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‘Sounding the alarm’: Metra hopes bridge funding bill gains traction despite distraction

By Marni Pyke
Mar 16, 2026 7:08 am - Metra makes the case for funding fixes for 100-year-old railway bridges. Plus, a new Pace program and construction alerts.
Pope escalates call for ceasefire in Iran by addressing those responsible for the war

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Mar 15, 2026 3:49 pm - ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV demanded a ceasefire in the Middle East on Sunday in his strongest comments to date, directly addressing the leaders who launched the war in Iran...
Israeli military claims brother of man who attacked Michigan synagogue was Hezbollah commander

By JULIA FRANKEL AND BASSEM MROUE
Mar 15, 2026 3:40 pm - JERUSALEM (AP) — The brother of a man who attacked a Michigan synagogue last week, who was killed earlier this month in an Israeli airstrike, was a Hezbollah commander, I...
Gulf Arab states intercept new missiles and drones as Iran threatens to widen the war

By SAM METZ, SAMY MAGDY and JULIA FRANKEL
Mar 15, 2026 8:53 am - Gulf Arab states reported new missile and drone attacks on Sunday after Iran threatened to widen its campaign and called for the evacuation of three major ports in the United Arab Emirates as the war in the Middle East, now in its third week, expands further.
The biggest change to voting in Republican election bill could become a burden for many US voters

By JULIE CARR SMYTH
Mar 14, 2026 9:42 pm - Joshua Bogdan was born and raised in the United States. The only time the New Hampshire resident has left the country was for a day and a half in seventh grade, when he went to Canada to see Niagara Falls.Even so, that did not mean proving his U.S. citizenship in last fall's local elections was easy.
FCC chief threatens broadcasters as Trump criticizes coverage of Iran war

By Scott Nover
Mar 14, 2026 7:28 pm - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr issued a stern warning to broadcasters Saturday, threatening to revoke government-issued licenses if they run what the federal agency deems “fake news.”
The biggest change to voting in Republican election bill could become a burden for many US voters

By JULIE CARR SMYTH
Mar 14, 2026 8:53 am - Joshua Bogdan was born and raised in the United States. The only time the New Hampshire resident has left the country was for a day and a half in seventh grade, when he went to Canada to see Niagara Falls.
Russian strike on the Kyiv region kills 4 and wounds at least 15, with peace talks stalled

By SUSIE BLANN
Mar 14, 2026 8:50 am - A combined Russian missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region killed at least four people and wounded 15, a Ukrainian official said Saturday, after the United States postponed Russia-Ukraine talks due to the war with Iran.
Pakistan’s president says Afghan Taliban forces crossed a ‘red line’ with drone attacks on civilians

By MUNIR AHMED and ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN
Mar 14, 2026 8:48 am - Pakistan’s president on Saturday warned neighboring Afghanistan’s Taliban government that it had “ crossed a red line ” by launching drone attacks on civilian areas in Pakistan and said the administration in Kabul has brought “grave consequences upon itself.”
Trump seeks to close $1.6 trillion revenue gap with raft of new tariffs

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Mar 14, 2026 8:45 am - The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a range of the president's import taxes.

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