Nation and World
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Pentagon watchdog investigates if staffers were asked to delete Hegseth’s Signal messages
Jun 06, 2025 10:04 am - The Pentagon's watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's aides were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter, according to two people familiar with the investigation and documents reviewed by The Associated Press.
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Gaza marks the start of Eid with outdoor prayers in the rubble and food growing ever scarcer
Jun 06, 2025 9:15 am - Palestinians across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes early Friday, with little hope the war with Israel will end soon.
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US employers added a solid 139,000 jobs in May despite uncertainty over trade wars
Jun 06, 2025 7:50 am - U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still adding a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over Trump’s trade wars.
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Goodbye Mr. Nice Guy? Investors dump Tesla on bet Trump may lash out at Musk through his car company
Jun 06, 2025 6:53 am - Investors bought hundreds of billions of dollars of Tesla stock after Donald Trump was elected on a bet that politics were more important than profits.In three hours Thursday, they learned yet again how dangerous that gamble could be.
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Elon Musk pulls back on threat to withdraw Dragon spacecraft
Jun 06, 2025 6:49 am - As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world's richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station. A few hours later, Musk said he wouldn't follow through on the threat.
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NATO nears deal to grant Trump’s wish for giant military spending increase
Jun 05, 2025 7:53 pm - BRUSSELS — NATO leaders appear to be on track for an agreement to more than double their target for defense spending — to 5% of annual economic output — by using some cre...
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Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine, Russia ‘fight for a while’ as Merz blames Putin for war
Jun 05, 2025 7:10 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and pursuing peace, even...
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Chicago’s air quality among worst in the world due to Canadian wildfire smoke
Jun 05, 2025 5:54 pm - Chicago’s air quality was among the worst in the world after Canadian wildfire smoke drifted south to create unsafe conditions for seniors, young children and people with...
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Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip
Jun 05, 2025 3:52 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip. Israeli ...
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Days of storms expected in central and southern states, continuing relentless season
Jun 05, 2025 3:43 pm - A classic Great Plains severe weather outbreak — complete with large to giant hail and tornadoes — is likely on Thursday, kicking off a dayslong bout of severe weather th...