Nation and World
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Wall Street holds at a standstill near its record heights
Aug 18, 2025 10:36 am - Wall Street is holding near its record heights on Monday, ahead of a week likely to be dominated by updates from the head of the Federal Reserve and from some of the biggest U.S. retailers.
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Hamas accepts an Arab ceasefire proposal on Gaza as Palestinian death toll passes 62,000
Aug 18, 2025 10:19 am - Egyptian and Qatari mediators were holding talks with Hamas in their latest effort to broker a ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip, where health authorities said Monday that the Palestinian death toll from 22 months of war has passed 62,000.
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Texas Democrats say they’re ending a two-week walkout over gerrymandered US House map plan
Aug 18, 2025 9:27 am - Texas Democrats say they are ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national partisan brawl over President Donald Trump's desire to reshape U.S. House maps to his advantage.
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Cambridge Dictionary adds 'skibidi' and 'tradwife' among 6,000 new words
Aug 18, 2025 7:59 am - The Cambridge Dictionary has added over 6,000 new words including slang terms like "skibidi," "tradwife" and "delulu."
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What to know about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump
Aug 18, 2025 7:54 am - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday to discuss how to end Russia's three-year war in Ukraine.
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Zelenskyy, Trump express hope for trilateral talks with Putin to bring end to Russia-Ukraine war
Aug 18, 2025 7:12 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at the White House for talks with President Donald Trump and key European leaders as the U.S. leader presses for a quick end to the brutal Russia-Ukraine war.
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European leaders to join Ukraine's Zelenskyy for meeting with TrumpAug 17, 2025 3:57 pm - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European and NATO leaders announced Sunday they will join President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington to present a united front in talks with Preside...
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Air Canada suspends restart plans after flight attendants union defies return to work orderAug 17, 2025 3:36 pm - TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada said it suspended plans to restart operations on Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said it will defy a return to work...
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Israel's growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protestsAug 17, 2025 3:33 pm - JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza attempted to shut down the country Sunday in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 ...
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Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters wait for northward turnAug 17, 2025 3:28 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane Sunday as its outer bands continued to lash the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with heavy r...