Nation and World Politics
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Israel says Iran is using cluster munitions. What to know about the weapons
Mar 10, 2026 11:39 am - Israel says Iran has been firing cluster munitions throughout their 10-day war — adding a complicated and deadly challenge to Israel’s already-stretched air defenses.
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US says it destroyed 16 minelaying vessels as Iran threatens to block Gulf oil exports
Mar 10, 2026 8:57 am - The U.S. military said it took out multiple Iranian vessels Tuesday as the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region's oil exports and concerns grew about the country's threats to stop tankers from using a waterway through which 20% of the world’s oil is shipped.
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White House says it fired NTSB member over misconduct but Todd Inman denies the allegations
Mar 10, 2026 7:38 am - The White House said it fired a National Transportation Safety Board member after reports of drinking on the job and harassing staff, but Todd Inman flatly denied the all...
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The Trump administration widens its probe of the 2020 election as it obtains records from Arizona
Mar 10, 2026 7:37 am - The Republican leader of Arizona's state Senate said Monday he has handed over records related to the 2020 presidential election to the FBI. Senate President Warren Pete...
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Men who brought explosives to NYC protest cited Islamic State as inspiration, complaint says
Mar 10, 2026 7:36 am - Two men who brought explosives to a far-right protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, according to a...
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Judge says trio named to replace Habba also serving illegally
Mar 10, 2026 7:36 am - A federal judge upended the leadership of New Jersey’s U.S. attorney’s office again on Monday, ruling for a second time in the span of just months that the Trump administ...
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‘It’s horrible’: Consumers rocked by gasoline spike as Iran war broadensMar 09, 2026 6:44 pm - Gas prices in the Chicago region surged 50 cents in one week to $3.69 per gallon following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran that began February 28. The conflict has disrupted oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which handles 20% of the world's oil supply.
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AI company Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo 'supply chain risk' designation
Mar 09, 2026 2:20 pm - Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is suing to stop the Trump administration from enforcing what it calls an “unlawful campaign of retaliation” over its refusal to...
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Kentucky soldier in Saudi Arabia is 7th U.S. casualty to die in Iran war
Mar 09, 2026 2:16 pm - ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — A Kentucky man who joined the Army straight out of high school is the seventh U.S. service member to die in combat during the Iran war, the Pentagon ...
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Europe rallies around Cyprus during Iran war as Macron visits to show support for island
Mar 09, 2026 8:14 am - French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to Cyprus on Monday, days after dispatching a warship to the east Mediterranean island nation, where a Shahed drone struck a British air base on its southern coast last week during the Iran war.