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Federal Reserve official says she won’t be ‘bullied’ by Trump into resigning

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Aug 20, 2025 3:37 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to resign after a member of his administration accused Cook of committing mo...
Texas can't put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts' classrooms, judge says

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Aug 20, 2025 3:31 pm - Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporar...
Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK
Aug 20, 2025 3:27 pm - NEW YORK — A federal judge who presided over the sex trafficking case against financier Jeffrey Epstein has joined two other judges in rejecting the government’s request ...
Eurovision, the world’s largest live music event, will take place in Vienna next year

Aug 20, 2025 3:15 pm - The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will take place in Vienna. Austria’s public broadcaster ORF, which will organize the worlds largest live music event, announced the location Wednesday morning.
NATO defense chiefs hold ‘candid discussion’ on security guarangtees for Ukraine

SAM McNEIL
Aug 20, 2025 7:53 am - NATO defense chiefs were due to hold a virtual meeting Wednesday, a senior alliance official said, as Western countries pushing for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine devise possible future security guarantees for Kyiv that could help forge a peace agreement.
Israel approves settlement project that could divide the West Bank

By MELANIE LIDMAN
Aug 20, 2025 7:51 am - Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and that Palestinians and rights groups say could destroy hopes for a future Palestinian state.
Israel to mobilize 60,000 reservists ahead of expanded Gaza City operation

By MELANIE LIDMAN, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY
Aug 20, 2025 7:50 am - Israel's military said Wednesday it would call up tens of thousands of reservists and extend the service of others for an expanded military operation in Gaza City.
Hurricane Erin forecast to churn up dangerous swells and winds from Florida to New England

By ALLEN G. BREED and JOHN SEEWER
Aug 19, 2025 8:48 pm - RODANTHE, N.C. — Hurricane Erin churned slowly toward the eastern U.S. on Tuesday, stirring up treacherous waves that already have led to dozens of water rescues and shut...
California redistricting hearing turns heated as Republicans mount opposition campaign

By TRÂN NGUYỄN
Aug 19, 2025 7:39 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California legislative hearing turned into a shouting match Tuesday as a Republican lawmaker clashed with Democrats over a partisan plan to rewrite...
A Texas Democrat sleeps at the Capitol to protest GOP actions in Texas redistricting fight

By JOHN HANNA, SARA CLINE and JIM VERTUNO
Aug 19, 2025 5:25 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier refused to come to the state Capitol for two weeks. Now she won’t leave. Collier was among dozens of Democrats ...

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