Nation and World
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Kennedy’s vaccine advisory committee delays vote on hepatitis B shots for newborns
Dec 04, 2025 9:11 am - A federal vaccine advisory committee on Thursday voted to delay a decision on whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born.
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US filings for jobless benefits fall to 191,000, lowest since September of 2022
Dec 04, 2025 8:04 am - U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in more than three years during Thanksgiving week, potentially complicating the Federal Reserve's upcoming decision on interest rates.
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Man accused of planting pipe bombs before Jan. 6 Capitol attack is charged with explosives offenses
Dec 04, 2025 7:57 am - The FBI made an arrest on Thursday in its nearly 5-year-old investigation into who placed pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
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Admiral says there was no ‘kill them’ order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakers
Dec 04, 2025 7:55 am - A Navy admiral told lawmakers Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as Congress scrutinizes an attack that killed two survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela.
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Putin says there are points he can't agree to in the US proposal to end Russia's war in Ukraine
Dec 04, 2025 7:51 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments published Thursday that any deal is still some ways off.
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How Illinois plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.Dec 03, 2025 8:54 pm - “The story of Illinois has always been the story of America,” Gov. JB Pritzker said during an event Wednesday outlining the state’s plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. From corn boils to music festivals and a documentary, it’s go time for community celebrations.
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Trump pauses immigration applications for 19 nations on travel ban list
Dec 03, 2025 6:19 pm - The Trump administration has paused all immigration applications from 19 countries it has deemed high risk, the Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday evening, citing the shooting of two National Guard members last week, allegedly by an Afghan national who once worked with a CIA-organized counterterrorism outfit.
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President Trump's contempt shocks the country's largest Somali community
Dec 03, 2025 6:19 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Even for a president who has long made clear he’s no fan of Somalia, the latest round of White House contempt was a shock Wednesday in the country’s larges...
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Doctor who sold ketamine to 'Friends' star Matthew Perry gets 2 1/2 years in prison
Dec 03, 2025 4:53 pm - LOS ANGELES — A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the “Friends” star’s overdose death was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in pr...
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Marine robotics firm will resume deep-sea search for MH370 plane that vanished a decade ago
Dec 03, 2025 3:14 pm - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia's transport ministry said Wednesday that a private firm will resume a deep-sea hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 later this month, m...