Nation and World
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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says she wants Canada to become the bloc's 1st associate member
Sep 16, 2026 6:47 am - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday proposed making Canada the European Union’s first associate member, a striking overture as U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats drive Ottawa closer to Europe.
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Trump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots
Sep 15, 2026 9:13 am - President Donald Trump on Tuesday went after the Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterms, saying justices who opposed him were “not the people I interviewed.”
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Senate blocks cryptocurrency regulation as Democrats push back on Trump investments
Sep 15, 2026 8:54 am - Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked legislation to create a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency, stalling an industry-backed effort to place new guardrails around digital assets after demanding more limits on President Donald Trump's investments.
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NATO jets down drone over Lithuania and Russian ship fires flares at Danish helicopter
Sep 15, 2026 8:33 am - NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, officials said Tuesday, the day after the head of the alliance said strikes close to its territory would only increase its support for Ukraine in its war against Russia's full-scale invasion.
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Bob Mackie, designer to the stars who dressed Cher and Madonna and defined '70s glamour, dies at 87
Sep 14, 2026 11:41 am - Bob Mackie, the fashion designer whose visually provocative Hollywood style defined glamour for the 1970s — including putting Carol Burnett in some of her kookiest getups and Cher in her raciest ones — died Monday. He was 87.
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Mouthfeel joins flavor as a food industry focus to satisfy consumers craving extra texture
Sep 14, 2026 8:06 am - The food and beverage industry is putting a bigger focus on texture when developing new products. Industry experts say the way a menu item or packaged snack feels in the mouth has become as big a draw as flavor to many consumers.
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New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate
Sep 14, 2026 7:36 am - New warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could escape human control and ultimately threaten humanity’s survival, and whether the companies developing the technology are doing enough to prevent such a scenario.
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels seize more key islands in the Red Sea and tighten grip on shipping routes
Sep 14, 2026 7:33 am - CAIRO — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured more strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, government and Houthi officials said Monday, strengthening their contro...
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Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, the cargo carrier whose plane careened off Miami runway and killed 5
Sep 14, 2026 7:31 am - Amazon said Sunday that it has suspended its partnership with 21 Air after one of the cargo carrier's planes loaded with Amazon packages careened off a Miami runway last week and killed five people.
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US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacksSep 11, 2026 9:09 am - Americans commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.