Nation and World
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Democrats elect Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as their national chair
Feb 01, 2025 5:08 pm - OXON HILL, Md. — Democrats on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as the national chair, turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative t...
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Gaza ceasefire sees its smoothest exchange yet of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners
Feb 01, 2025 3:16 pm - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — The ceasefire in Gaza saw its smoothest exchange yet of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, and the crucial Rafah border cro...
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Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Feb 01, 2025 3:04 pm - PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration ...
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Tax season has begun. Here’s when you'll get your refund
Feb 01, 2025 1:49 pm - If you file your tax return electronically, the IRS says it should take 21 days or less to receive your refund. If you choose to receive your refund with direct deposit, it should take even less time.
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Federal firefighters fought L.A.’s blazes. Then came resignation offers.
Feb 01, 2025 12:51 pm - Justin Brown had done a grueling stint at the perimeter of the Hughes Fire, battling last week to keep the blaze from spilling into towns in northern Los Angeles County. ...
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Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring trade war as North American allies respond
Feb 01, 2025 8:58 am - New trade penalties against Canada, Mexico and China that President Donald Trump plans to impose Saturday represent an aggressive early move against America’s three largest trading partners, but at the risk of higher inflation and possible disruptions to the global economy.
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Seven dead, 19 injured in air ambulance crash in PhiladelphiaJan 31, 2025 11:29 pm - PHILADELPHIA — Authorities sifted through burned cars, damaged homes and charred debris Saturday to gather clues that might explain why an air ambulance exploded into a f...
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CBS agrees to hand over ‘60 Minutes’ Harris interview transcripts to FCC
Jan 31, 2025 7:48 pm - CBS says it will turn over an unedited transcript of its October interview with Kamala Harris to the Federal Communications Commission, part of President Donald Trump's o...
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Army helicopter was alerted to plane’s presence 2 minutes before collision
Jan 31, 2025 7:45 pm - Air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of a U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of an inbound American Airlines jet, with the first warning issued two minutes be...
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Trump White House marks Black History Month while Defense Department declares ‘identity months dead’
Jan 31, 2025 7:42 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump White House issued a proclamation Friday recognizing February as Black History Month around the same time the Defense Department issued guidance de...