Nation and World
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George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who became a beloved champion, dies at 76
Mar 21, 2025 10:09 pm - George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who lost the “Rumble in the Jungle” to Muhammad Ali before his inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion and a successful business owner, died Friday night. He was 76.
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USDA cancels $500M in food deliveries, leaving food banks scrambling
Mar 21, 2025 9:52 pm - Food banks across the country — already facing huge cuts to locally grown food assistance — learned this week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling $500 mi...
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Elon Musk won’t receive secret China briefings, Trump says
Mar 21, 2025 8:56 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday said Elon Musk would not receive a briefing on secret plans for a potential war against China, given his substantial conflicts of interes...
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A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America
Mar 21, 2025 8:40 pm - A lawsuit filed late Friday accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully shutting down the Voice of America and asks a federal court to restore the outlet that for deca...
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Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza and destroy its only cancer hospital
Mar 21, 2025 6:35 pm - JERUSALEM — Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip on Friday and blew up the only specialized cancer hospital in the war-torn territory, as Israeli leaders vo...
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Musk group offers $100 to Wisconsin voters ahead of pivotal state Supreme Court election
Mar 21, 2025 6:06 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition in opposition to “activist judges,” a move that comes two wee...
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Federal judge pushes back on acting Social Security head over threat to close agency
Mar 21, 2025 6:00 pm - Acting Social Security commissioner Leland Dudek threatened Thursday evening to bar Social Security Administration employees from accessing its computer systems in respon...
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NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltierMar 21, 2025 2:22 pm - The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City's vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system — and they will eventually have to be abandoned if nothing is done to reverse the trend, city officials warn.
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Wine connoisseurs freeze purchases over Trump’s 200% tariff risk
Mar 21, 2025 1:44 pm - Wine enthusiast Steven Nordhoff typically spends about $25,000 a year adding to his 2,500-bottle collection, with Bruno Giacosa reds from Italy or Vilmart champagnes from France. But not now.
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Trump acknowledges concerns over Musk's business interests and says he shouldn't get war plans
Mar 21, 2025 1:35 pm - President Donald Trump said Friday that war plans should not be shared with his adviser Elon Musk because of his business interests, a rare suggestion that the billionaire entrepreneur's expansive role in the administration will face limits.