Nation and World Politics
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RFK Jr is launching a podcast to expose ‘lies’ that have made Americans sick
Apr 08, 2026 4:06 pm - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a new podcast that he says will begin “a new era of radical transparency in government,” according to a teaser video first obtained by The Associated Press.
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When will prices come down for gas, air travel and strawberries?
Apr 08, 2026 11:12 am - The president temporarily suspended strikes on Iran, but Americans will continue paying more for an array of products because of higher energy costs.
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At least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn’t apply thereApr 08, 2026 11:06 am - Israeli strikes hit busy commercial and residential areas in central Beirut without warning on Wednesday, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Lebanon said at least 182 people were killed and hundreds were wounded, making it the deadliest day in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.
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How Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to agreeing to a 2-week ceasefire with Tehran
Apr 08, 2026 10:56 am - President Donald Trump, over the course of a single day, went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that the battered Islamic Republic's leadership had presented a “workable” plan that led him to agree to a 14-day ceasefire that he expects will pave the way to end the nearly six-week war.
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Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again
Apr 08, 2026 7:27 am - The U.S. demanded Wednesday that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the Islamic Republic closed the waterway in response to Israeli attacks against the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. Iran’s move cast doubt over whether an already precarious ceasefire to end more than a month of war would hold.
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Oil plunges below $95 as the Dow surges 1,300 in a worldwide rally following a ceasefire with Iran
Apr 08, 2026 7:24 am - Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to destroy Iran.
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Trump complains NATO ‘wasn’t there when we needed them’ after talks with alliance leader Rutte
Apr 08, 2026 7:21 am - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is expected to meet with President Donald Trump on Wednesday to try to smooth over the president's anger with the military alliance over the Iran war.
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UK government blocks rapper Ye from entering Britain to headline festival
Apr 08, 2026 7:09 am - The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been barred from entering the U.K., where he was scheduled to perform at the Wireless Festival in July.
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Pritzker, Illinois Dems say Trump’s Iran threat crosses a line, call for his removalApr 07, 2026 5:55 pm - Illinois Democrats are demanding Donald Trump's removal via the 25th Amendment after the president threatens to destroy Iranian civilization over Strait of Hormuz dispute. “A new level of unhinged,” one said.
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Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Apr 07, 2026 4:43 pm - Environmental groups on Tuesday asked a federal appellate court panel to drop its temporary halt of a lower court's order instructing state officials to close an immigration detention center in the heart of the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”