Nation and World
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US has struck 3 Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign
Jun 21, 2025 2:46 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, directly joining Israel’s war aimed at decapitating the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambi...
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GOP’s food stamp plan is found to violate Senate rules. It’s the latest setback for Trump’s big bill
Jun 21, 2025 2:36 pm - WASHINGTON — In another blow to the Republicans’ tax and spending cut bill, the Senate parliamentarian has advised that a proposal to shift some food stamps costs from th...
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More employers adopting ICHRAs, giving workers money to buy their own health insurance
Jun 21, 2025 12:23 pm - A small, growing number of employers are putting health insurance decisions entirely in the hands of their workers. Instead of offering traditional insurance, they’re giv...
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Senate parliamentarian deals blow to GOP plan to gut consumer bureau in tax bill
Jun 20, 2025 6:42 pm - WASHINGTON — Republicans suffered a sizable setback Friday on one key aspect of President Donald Trump's big bill after their plans to gut the Consumer Financial Protecti...
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Judge rules Trump administration can’t require states to help on immigration to get transport money
Jun 20, 2025 6:37 pm - BOSTON — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars in transportation funds from states that don’t agree to partici...
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Putin says Russia has shared peace proposals with Israel and Iran
Jun 20, 2025 6:31 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — President Vladimir Putin said Friday he has secured Israel's pledge to safeguard Russian personnel at Iran's Russia-built nuclear power plant and...
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Judge orders Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from detention
Jun 20, 2025 4:03 pm - NEW YORK — A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to free former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from the immigration detention center ...
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Mexico assesses damage from Hurricane Erick as rising rivers leave at least 1 dead
Jun 20, 2025 3:57 pm - ACAPULCO, Mexico — Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers Friday as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the re...
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Trump can keep National Guard in Los Angeles for now, appeals court rules
Jun 20, 2025 3:51 pm - President Donald Trump can keep the California National Guard in Los Angeles for now, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday evening, delivering a win for the presiden...
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Food rations are halved in one of Africa’s largest refugee camps after US aid cuts
Jun 20, 2025 3:49 pm - KAKUMA, Kenya — Martin Komol sighs as he inspects his cracked, mud-walled house that is one rain away from fully collapsing. Nothing seems to last for him and 300,000 oth...