Nation and World
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Trump says Iran’s supreme leader is dead
Feb 28, 2026 7:42 am - Israeli officials told The Associated Press Saturday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. or Iran on his status. The assassination of the second leader of the Islamic Republic, who had no designated successor, would throw its future into doubt.
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Trump raises the possibility of a ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’ coming out of talks with Havana
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Trump’s ‘pretty much’ decided whom to endorse in Texas’ Senate primary but isn’t yet saying a name
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Trump moves toward Iran attack as mediator says nuclear deal is close
Feb 27, 2026 7:12 pm - A U.S. military attack on Iran could result in regime change, President Donald Trump said Friday. “Nobody knows. … It would be nice if we could do it without” military force, Trump said, “but sometimes you have to do it with.”Trump, speaking with reporters before his morning departure from the White House for Texas and Florida, said he was “not thrilled” with how negotiations with Iran were going over his demand that it “not have nuclear weapons.”
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Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and ’70s, dies at age 86
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Trump orders all federal agencies to phase out use of Anthropic technology
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Sweden says it intercepted Russian drone during visit by French aircraft carrier
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US military used a laser to shoot down a Border Protection drone
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Bill Clinton says he 'did nothing wrong' with Epstein as he faces grilling over their relationship
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Scouting America will alter its policies to maintain support from the US military, Pentagon says