Nation and World
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Senate GOP unveils $340B budget plan with Trump’s deportation and defense funds, as House stalls
Feb 07, 2025 4:06 pm - WASHINGTON — As House Republicans missed another deadline Friday to produce a massive budget package of tax cuts and slashed spending, Senate Republicans jumped ahead, un...
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Super Bowl parties are out. ‘Taylor Bowl’ parties are in.
Feb 07, 2025 2:33 pm - Taylor Swift fans are embracing football and hosting Super Bowl parties themed around the pop star and her Chiefs player boyfriend Travis Kelce.
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Recent aviation disasters cause fears about the safety of flying
Feb 07, 2025 2:16 pm - The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying.
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Live poultry markets ordered shut in New York City due to avian flu outbreak
Feb 07, 2025 1:49 pm - All live poultry markets in New York City and some of its suburbs were ordered Friday to close for a week after the detection of seven cases of avian flu, which has also hit farms nationwide, led to the slaughter of millions of birds and driven up egg prices.
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Latino evangelical churches gear up to face possible immigration enforcement in churchesFeb 07, 2025 9:29 am - Latino evangelical pastors fear raids and arrests in churches under new immigration policies, causing families to avoid attending services due to safety concerns.
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Iran supreme leader criticizes proposed nuclear talks with US, upending push to negotiation
Feb 07, 2025 7:38 am - Iran's supreme leader said Friday that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran.
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Remains of all 10 people killed in Alaska plane crash have been recovered, authorities say
Feb 07, 2025 7:29 am - A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was located Friday on sea ice, and all 10 people on board died, authorities said. The crash appeared to be one of the deadliest in the state in the last 25 years.
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US employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, jobless rate falls to 4%
Feb 07, 2025 6:10 am - The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: Generating decent, but unspectacular, job growth.
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Elon Musk’s DOGE is feeding sensitive federal data into AI to target cuts
Feb 06, 2025 7:58 pm - Representatives from Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service have fed sensitive data from across the Education Department into artificial intelligence software to probe the agency’...
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13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
Feb 06, 2025 7:48 pm - Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed Thursday to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment sys...