Nation and World
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Powell stands by ‘wait and see’ stance with Trump ramping up attacks on the Federal Reserve
Jul 01, 2025 9:52 am - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday stuck to his position that the central bank will keep its key rate on hold while it waits to see how President Donald Trump's tariffs effect the economy, defying the steady stream of criticism from the White House, which wants lower borrowing costs.
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Ukrainian drone hits a plant deep inside Russia after record Russian drone attacks in June
Jul 01, 2025 8:14 am - A Ukrainian drone struck a Russian industrial plant some 800 miles from Ukraine, a local official said Tuesday, after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prioritized the weapon's development and Russia pounded Ukraine with a monthly record of drones in June.
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Senate strikes AI provision from GOP bill after uproar from the states
Jul 01, 2025 7:56 am - A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, thwarting attempts to insert the measure into President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts.
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Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
Jul 01, 2025 7:21 am - Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session.
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Senate GOP closes in on passing Trump’s tax bill, but holdouts remain late Monday
Jun 30, 2025 9:24 pm - Senate Republicans inched toward passing their massive tax and immigration bill Monday, working through the evening to win over the final holdouts as they seek to deliver...
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Man shot Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, killing 2, sheriff says
Jun 30, 2025 8:08 pm - COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A man who started a wildfire and then fatally shot two firefighters and wounded another in northern Idaho was a 20-year-old transient who attacked ...
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A heat wave covers much of Europe and higher temperatures are on the way
Jun 30, 2025 4:54 pm - ANKARA, Turkey — A heat wave covered much of Europe on Monday, with a record-hot first day of play at Wimbledon and high winds fanning forest fires in Turkey. Heat warnin...
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US stocks push further into record heightsJun 30, 2025 3:57 pm - The U.S. stock market added to its record on Monday as Wall Street closed out a second straight winning month.
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Jun 30, 2025 10:07 am - Israeli forces killed at least 74 people in Gaza on Monday with airstrikes that left 30 dead at a seaside cafe and gunfire that left 23 dead as Palestinians tried to get desperately needed food aid, witnesses and health officials said.
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Survivor of Israel’s attack on Iran’s Evin prison describes a ‘slow death’ after 12-day war
Jun 30, 2025 9:59 am - Sayeh Seydal, a jailed Iranian dissident, narrowly escaped death when Israeli missiles struck Tehran's Evin Prison, where she was held. She had just stepped out of the prison's clinic moments before it was destroyed.