Nation and World
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Senate GOP removes tax on solar and wind energy but dismantles climate law passed by Democrats
Jul 01, 2025 7:39 pm - WASHINGTON — The sprawling Republican budget bill approved by the Senate Tuesday removes a proposed tax on solar and wind energy projects but quickly phases out tax credi...
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Trump says Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and urges Hamas to accept deal
Jul 01, 2025 7:22 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions wors...
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Jury reaches verdict on 4 of 5 counts in Sean Combs trial but is told to keep deliberating
Jul 01, 2025 6:24 pm - NEW YORK — The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial said Tuesday that it has reached a verdict on four of five counts against the hip-hop mogul. But the part...
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USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study says
Jul 01, 2025 4:37 pm - Funding cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by the Trump administration could lead to more than 14 million additional deaths globally over the n...
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Iran assesses the damage and lashes out after Israeli and US strikes damage its nuclear sites
Jul 01, 2025 4:37 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran is assessing the damage and lashing out over the American and Israeli airstrikes on its nuclear sites, though Tehran kept open the poss...
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Kohberger to plead guilty to murder in Idaho student stabbings to avoid death penalty
Jul 01, 2025 4:02 pm - BOISE, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to killing four University of Idaho students as part of a deal to avoid the death penalty, an attorney for one v...
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Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90
Jul 01, 2025 10:36 am - Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry and huge audience dwindled following his prostitution scandals, has died. He was 90.
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Powell stands by ‘wait and see’ stance with Trump ramping up attacks on the Federal Reserve
Jul 01, 2025 9:52 am - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday stuck to his position that the central bank will keep its key rate on hold while it waits to see how President Donald Trump's tariffs effect the economy, defying the steady stream of criticism from the White House, which wants lower borrowing costs.
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Ukrainian drone hits a plant deep inside Russia after record Russian drone attacks in June
Jul 01, 2025 8:14 am - A Ukrainian drone struck a Russian industrial plant some 800 miles from Ukraine, a local official said Tuesday, after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prioritized the weapon's development and Russia pounded Ukraine with a monthly record of drones in June.
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Senate strikes AI provision from GOP bill after uproar from the states
Jul 01, 2025 7:56 am - A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, thwarting attempts to insert the measure into President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts.