Nation and World
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Earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000Mar 31, 2025 10:41 am - The death toll in last week's massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media reported Monday, as rescuers and an activist group said it killed several hundred Muslims praying at mosques during the holy month of Ramadan and 270 Buddhist monks crushed by a collapsing monastery.
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Trump says he's considering ways to serve a third term as president
Mar 31, 2025 8:46 am - President Donald Trump said Sunday that “I’m not joking” about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends at the beginning of 2029.
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Slow US tax collections spark angst about debt ceiling X-date
Mar 31, 2025 8:29 am - Tax collection projections are down. Refunds are up. That’s a formula that could dampen U.S. government revenue and, if it persists, portend an earlier deadline for Congress to raise the debt ceiling — or risk a federal payments default.
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Musk-funded political group spends big and goes door to door in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Mar 31, 2025 8:27 am - Elon Musk and his political operatives have tried to shape the closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race in ways that are not immediately obvious but could be critical to Tuesday's outcome.
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Mortgage company Rocket buying Mr. Cooper in all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion
Mar 31, 2025 8:25 am - The mortgage company Rocket is buying competitor Mr. Cooper in an all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion, just weeks after acquiring real estate listing company Redfin.
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Severe storms and tornadoes possible across central, eastern US
Mar 29, 2025 8:04 pm - A multiday episode of severe weather — including the risk of potentially significant tornadoes — begins Saturday night and will continue through at least Monday, with the...
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor calls for ‘fearlessly independent’ judges
Mar 29, 2025 8:00 pm - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor appeared to criticize recent attacks on the courts by President Donald Trump and his allies Friday evening in remarks at Georgetown ...
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DOGE fires nearly all staff at U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters
Mar 29, 2025 7:35 pm - The Trump administration summarily fired the staff of the U.S. Institute of Peace late Friday night, less than two weeks after forcibly removing the congressionally funde...
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Protesters rebelling against Elon Musk’s purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms
Mar 29, 2025 5:24 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout th...
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Ukrainians expect Russia to launch a fresh offensive to strengthen its negotiating position
Mar 29, 2025 5:17 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces are preparing to launch a fresh military offensive in the coming weeks to maximize pressure on Ukraine and strengthen the Kremlin's negotia...