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FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adults

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Aug 27, 2025 12:49 pm - U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children.
Prosecutors fail to indict sandwich thrower in Trump’s Washington public safety operation

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Aug 27, 2025 10:22 am - Federal prosecutors have failed to obtain a felony indictment against a man who was seen on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation’s capital, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Trump administration is investing in US rare earths in a push to break China’s grip

By JOSH FUNK and DIDI TANG
Aug 27, 2025 10:04 am - U.S. production of crucial components in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets is set to expand rapidly in the coming years, as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to build up the critical mineral industry in the United States to work to break the chokehold that China has on the global supply chain.
ICE agents, National Guard could be housed at Great Lakes

By Violet Miller
Aug 27, 2025 9:42 am - Agents with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection would be housed at Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago from Sept. 2-30, according to an email Monday from Navy Cpt. Stephen Yargosz to his leadership team.
Israel calls Gaza City evacuation ‘inevitable’ as US hosts talks on postwar Gaza

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAM METZ and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD
Aug 27, 2025 9:31 am - Israeli and U.S. officials will meet in Washington on Wednesday to discuss post-war Gaza, even as Israel's military calls the evacuation of Gaza City “inevitable” ahead of a military offensive and with no sign of a ceasefire in sight.
Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Aug 27, 2025 8:53 am - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, away from Amtrak, in another example of how the federal government is exerting its power over the nation's capital.
Russian forces break into another region of Ukraine with peace efforts stuck

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Aug 27, 2025 8:18 am - Russia’s invading forces have broken into an eighth region of Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said Wednesday, seeking to capture more ground in their three-year war of attrition as U.S.-led peace efforts struggle to gain traction.
Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries have some Russian regions running on empty

By KATIE MARIE DAVIES
Aug 27, 2025 8:16 am - Gas stations have run dry in some regions of Russia after Ukrainian drones struck refineries and other oil infrastructure in recent weeks, with motorists waiting in long lines and officials resorting to rationing or cutting off sales altogether.
Trump’s 50% tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases take effect

By RAJESH ROY
Aug 27, 2025 7:38 am - Steep U.S. tariffs on a range of Indian products took effect Wednesday, threatening a serious blow to India’s overseas trade in its largest export market.
Embattled Fed Gov. Lisa Cook says she'll sue Trump to keep her job

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Aug 26, 2025 2:42 pm - Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook will sue President Donald Trump's administration to try to prevent him from firing her, her lawyer said Tuesday.

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