Nation and World
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EU threatens tariffs on aircraft, car parts if US trade talks fail
May 08, 2025 3:56 pm - BRUSSELS — The European Union threatened Thursday to impose tariffs on U.S. aircraft, car parts and other products if talks with Washington break down, as the bloc attemp...
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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries
May 08, 2025 2:07 pm - President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries, setting them up for potential deportation.
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Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, overcame a taboo against a US pontiff
May 08, 2025 1:28 pm - Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On Thursday, he ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff.
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Ukraine accuses Russia of violating its own truce over 700 times as Kyiv ratifies US minerals deal
May 08, 2025 9:36 am - Russia and Ukraine both reported attacks on their forces on the first day of a 72-hour ceasefire called by President Vladimir Putin.
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US applications for jobless benefits fall last week despite elevated uncertainty over Trump tariffs
May 08, 2025 8:25 am - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week despite heightened uncertainty about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs will impact the U.S. and global economies.
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Trump agrees to cut tariffs on UK autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain
May 08, 2025 8:19 am - President Donald Trump has agreed to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain, which would buy more American beef and streamline its customs process for goods from the United States.
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India and Pakistan don’t fight wars like other countries. Here’s whyMay 08, 2025 8:16 am - India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since they gained independence from British India in 1947. They’ve also had dozens of skirmishes and conflicts, including one atop a glacier dubbed the coldest and highest-altitude battlefield in the world.
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India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations as fears of a wider military confrontation rise
May 08, 2025 8:12 am - India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, wounding four soldiers, the Pakistani military said. India, meanwhile, accused its neighbor of attempting its own attack, as tensions soared between the nuclear-armed rivals.
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Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, is first American pope in history of Catholic Church
May 08, 2025 8:04 am - Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.
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US and China to hold high-level trade talks in Switzerland this weekend
May 07, 2025 8:59 pm - Chinese trade negotiators will sit down with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Switzerland this weekend for the first high-...