Nation and World
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Lebanese army making progress in displacing Hezbollah near Israeli border
Apr 17, 2025 4:30 pm - BEIRUT — The Lebanese army has increased its deployment in the country’s south over the past few months, confiscating Hezbollah’s arms and dismantling its positions under...
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Trump officials’ defiance over Abrego Garcia’s deportation is ‘shocking,’ appeals court says
Apr 17, 2025 4:25 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s claim that it can't do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S. “should be shoc...
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Thousands of Gaza children are malnourished under Israel's food blockade, aid groups say
Apr 17, 2025 4:13 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip aid groups are raising new alarm over Israel’s blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where it has barred entry of all food and other goods for...
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Florida State gunman used deputy mom's former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say
Apr 17, 2025 12:43 pm - Multiple victims were reported in a shooting Thursday at Florida State University and a suspect was taken into police custody, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
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A recovering Pope Francis visits Rome prison to keep annual Holy Week appointment
Apr 17, 2025 10:25 am - Pope Francis visited Rome's central prison Thursday and met with dozens of inmates as he kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least fortunate, even as he continues recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia.
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UN nuclear watchdog says US-Iran talks at a ‘very crucial’ stage
Apr 17, 2025 10:23 am - Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program are “in a very crucial” stage, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Thursday while on a visit to the Islamic Republic.
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U.S. jobless benefit claims fall last week as labor market remains strong despite recession fears
Apr 17, 2025 8:02 am - U.S. applications for jobless benefits fell again last week as the labor market continues to hold up despite fears of a tariff-induced recession.
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Trump suggests he can remove Fed Chair Powell, saying he’s ‘not happy’ with him over interest rates
Apr 17, 2025 7:45 am - President Donald Trump has attacked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates and says he could fire him if he wanted to. Trump is renewing a threat from his first term that could cause a major legal showdown over the issue of the central bank's longstanding political independence.
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US stocks tumble as Nvidia slides and the fog of Trump’s trade war thickens
Apr 16, 2025 9:55 pm - U.S. stocks are tumbling Wednesday after Nvidia warned new U.S. restrictions on exports to China will chisel billions of dollars off its results, while companies around the world said President Donald Trump’s trade war is clouding forecasts for how they or the economy will do this year.
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ICE, DOGE seek sensitive Medicare data as immigration crackdown intensifies
Apr 16, 2025 9:33 pm - Trump immigration officials and the U.S. DOGE Service are seeking to use a sensitive Medicare database as part of their crackdown on undocumented immigrants, according to...