Nation and World
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Trump administration separates thousands of migrant families in the US
Dec 11, 2025 10:12 am - President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy split more than 5,000 children from their families at the Mexico border during his first term, when images of babies and toddlers taken from the arms of mothers sparked global condemnation. Seven years later, families are being separated but in a much different way.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention, his attorney’s office says
Dec 11, 2025 9:47 am - PHILIPSBURG, Pa. — Kilmar Abrego Garcia was freed from immigration detention on a judge's order Thursday while he fights to stay in the U.S., handing a major victory to t...
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Farmers got more money from Trump. They still have more problems
Dec 11, 2025 9:44 am - Farmers in the U.S. are feeling the strain from trade disputes, particularly with China. President Donald Trump has announced $12 billion in aid for them, but many farmers say it's not enough.
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What are the 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won?
Dec 11, 2025 9:00 am - The Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $1 billion for Saturday night’s drawing after lottery officials said no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday nig...
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Trump's handling of the economy is at its lowest point in AP-NORC polling
Dec 11, 2025 8:07 am - President Donald Trump’s approval on the economy and immigration have fallen substantially since March, according to a new AP-NORC poll, the latest indication that two signature issues that got him elected barely a year ago could be turning into liabilities as his party begins to gear up for the 2026 midterms.
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US jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000, but continuing claims are lowest since April
Dec 11, 2025 8:02 am - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week, but the total number of those collecting benefits fell to the lowest level in eight months.
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Zelenskyy says US-led peace talks wrestling with Russian demands for Ukrainian territory
Dec 11, 2025 7:59 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to hold urgent talks Thursday with leaders and officials from about 30 countries that support Kyiv’s efforts to obtain fair terms for halting nearly four years of war following Russia's full-scale invasion.
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Venezuela’s Machado absent from Nobel ceremony but her travel to Oslo draws mixed reactions at home
Dec 10, 2025 7:06 pm - Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was absent Wednesday from the ceremony in Norway in which she was to receive this year’s Nobel Peace Prize award, but confirmation that she was traveling to Europe elicited mixed feelings in her country, where many backed her precisely because she had not left her homeland.
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US plans to ask visitors to disclose 5 years of social media history
Dec 10, 2025 6:58 pm - The United States could begin requiring visitors from countries on the visa waiver program to provide up to five years of their social media history, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposal posted to the Federal Register to be officially published Wednesday.
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Ukraine to give revised peace plans to US as Kyiv readies for more talks with its coalition partners
Dec 10, 2025 6:54 pm - Ukraine was expected to give its latest peace proposals to U.S. negotiators Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, a day ahead of his urgent talks with leaders and officials from about 30 other countries supporting Kyiv's effort to end the war with Russia on acceptable terms.