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Trump frustrated after thinking he made headway on Russia-Ukraine talks only to see Putin balk

By AAMER MADHANI and DASHA LITVINOVA
Aug 22, 2025 4:21 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump started the week declaring a diplomatic breakthrough in his bid to prod Moscow and Kyiv closer to peace, announcing he had begun ...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland to await trial

By TRAVIS LOLLER and KRISTIN M. HALL
Aug 22, 2025 2:37 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling char...
Rollover crash involving tour bus on the New York Thruway leaves multiple dead, others injured

Aug 22, 2025 2:34 pm - PEMBROKE, N.Y. — A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 51 passengers crashed and rolled Friday on an interstate highway, killing and injuring mult...
Epstein’s former girlfriend told Justice Department she did not see Trump act in ‘inappropriate way’

By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Aug 22, 2025 2:32 pm - WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday released transcripts of interviews its No. 2 official did with Jeffrey Epstein's imprisoned former girlfriend as the Trump a...
Trump says Chicago is the likely next target of his efforts to crack down on crime

By The Associated Press
Aug 22, 2025 1:50 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to crack down on crime, homelessness and illegal immigration.
Canada will match US tariff exemptions under USMCA trade pact, Prime Minister Carney says

By ROB GILLIES
Aug 22, 2025 1:40 pm - Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday.
Wall Street soars on hopes for lower interest rates as the Dow surges 846 points to a record

By STAN CHOE
Aug 22, 2025 1:31 pm - Wall Street rallied to its best day in months after the head of the Federal Reserve hinted that cuts to interest rates may be on the way. The S&P 500 leaped 1.5% Friday for its first gain in six days and finished just shy of its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 846 points to its own record after topping its prior high from December. The Nasdaq composite jumped 1.9%. Treasury yields tumbled in the bond market as traders upped their bets that the Fed will cut its main interest rate at its next meeting in September.
A taste of cool, fall-like weather is coming. Here’s what you need to know

Ben Noll
Aug 22, 2025 12:42 pm - It’s about to feel more like late September across much of the United States.
AP analysis shows Texas and California redistricting efforts could mess with rare partisan balance

By DAVID A. LIEB
Aug 22, 2025 12:09 pm - Moves by Texas Republicans and California Democrats to redraw their U.S. House districts could disrupt a rare partisan balance in American politics. A new analysis by The Associated Press shows that the 220-215 Republican majority over Democrats in the House aligns closely with the national vote share.
Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks remain

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Aug 22, 2025 9:14 am - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months but gave no hint on the timing of a move and suggested the central bank will proceed cautiously as it continues to evaluate the impact of tariffs and other policies on the economy.

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