Nation and World
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In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
Nov 21, 2025 5:58 pm - In a stunning and hasty reversal, the U.S. Coast Guard announced late Thursday that swastikas and nooses are prohibited hate symbols - erasing an attempt to soften their definition after the plan elicited furious backlash.
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Khashoggi’s widow and Democrats demand release of call transcript with Trump and Saudi crown prince
Nov 21, 2025 5:33 pm - The widow of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi called Friday for the release of the transcript of a 2019 phone call that President Donald Trump had with Mohammed bin Salman, joining Democratic lawmakers who are raising questions about whether Trump personally benefitted from his embrace of the Saudi crown prince.
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Officer acquitted in death of Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting
Nov 21, 2025 5:22 pm - The Ohio police officer who shot and killed Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother who had been accused of shoplifting, was acquitted on all counts Friday, including murder.
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US pushing Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving or lose support
Nov 21, 2025 4:54 pm - The White House is pressuring Ukraine to sign on to its new peace proposal by Thanksgiving or lose U.S. support in its war with Russia, according to five people familiar with the talks.
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Judge’s blistering opinion details use of force in Chicago-area immigration crackdown
Nov 21, 2025 4:50 pm - A judge's blistering 223-page opinion has offered a cache of striking new details from body camera footage about agents' use of force during a federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area dubbed “Operation Midway Blitz.”
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In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbolsNov 21, 2025 8:37 am - The U.S. Coast Guard issued a new, more stringent policy on hate symbols including the swastika Thursday night, prohibiting “divisive or hate symbols or flags.” The change came hours after The Washington Post reported that the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under new guidelines set to be released next month.
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US delivers peace plan for Ukraine, sparking fears of ‘capitulation’
Nov 20, 2025 9:22 pm - LONDON — A U.S. military delegation led by Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll delivered Thursday a new draft proposal to end the war in Ukraine even as European and Ukrainian...
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Layoffs are piling up, raising worker anxiety. Here are some companies that have cut jobs recently
Nov 20, 2025 9:18 pm - Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that businesses are at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill. That's caused many to limit new work to only a few specific roles, if not pause openings entirely. At the same time, sizable layoffs have continued to pile up — raising worker anxieties across sectors.
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Dramatic photos of doomed UPS plane show the aircraft on fire and its engine flying off
Nov 20, 2025 9:16 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Frame by frame, six photos released by federal investigators on Thursday graphically captured horrifying images of ill-fated Flight 2976 as it turned in...
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Prosecutors quiz witness on Ed Martin, Bill Pulte moves in Schiff case
Nov 20, 2025 7:28 pm - Federal prosecutors spent more than an hour Thursday questioning a California Republican activist about her contact with Trump administration officials over their mortgage fraud investigation into Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the woman told The Washington Post.