Nation and World
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Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director, a loyalist who would aid effort to upend law enforcement
Nov 30, 2024 10:45 pm - WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce ally to upend America’s premier law enforcement agency an...
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Trump threatens tariffs on BRICS nations, demanding they use dollar
Nov 30, 2024 10:44 pm - President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded that the BRICS nations, a group of nine countries with emerging economies, commit to not creating a new currency or back...
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Trump’s tariffs in his first term did little to alter the economy, but this time could be different
Nov 28, 2024 10:50 am - Donald Trump loved to use tariffs on foreign goods during his first presidency. But their impact was barely noticeable in the overall economy, even if their aftershocks were clear in specific industries.
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Latest 'massive' Russian aerial attack cuts power to 1 million homes in Ukraine
Nov 28, 2024 10:47 am - Russia conducted a “massive” attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian officials said.
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Israel launches first airstrike on Lebanon since ceasefire after saying Hezbollah violated the truce
Nov 28, 2024 10:44 am - The Israeli military on Thursday said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility, the first Israeli airstrike a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold.
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Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy
Nov 27, 2024 1:57 pm - President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a team of medical contrarians and health care critics to fulfill an agenda aimed at remaking how the federal government oversees medicines, health programs and nutrition.
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Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks
Nov 27, 2024 12:36 pm - Several of President-elect Donald Trump 's Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks," Trump's transition said Wednesday.
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US inflation gauge ticks higher with price pressures still stubborn
Nov 27, 2024 10:01 am - Consumer price increases accelerated last month, the latest sign that inflation's steady decline over the past two years has stalled in recent months.
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What stores are open on Thanksgiving? Not many since most stay closed to prepare for Black FridayNov 27, 2024 9:51 am - With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season, Americans will again be consumed with the annual trifecta of turkey, travel and transactions — lots of them.
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‘They’re scared’: Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportations
Nov 27, 2024 9:48 am - Last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where Gustavo Balderas was the school superintendent. Word spread that ...