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FBI fires senior officials, including former acting head

By Jeremy Roebuck, Ellen Nakashima and Perry Stein
Aug 07, 2025 3:32 pm - The FBI has forced out at least two senior officials, including the bureau’s former acting director, in its latest purge of leaders who drew the ire of right-wing supporters of President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the dismissals.
US applications for jobless benefits rise modestly, but remain in a range considered healthy

By MATT OTT
Aug 07, 2025 7:47 am - The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose modestly last week, a sign that employers still retaining workers despite economic uncertainty related to U.S. trade policy.
The Bank of England cuts its main interest rate to 4%, the lowest level since March 2023

Aug 07, 2025 6:50 am - The Bank of England cut its main interest rate Thursday by a quarter percentage point to 4%, as policy makers seek to bolster the sluggish U.K. economy.
Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred

By PETER SMITH
Aug 07, 2025 6:45 am - When Alaska Natives debate proposals to drill and mine the landscape of the nation’s largest state, it involves more than an environmental or economic question. It’s also a spiritual and cultural one.
Trump to meet Putin soon, the Kremlin says as a White House deadline looms on Ukraine

By DASHA LITVINOVA and BARRY HATTON
Aug 07, 2025 6:41 am - A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreed, a Kremlin official said Thursday, the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine.
Trump’s broad tariffs go into effect, just as economic pain is surfacing

By JOSH BOAK
Aug 07, 2025 6:37 am - President Donald Trump began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, just as the economic fallout of his monthslong tariff threats has begun to create visible damage for the U.S. economy.
United Airlines tech issue that impacted more than 1,000 flights resolved, residual delays expected

By JACK BROOK and LISA BAUMANN
Aug 06, 2025 9:19 pm - A disruption to a system housing United Airlines' flight information that caused more than 1,000 delays has been resolved, but delays continued into Thursday.
New studies tie unrecognized deaths and health problems to Maui and LA wildfires

By MIKE STOBBE
Aug 06, 2025 7:08 pm - The toll of wildfires is usually counted in acres burned, property destroyed and lives lost to smoke and flames. But three studies published Wednesday suggest the cost to human health from the Maui and Los Angeles wildfires was substantially higher.
This climate study made a big error. One piece of data was to blame.

By Shannon Osaka
Aug 06, 2025 7:04 pm - A year ago, a paper published in the journal Nature made a sweeping claim: The world economy was already on track to lose 19% of global gross domestic product by 2050, co...
UCLA says Trump administration has suspended $584 million in grants, threatening research

By JULIE WATSON
Aug 06, 2025 7:01 pm - The Trump administration has suspended $584 million in federal grants for the University of California, Los Angeles, nearly double the amount that was previously thought,...

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