Nation and World
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Lawsuit contends US civil rights agency has halted all federal-sector class complaints
Jul 28, 2026 4:00 pm - NEW YORK — A labor union and two female prison employees filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing a U.S. civil rights agency of unlawfully halting their sexual harassment case as...
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Tornado that carved a path of destruction in Wisconsin stayed on the ground for more than 20 minutes
Jul 28, 2026 3:49 pm - First responders searched homes and buildings on Tuesday for possible victims of a powerful tornado that ravaged several northeastern Wisconsin communities.
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Netanyahu praises first meeting with Trump since launching the Iran war
Jul 28, 2026 3:35 pm - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had an “excellent” meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, their first sit-down since launching a joint war against Iran that offered Netanyahu a chance to smooth out strains in their relationship.
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Busiest US death chamber: Florida executes 2 men in a day, including an octogenarian
Jul 28, 2026 3:26 pm - Florida on Tuesday became the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, including putting to death an 80-year-old man who was the second-oldest inmate known to receive a lethal injection in modern U.S. history.
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Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gun
Jul 28, 2026 3:13 pm - The 15-year-old arrested after a shootout at food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend was armed with a ghost gun with an extended magazine, police said Tuesday.
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Wisconsin Democrats casting early ballots are divided over whether democratic socialist can win
Jul 28, 2026 3:08 pm - Democrats casting in-person absentee ballots Tuesday in Wisconsin’s chaotic Democratic primary for governor are divided over whether a democratic socialist could prevail in the swing state's general election, echoing concerns of those who are backing the incumbent governor’s choice to replace him.
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Lindsey Graham eulogized as an ‘American original’ with global reach
Jul 28, 2026 12:58 pm - WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation's more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, was eulogi...
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Americans’ confidence in US economy falls as Iran conflict sends gas prices higher
Jul 28, 2026 10:35 am - Americans’ confidence in the economy fell this month as gas prices resumed their climb after the U.S. and Iran stepped up their fighting.
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A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan's southern Kyushu island killing at least 3
Jul 28, 2026 8:46 am - A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, leaving several people dead and dozens of others injured or missing after part of a shopping center and a huge chimney at a paper factory collapsed, officials said. A tsunami advisory was issued but quickly lifted.
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Zelenskyy has a ‘good meeting’ with Trump at the White House as he seeks more cooperation with USJul 28, 2026 8:29 am - President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Tuesday ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral, with the two leaders discussing ways for Ukraine to produce its own powerful weapons and “other ideas that could help” in its ongoing war against Russia.