Nation and World
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Passenger flight and Air Force jet diverted from potential collision at DC airport
Mar 29, 2025 5:09 pm - A U.S. passenger flight preparing to leave the nation's capital and an incoming military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision, officials s...
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Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'
Mar 29, 2025 4:55 pm - WASHINGTON — The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation’s top health official for allowing “misinformation and ...
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Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial ceasefire
Mar 29, 2025 3:24 pm - BANGKOK — A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinate...
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Putin suggests putting Ukraine under UN-sponsored external governance
Mar 28, 2025 12:15 pm - Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed Friday to temporarily put Ukraine under external governance as part of efforts to reach a peaceful settlement, in remarks that refected the Kremlin leader's determination to achieve his war goals.
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Wall Street drops following discouraging updates on US shoppers and inflation
Mar 28, 2025 12:13 pm - U.S. stocks are falling Friday following discouraging updates on inflation and how much U.S. households may be willing to spend given all the uncertainty about President Donald Trump's escalating trade war.
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Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law
Mar 28, 2025 11:47 am - The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law, while a court fight continues.
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Vance and wife tour US military base in Greenland after diplomatic spat over uninvited visit
Mar 28, 2025 11:43 am - Vice President JD Vance, his wife and other senior U.S. officials visited an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.
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The US is on an egg hunt in Europe to ease prices at home
Mar 28, 2025 11:39 am - The U.S. government is on a global egg hunt, seeking exports from countries in Europe and elsewhere to ease a severe shortage that has caused egg prices at grocery stores to hit record highs.
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US inflation remained elevated last month as consumer spending rose slightly
Mar 28, 2025 8:56 am - An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve remained high last month even before the impact of most tariffs has been felt. Americans' spending increased after a steep fall last month but remained weak, suggesting consumers have turned more cautious this year.
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Israel strikes Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war
Mar 28, 2025 7:23 am - Israel has launched an attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war in November.