in a leading role in overseeing the post-war administration and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
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US government on brink of first shutdown in almost 7 years amid partisan standoff in Congress
Sep 30, 2025 6:42 am - A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, with Democrats and Republicans in Congress unable to find agreement even as thousands of federal workers stand to be furloughed or laid off.
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Hegseth declares an end to 'politically correct' leadership in the US military
Sep 30, 2025 6:36 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of U.S. military officials to an in-person meeting Tuesday to announce directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical fitness as well as an end to “woke” culture in the military.
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YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over suspending Trump account after Jan. 6 attack
Sep 29, 2025 7:16 pm - Google’s YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit President Donald Trump brought after the video site suspended his account following the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks on the Capitol following the election that resulted in him leaving the White House for four years.
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Tony Blair has never quit the Middle East. Now, he could run Gaza.
Sep 29, 2025 6:42 pm - Tony Blair, has emerged as a key player in planning for the rebuilding and governance of the Gaza Strip if a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is finally signed, according to officials in Israel and the United States familiar with the discussions.
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Moldova’s pro-EU party wins clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups
Sep 29, 2025 5:13 pm - Moldovans gave the country's pro-Western governing party a clear parliamentary majority in a weekend election, defeating pro-Russian groups in a vote widely viewed as a stark choice between East and West.
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Wall Street ticks higher as technology stocks lead the way
Sep 29, 2025 3:52 pm - Wall Street ticked higher on Monday as technology stocks recovered some of their losses from late last week.
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Lawyer for suspect in Charlie Kirk killing wants more time to review 'voluminous' evidence
Sep 29, 2025 2:05 pm - An attorney for the 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk asked a judge Monday for more time to review the large amount of evidence in the case before deciding if the defense will seek a preliminary hearing.
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AI is transforming how software engineers do their jobs. Just don’t call it ‘vibe-coding’
Sep 29, 2025 1:18 pm - One of the hottest markets in the artificial intelligence industry is selling chatbots that write computer code.