Nation and World Politics
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Girls camp grieves loss of 27 campers and counselors in Texas floods that killed nearly 90 people
Jul 07, 2025 7:19 am - Crews trudged through debris and waded into swollen riverbanks Monday in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding over the July Fourth weekend that has killed nearly 90 people in Texas, including more than two dozen campers and counselors from an all-girls Christian camp.
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Israel and Hamas are inching toward a new ceasefire deal for Gaza. This is how it might look
Jul 07, 2025 7:12 am - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington Monday to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, who has been pushing for a ceasefire that might lead to an end to the 21-month war in Gaza.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels say bulk carrier Magic Seas that they attacked Sunday has sunk
Jul 07, 2025 7:05 am - A cargo ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels sank Monday in the Red Sea, the group said, raising new concerns over safety in the waterway crucial to global shipping, as Israel targeted the rebels with airstrikes.
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Pressure from Trump for trade deals before Wednesday deadline, but hints of more time for talks
Jul 06, 2025 5:36 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline, with plans for the United States ...
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US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling
Jul 05, 2025 5:52 pm - WASHINGTON — Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their le...
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Judge briefly blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared
Jul 04, 2025 9:19 pm - Despite a federal judge briefly halting deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, he and a second judge eventually cleared the way for the Trump administr...
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How people are celebrating, protesting and traveling for July Fourth
Jul 04, 2025 6:17 pm - LOS ANGELES — Recent polls will tell you there's been a drop in national pride among Americans, particularly Democrats in the Trump era, with some questioning whether to ...
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Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic
Jul 04, 2025 6:10 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in ...
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Trump wants to celebrate 250 years of independence with a UFC fight at the White House
Jul 04, 2025 5:57 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's thinking of staging a UFC match on the White House grounds with upward 20,000 spectators to celebrate 25...
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Will tariffs put a damper on future fireworks shows?Jul 03, 2025 10:02 pm - Relax fireworks fans, the dazzling displays you’ve come to love will take place this holiday weekend as planned (barring the rain forecast for Friday and Sunday). However, some warn that future displays may not be as spectacular if proposed tariffs go into effect against China, a primary fireworks supplier.