Nation and World
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Why burgers cost so much right now
Aug 11, 2025 9:32 am - There’s no question that steak and hamburgers contribute to global warming, driven by cows’ potent methane burps and their wide-ranging grazing habits. But a warming planet with intensifying extreme weather is also affecting the price of your steak and hamburgers.
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Judge denies request to unseal transcripts from grand jury that indicted Ghislaine Maxwell
Aug 11, 2025 9:07 am - Transcripts of the secret grand jury testimony that led to the sex trafficking indictment of Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell won’t be released, a judge decided Monday.
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FBI moves to dispatch 120 agents to D.C. streets as Trump vows crackdown on crime
Aug 11, 2025 7:35 am - The unusual move comes as President Donald Trump threatens a federal takeover of the nation’s capital.
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Ukraine, European leaders seek meeting with Trump ahead of Putin talksAug 11, 2025 7:31 am - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday invited U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, NATO's chief and several European leaders to virtual meetings on Wednesday ahead of a U.S.-Russia summit as Europe and Kyiv worry a deal could be made without them.
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Texas governor promises to keep redistricting fight going for years
Aug 10, 2025 4:57 pm - The fight over Texas’s congressional map “could literally last years,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Sunday, while defending his call to arrest Texas Democrats who fled...
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Feel sticky this summer? That's because it's been record muggy East of the Rockies
Aug 10, 2025 4:50 pm - More than 70 million Americans sweated through the muggiest first two months of summer on record as climate change has noticeably dialed up the Eastern United States' hum...
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CDC union demands statement against misinformation after shooting
Aug 10, 2025 4:47 pm - A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers...
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UK police say more than 500 people arrested in pro-Palestinian events over weekend
Aug 10, 2025 4:43 pm - LONDON — London police said Sunday that 532 people were arrested the previous day when supporters of a pro-Palestinian group recently outlawed as a terrorist organization...
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Tourist from US mainland who flew to Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny concert was fatally shot, police say
Aug 10, 2025 4:40 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A tourist from the U.S. mainland who was visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny's residency was fatally shot early Sunday at La Perla, a popular seasi...
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Russia and Ukraine hold fast to their demands ahead of a planned Putin-Trump summit
Aug 10, 2025 4:37 pm - The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscow's uncompromising demands in the war in Ukraine, raisin...