Nation and World
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Minnesota shooting suspect and wife were ‘preppers,’ FBI affidavit says
Jun 21, 2025 6:04 pm - Hours after a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were fatally shot in their home, Vance Boelter, the man charged by authorities with the killing, texted his wife in...
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Hot-air balloon in Brazil catches fire and falls from the sky, killing 8 and injuring 13
Jun 21, 2025 3:39 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO — A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil ’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said...
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A tornado that swept through a rural town in North Dakota left at least 3 people dead
Jun 21, 2025 3:36 pm - ENDERLIN, N.D. — Powerful winds — including a tornado — that swept across parts of the upper Midwest left three people dead and a regional airport heavily damaged, while ...
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The US commemorates 250th anniversary of the ‘great American battle,’ the Battle of Bunker Hill
Jun 21, 2025 3:30 pm - NEW YORK — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There's so...
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Belarus releases dissident after highest-level US visit in years
Jun 21, 2025 3:24 pm - A prominent Belarusian opposition leader, Sergei Tikhanovsky, was unexpectedly released from prison after almost five years in jail following a meeting Saturday in Minsk ...
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Sunrise at Stonehenge draws druids, pagans and revelers to celebrate the summer solstice
Jun 21, 2025 2:49 pm - LONDON — As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge where the ancient monument in souther...
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US has struck 3 Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign
Jun 21, 2025 2:46 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, directly joining Israel’s war aimed at decapitating the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambi...
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GOP’s food stamp plan is found to violate Senate rules. It’s the latest setback for Trump’s big bill
Jun 21, 2025 2:36 pm - WASHINGTON — In another blow to the Republicans’ tax and spending cut bill, the Senate parliamentarian has advised that a proposal to shift some food stamps costs from th...
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More employers adopting ICHRAs, giving workers money to buy their own health insurance
Jun 21, 2025 12:23 pm - A small, growing number of employers are putting health insurance decisions entirely in the hands of their workers. Instead of offering traditional insurance, they’re giv...
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Senate parliamentarian deals blow to GOP plan to gut consumer bureau in tax bill
Jun 20, 2025 6:42 pm - WASHINGTON — Republicans suffered a sizable setback Friday on one key aspect of President Donald Trump's big bill after their plans to gut the Consumer Financial Protecti...