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A Gaza-bound ship that left Cyprus with 1,200 tons of food aid nears Israeli port

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
Aug 19, 2025 7:31 am - A ship that set off from Cyprus loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for the Gaza Strip is approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod on Tuesday in a renewed effort to alleviate the worsening crisis in the Palestinian territory, where food security experts say the “worst-case scenario of famine” is unfolding.
India's Modi to meet China's top diplomat as Asian powers rebuild ties

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and RAJESH ROY
Aug 19, 2025 7:06 am - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with China’s top diplomat on Tuesday in a sign of easing tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors after a yearslong standoff between the Asian powers.
Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center

By DAVID FISCHER, MIKE SCHNEIDER and FREIDA FRISARO
Aug 19, 2025 7:02 am - A federal judge in Miami issued a split decision in a lawsuit over the legal rights of detainees at the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, dismissing part of the suit and also moving the case to a different jurisdiction.
Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Aug 18, 2025 11:19 am - DENVER — The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Do...
FDA’s new expert panels are rife with financial conflicts and fringe views

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Aug 18, 2025 10:38 am - When the Food and Drug Administration needs outside guidance, it normally turns to a trusted source: a large roster of expert advisers who are carefully vetted for their independence, credentials and judgment. But increasingly, the agency isn’t calling them.
Hamas accepts an Arab ceasefire proposal on Gaza as Palestinian death toll passes 62,000

By VICTORIA EASTWOOD, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN
Aug 18, 2025 10:19 am - Egyptian and Qatari mediators were holding talks with Hamas in their latest effort to broker a ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip, where health authorities said Monday that the Palestinian death toll from 22 months of war has passed 62,000.
Texas Democrats say they’re ending a two-week walkout over gerrymandered US House map plan

Associated Press
Aug 18, 2025 9:27 am - Texas Democrats say they are ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national partisan brawl over President Donald Trump's desire to reshape U.S. House maps to his advantage.
What to know about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump

By BARRY HATTON
Aug 18, 2025 7:54 am - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday to discuss how to end Russia's three-year war in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy, Trump express hope for trilateral talks with Putin to bring end to Russia-Ukraine war

By JOSH BOAK and SAMYA KULLAB
Aug 18, 2025 7:12 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at the White House for talks with President Donald Trump and key European leaders as the U.S. leader presses for a quick end to the brutal Russia-Ukraine war.
A railway merger trifecta? What supersized UP/Norfolk Southern combo could mean

By Marni Pyke
Aug 17, 2025 9:00 pm - How a new transcontinental railroad could reshape national freight and affect Chicago and the suburbs.

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