Nation and World
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Zelenskyy, Scholz take strong stands as new line from Washington under Trump jolts EuropeFeb 15, 2025 8:33 am - Two top European leaders stiffened their spines Saturday over unsettling new policies from Washington under President Donald Trump, as Ukraine’s president urged creation of an “armed forces of Europe” and the leader of Germany denounced meddling in its election after U.S. Vice President JD Vance met with a German far-right leader.
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Hamas frees 3 hostages, Israel releases hundreds of prisoners as fragile ceasefire holds
Feb 15, 2025 8:12 am - Hamas-led militants released three male Israeli hostages Saturday and Israeli forces freed hundreds of prisoners in return, in the latest indication that a fragile ceasefire that had teetered in recent days is holding.
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AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ terminology disputeFeb 14, 2025 10:32 pm - The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding the presidential airplane Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, sayi...
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Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system
Feb 14, 2025 8:07 pm - WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government's payment ...
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GOP lawmakers scramble to protect foreign aid as food relief languishes
Feb 14, 2025 4:38 pm - As GOP lawmakers in Washington try to protect a key food aid program from the Trump administration’s cutbacks, international humanitarian organizations say the ongoing di...
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Scientists have a new explanation for the last two years of record heat
Feb 14, 2025 4:38 pm - For the past few years, scientists have watched, aghast, as global temperatures have surged — with both 2023 and 2024 reaching around 1.5 degrees Celsius above the preind...
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Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Feb 14, 2025 3:55 pm - NEW YORK — The Justice Department formally asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, an expected move after that was fier...
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Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo’s 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
Feb 14, 2025 3:40 pm - GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo entered the region’s second-largest city of Bukavu on Friday, local and civil society leaders said, the latest ground ...
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What to know about the federal workforce under Trump
Feb 14, 2025 1:56 pm - Since President Donald Trump began his second term last month, he has focused on dramatically reducing the federal workforce at a breakneck pace. From dismantling the U....
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Trump and Musk can’t seem to locate much evidence of fraud
Feb 14, 2025 9:39 am - President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to disrupt the U.S. government and hamstring federal agencies are increasingly predicated on the idea that they’re combatin...