Nation and World
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The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, judge says
Apr 04, 2025 2:11 pm - A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison.
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Federal Reserve chief says Trump tariffs likely to raise inflation and slow US economic growth
Apr 04, 2025 1:57 pm - The Trump administration’s expansive new tariffs will likely lead to higher inflation and slower growth for the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday.
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US has twice as many measles cases so far this year than in all of 2024
Apr 04, 2025 1:48 pm - The U.S. now has more than double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024, with Texas reporting another large jump in cases and hospitalizations on Friday.
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South and Midwest face potentially catastrophic rains and floods while reeling from tornadoes
Apr 04, 2025 1:31 pm - Torrential rains and flash flooding battered parts of the Midwest and South on Friday, killing a boy in Kentucky who was swept away as he walked to a school bus stop. Many communities were left reeling from tornadoes that destroyed whole neighborhoods and killed at least seven people earlier this week.
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OPEC+ stuns oil market with policy shift to drive down price
Apr 04, 2025 1:19 pm - For most of this decade, the OPEC+ alliance has been the world’s most stalwart defender of high oil prices. In just a few moments last week, that role reversed dramatically.
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Officials say a Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 12 people and injures 50
Apr 04, 2025 12:19 pm - A Russian missile strike Friday on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 12 people and injured more than 50, Ukrainian officials said, as U.S. and European leaders pressed Russia to accept a ceasefire in the conflict.
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Trump hits the golf course as the stock market plummets for a second straight day over tariffs
Apr 04, 2025 12:06 pm - Two days after sending the economy reeling by announcing widespread tariffs, President Donald Trump insisted his trade policies will never change as he remained ensconced in a bubble of wealth and power in Florida.
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Markets plunge with S&P 500 down 6% and Dow down 2,200 as their worst crisis since COVID deepens
Apr 04, 2025 8:49 am - Wall Street’s worst crisis since COVID slammed into a higher, scarier gear Friday.
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UK police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault
Apr 04, 2025 8:47 am - British police on Friday charged Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian.
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US added a surprising 228,000 jobs in March as economy shows resilience in Trump trade wars
Apr 04, 2025 7:13 am - U.S. employers added a surprising 228,000 jobs last month, as the American labor market continues to show resilience as President Donald Trump wages trade wars, purges federal workers and deports immigrants working in the United States illegally. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%.