Nation and World
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US Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
Nov 20, 2025 7:21 pm - The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month.
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FBI fired veteran employee for displaying Pride flag, lawsuit says
Nov 20, 2025 7:13 pm - A former employee at the Federal Bureau of Investigation is suing the bureau and the Justice Department, saying he was fired for displaying a Pride flag in his workspace.
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Federal prosecutors move to dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago
Nov 20, 2025 6:58 pm - Federal prosecutors moved Thursday to dismiss charges against a woman who was shot several times by a Border Patrol agent last month during the federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.
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Federal immigration crackdown ends in Charlotte, North Carolina, sheriff says
Nov 20, 2025 11:53 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal immigration crackdown based in North Carolina’s largest city that authorities said led to hundreds of arrests is now over, a local law enforce...
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CDC website changed to contradict scientific conclusion that vaccines don’t cause autism
Nov 20, 2025 11:51 am - NEW YORK — A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism, spurr...
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Dick Cheney’s funeral brings bipartisan tributes, but Trump not invited
Nov 20, 2025 11:48 am - WASHINGTON — Washington National Cathedral on Thursday hosted a bipartisan show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice presiden...
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Trump says Democrats’ video message to military is ‘seditious behavior’ punishable by death
Nov 20, 2025 11:46 am - President Donald Trump on Thursday accused half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers — all veterans of the armed services an...
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The deadliest roads in America
Nov 19, 2025 10:24 pm - Between 2010 and 2023, yearly deaths caused by cars and trucks striking pedestrians rose 70%, an examination of federal data and other public records by The Washington Post shows.
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Labor Department won’t release full October jobs report, a casualty of the 43-day federal shutdown
Nov 19, 2025 8:04 pm - The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn't calculate the unemployment rate and some other key numbers.
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Trump says he’d ‘love to fire’ Powell, renewing attacks on Fed chair
Nov 19, 2025 7:57 pm - President Donald Trump renewed his attacks Wednesday against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, saying he would “love to fire his ass” for not lowering interest rates as much as he would like.