Nation and World
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A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages languish
Oct 07, 2025 5:15 pm - Thousands of people converged on southern Israel on Tuesday to mourn the dead as the nation marked two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack plunged the region into a devastating war, while Israel and Hamas pressed on with indirect peace talks in Egypt.The main memorial event in Tel Aviv, organized by the bereaved families, was separate from a ceremony that the government will hold on the anniversary next week according to the Hebrew calendar.
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Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on ‘conversion therapy’ for LBGTQ+ kids
Oct 07, 2025 4:43 pm - A majority of Supreme Court justices on Tuesday seemed likely to side with a Christian counselor challenging bans on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for kids as a violation of her First Amendment rights.
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A judge has blocked a Trump administration effort to change teen pregnancy prevention programs
Oct 07, 2025 4:32 pm - A judge Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from requiring recipients of federal teen pregnancy prevention grants to comply with Trump's orders aimed at curtailing “radical indoctrination” and “gender ideology."
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Nobel Prize in physics goes to 3 scientists whose work advanced quantum technologyOct 07, 2025 9:00 am - John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for research on the weird world of sub-atomic quantum tunneling that advances the power of everyday digital communications and computing.
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Gaza peace talks enter their second day on the war's anniversary
Oct 07, 2025 8:03 am - Peace talks between Israel and Hamas resumed at an Egyptian resort city on Tuesday, the two-year anniversary of the militant group's surprise attack on Israel that triggered the bloody conflict that has seen tens of thousands of Palestinians killed in Gaza.
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DC’s shutdown hasn't stopped the stock market. Here’s what mayOct 07, 2025 7:43 am - If the U.S. government's latest shutdown can't stop the stock market, what can?
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Meet the first American to win ‘Best Cheesemonger in the World’
Oct 07, 2025 6:09 am - Emilia D’Albero trained like an athlete: long hours, exacting drills, heavy lifting. She sculpted and sliced until her hands ached, then bought a second fridge to keep up with the demands of her routine. Her sport? Cheese.
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Trump says he's open to health care deal with Democrats as shutdown hits Day 6
Oct 06, 2025 4:31 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he'd be open to striking a deal with Democrats on the health care subsidies they've made central to the shutdown figh...
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The US stock market keeps setting records as AI excitement keeps building
Oct 06, 2025 4:21 pm - Wall Street keeps setting more records, and excitement about the artificial-intelligence industry keeps leading the way.
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CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients
Oct 06, 2025 3:24 pm - NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone ...