Nation and World Politics
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Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren't released Saturday
Feb 11, 2025 1:19 pm - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and resume its fight against Hamas if the militant group does not go ahead with the next scheduled release of hostages on Saturday.
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27 religious groups sue Trump administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests
Feb 11, 2025 8:30 am - More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans — ranging from the Episcopal Church and the Union for Reform Judaism to the Mennonites and Unitarian Universalists — filed a federal court lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at houses of worship.
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JD Vance rails against ‘excessive regulation’ of AI at Paris summit in rebuke to European efforts
Feb 11, 2025 7:57 am - U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday warned global leaders and tech industry executives that “excessive regulation” could cripple the rapidly growing artificial intelligence industry in a rebuke to European efforts to curb AI’s risks.
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‘Hell has open borders’: Palatine church causes stir with sign invoking illegal immigrationFeb 10, 2025 9:01 pm - A sign outside a Palatine church across the street from a school with a diverse population is causing a stir.
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‘It sets a real bad example’: Illinois politicians react to Blagojevich pardonFeb 10, 2025 7:33 pm - President Donald Trump’s pardoning of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich drew angry reactions from some Illinois political leaders Monday evening.
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Trump’s latest tariff plans on steel, aluminum and other imports are spreading uncertainty
Feb 10, 2025 2:39 pm - President Donald Trump plans to on Monday formally announce 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as part of an aggressive effort to remake the existing terms of world trade that so far has compounded economic uncertainty.
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So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaintsFeb 10, 2025 2:36 pm - The lowly penny, the forgotten mainstay of coin jars and car cupholders everywhere, may soon be no more.
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Trump pardons ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence
Feb 10, 2025 2:23 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday will pardon Democratic former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with his plans.
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Trump says no right of return for Palestinians in Gaza under his plan for US ‘ownership’
Feb 10, 2025 10:43 am - President Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. “ownership” of the war-torn territory, contradicting other officials in his administration who have sought to argue Trump was only calling for the temporary relocation of its population.
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Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs Monday, and more import duties are coming
Feb 10, 2025 8:11 am - President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week.