Nation and World
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Nicolás Maduro's lawyer argues against US blocking funding for drug trafficking case defense
Mar 26, 2026 11:45 am - NEW YORK — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were back in a New York courtroom Thursday as they seek to have their drug trafficking indictments thro...
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Transgender women athletes banned from women's Olympic events by new IOC policy
Mar 26, 2026 10:12 am - Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
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Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as an emboldened Russia starts spring offensive
Mar 26, 2026 8:59 am - The Iran war has deflected global attention from Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor Ukraine as Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II enters its fifth year and an emboldened Kremlin undertakes a spring offensive.
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‘This is our fight’: Suburbanites embrace anti-Trump resistance ahead of No Kings protests
Mar 26, 2026 8:02 am - A growing faction of concerned citizens living in suburban communities across the United States — places once known for political moderation or even conservatism — are increasingly positioned on the front lines of the anti-Trump resistance.
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Trump says he’ll sign order to pay TSA agents as Congress struggles to reach funding deal
Mar 26, 2026 7:59 am - With pressure mounting, senators moved quickly Thursday to debate a “last and final” offer to end the funding impasse that has jammed airports and put the livelihoods of Transportation Security Administration workers in jeopardy as Republicans try to address Democratic demands for changes to President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement changes.
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Iran and the US harden their positions over talks to end the nearly month-old war
Mar 26, 2026 7:56 am - Iran and the United States appeared at an impasse Thursday, hardening their positions over ceasefire talks and setting the stage for another potential escalation in the Middle East war as thousands more U.S. troops neared the region.Meanwhile, President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz to April 6, and Tehran tightened its grip on the crucial strait.
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In Trump’s war messaging, veterans see something new — and disturbing
Mar 25, 2026 7:55 pm - When the retired U.S. Army colonel Joe Buccino first saw White House posts mixing Iran war footage with clips from cartoons and video games, he felt something he had rarely experienced from American military messaging: disgust.
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TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns, but no deal yet on day 40 of Homeland Security funding fight
Mar 25, 2026 7:48 pm - WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration may have to shut down operations at some airports if the budget impasse drags on, the agency's acting head said We...
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Teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates
Mar 25, 2026 7:38 pm - Two teenage boys who used artificial intelligence to create fake nude photos of their classmates at an exclusive private school in Pennsylvania received probation Wednesday after dozens of victims described the images' traumatizing effect on them.The boys were 14 at the time.
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How Americans feel about Trump right now
Mar 25, 2026 7:32 pm - President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are among the lowest they’ve been since he returned to the White House, as polls suggest voters’ concerns about the economy are colliding with disapproval of the war in Iran.