Nation and World
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What US lawmakers are saying about the White House clash between Trump and Zelenskyy
Feb 28, 2025 7:10 pm - WASHINGTON — Key Republicans and Democrats in Congress have been stalwart supporters of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but the blowup between the Ukrainian lead...
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JD Vance gets his long-awaited moment to admonish Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
Feb 28, 2025 7:04 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Vice President JD Vance was dismissing Ukraine long before he upended an Oval Office meeting Friday by calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “d...
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Trump officials start gutting civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan
Feb 28, 2025 6:35 pm - Agencies across the federal government are gutting offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws under a Trump administration push to shrink the workforce...
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Seven top D.C. prosecutors demoted in purge by Trump U.S. attorney
Feb 28, 2025 3:55 pm - Seven top leaders of the U.S. attorney’s office for Washington, D.C., were demoted to misdemeanor and entry-level intake positions Friday, the latest move in U.S. Attorne...
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Pope had coughing fit, inhaled vomit and his prognosis remains guarded, Vatican says
Feb 28, 2025 3:54 pm - ROME — Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in re...
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Texas measles cases rise to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child's death
Feb 28, 2025 12:53 pm - The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday.
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Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa may have been dead for days or weeks, sheriff says
Feb 28, 2025 11:46 am - Authorities investigating the deaths of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife are waiting for the results of the autopsies and carbon monoxide testing to determine how they died.
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Federal workers will get a new email demanding their accomplishments, with a key change
Feb 28, 2025 11:44 am - Federal employees should expect another email on Saturday requiring them to explain their recent accomplishments, a renewed attempt by President Donald Trump and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to demand answers from the government workforce.
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US consumers cut spending in January more drastically than at any point in the last four years
Feb 28, 2025 8:22 am - U.S. consumers cut back sharply on spending last month, the most since February 2021, even as inflation declined, though stiff tariffs threatened by the White House could disrupt that progress.
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Spring break travel costs reach record levels in 2025
Feb 28, 2025 7:52 am - It’s never been more expensive to go on vacation during spring break. This year the average trip from March 12-21-determined to be the peak period for school breaks-costs...