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Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know

By GENE JOHNSON
Apr 20, 2025 5:41 pm - Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, falls this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans can celebrate in some unusua...
This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

By RYAN J. FOLEY
Apr 20, 2025 4:48 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In her 28 years working for the federal government, Shea Giagnorio provided day care for the children of U.S. soldiers, training for employees and over...
Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kids

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Apr 20, 2025 4:21 pm - VATICAN CITY — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a long-distance tangle over the Trum...
Zelenskyy says Russia is trying to create an 'impression of a ceasefire' as attacks continue

By VOLODYMYR YURCHUK and ELISE MORTON
Apr 20, 2025 4:13 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Sunday of creating a false appearance of honoring an Easter ceasefire, saying Moscow continued ...
Anti-Trump resistance sees another leader in Van Hollen as Democrats' leadership carousel turns

By STEVE PEOPLES
Apr 20, 2025 4:09 pm - NEW YORK — Now, it's Chris Van Hollen's turn. The mild-mannered Maryland senator has suddenly emerged as a leading figure in the resistance to Donald Trump’s norm-busting...
Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza finds 'professional failures'

By MELANIE LIDMAN
Apr 20, 2025 4:00 pm - JERUSALEM — An Israeli investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said Sunday it found a chain of “professional failure...
IRS whistleblower on Hunter Biden is out as acting commissioner just days after getting the job

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and CHRIS MEGERIAN
Apr 18, 2025 7:26 pm - WASHINGTON — Just days after being promoted to acting IRS commissioner, the whistleblower who testified publicly about investigations into Hunter Biden’s taxes is out of ...
Trump moves to invoke Schedule F to make it easier to fire some federal workers

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and WILL WEISSERT
Apr 18, 2025 7:20 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has begun making one of the controversial personnel changes for government employees that was spelled out in the conservative Project ...
Trump ready to ‘move on’ from Ukraine peace talks if no progress, Rubio says

By Adam Taylor, Robyn Dixon and Ellen Francis
Apr 18, 2025 7:15 pm - PARIS — President Donald Trump is ready to “move on” from peace talks between Ukraine and Russia if there is no progress “within days,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio tol...
DOJ questions Glenview science journal about bias, triggering free speech concerns

By Mark Johnson
Apr 18, 2025 5:45 pm - Amid brewing conflict between scientists and the administration of President Donald Trump, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia sent an unusual letter this week...

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