Nation and World
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Russia launches largest missile and drone barrage on Kyiv since war in Ukraine began
Jul 04, 2025 3:31 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Waves of drones and missiles targeted Kyiv overnight in the largest aerial assault since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, off...
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EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump
Jul 03, 2025 8:03 pm - The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a “declaration of dissent” with its policies, accusing them of “unlaw...
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Strikes kill 94 Palestinians in Gaza, including 45 people waiting for aid, authorities say
Jul 03, 2025 4:33 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli airstrikes and shootings killed 94 Palestinians in Gaza late Wednesday and Thursday, including 45 who were attempting to get much-needed humani...
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Organization denies AP report that US contractors at its Gaza food distribution sites used live ammo
Jul 03, 2025 4:24 pm - JERUSALEM — The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, an Israeli-backed American organization running a new aid program in Gaza, on Thursday denied a report by The Associated Pre...
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Supreme Court rejects Montana’s bid to revive parental consent law for minors’ abortions
Jul 03, 2025 4:20 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Thursday it will not hear a case involving a push to revive a law that minors must have their parents’ permission for an abortion in M...
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Supreme Court will take up a new case about which school sports teams transgender students can join
Jul 03, 2025 4:16 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students can join. Just two weeks after uph...
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Michael Madsen, 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' star, dies at 66
Jul 03, 2025 1:07 pm - Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 66.
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First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades
Jul 03, 2025 11:38 am - The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier told The Associated Press.
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Why some fear government data on the U.S. economy is losing integrity
Jul 03, 2025 10:51 am - U.S. policymakers are increasingly anxious about the integrity of certain government benchmarks, the crucial data points that help the Federal Reserve assess the economy’...
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Powell silence on his future complicates Trump Fed chair search
Jul 03, 2025 10:45 am - As President Donald Trump and his advisers begin weighing replacements for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, they’re running into one significant complication: It’s not clear that Powell will leave the US central bank next year.