Nation and World
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The Iran war is hitting home as gasoline prices fuel inflation surge of 3.8% in the US
May 12, 2026 1:40 pm - U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americans. The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, the biggest jump in three years, and up from a 3.3% year-over-year gain in March.
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Eurovision song competition starts with the first semifinal after boycott over Israel
May 12, 2026 7:16 am - Competition starts Tuesday at the Eurovision Song Contest, with divisions over Israel’s participation hanging over the 70th birthday of the over-the-top pop music extravaganza.
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Supreme Court temporarily extends women’s access to widely used abortion pill
May 11, 2026 4:57 pm - The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect.
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Democrats ask the Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts
May 11, 2026 4:55 pm - Democrats on Monday filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt a Virginia ruling invalidating a ballot measure that would have given their party an additional four winnable U.S. House seats.
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May 11, 2026 2:35 pm - Republicans returning to Washington on Monday are facing questions about a $1 billion Senate security proposal that could help pay for President Donald Trump’s ballroom as Democrats say they will try to defeat it.
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Trump says he'll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can't do it on his own
May 11, 2026 1:19 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he will move to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran...
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Man charged in White House correspondents' dinner attack pleads not guiltyMay 11, 2026 11:00 am - A man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while armed with guns and knives pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he attempted to kill President Donald Trump and fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer who tried to stop the attack.
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US home sales flat in April as lackluster spring homebuying season lurches forwardMay 11, 2026 10:20 am - Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat in April, another lackluster showing for the housing market during what’s traditionally its busiest time of the year.
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Tulsa Race Massacre reparations is soul-redeeming work for the US, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer says
May 11, 2026 8:58 am - Civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons learned about the Tulsa Race Massacre during college. This revelation inspired him to lead a reparations campaign for survivors and descendants.
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Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'life support' and proposes gas tax pause as strait stays closed
May 11, 2026 8:28 am - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal, which officials said included some nuclear concessions. Trump also proposed suspending the federal gas tax to help with higher fuel prices caused by the war.