Nation and World
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Federal judge blocks Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger until antitrust lawsuit is settled
Apr 17, 2026 9:46 pm - A federal judge has blocked a $6.2 billion merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group, which owns WGN TV and radio, and rival Tegna until an antitrust lawsuit...
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Oil prices drop 9% and Wall Street rallies to a record after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz
Apr 17, 2026 8:34 pm - Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record Friday after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open again for commercial tankers carrying crude from the Persian Gulf to customers worldwide.
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Traffic and trepidation in the Persian Gulf could keep gasoline prices from dropping quickly
Apr 17, 2026 5:31 pm - NEW YORK — After U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz was fully open to commercial vessels after almost seven weeks of war, o...
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Some states will go from record heat to a freeze — thanks to Alaska
Apr 17, 2026 5:28 pm - Throughout March in the West, temperatures surged to unprecedented levels for this time of year, due to a remarkable heat dome. Then in April, that record-breaking heat...
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What to know about singer D4vd’s arrest in 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s killing
Apr 17, 2026 5:05 pm - Seven months after a 14-year-old girl’s body was found in D4vd’s towed SUV, the alt-pop singer has been arrested on suspicion of killing her, authorities said.
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The truce in Lebanon is key to ending the wider Iran war, but challenges remain
Apr 17, 2026 4:57 pm - BEIRUT — A truce took hold Friday between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, providing relief on both sides of the border and an opening for Iran and the United States to re...
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The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
Apr 17, 2026 4:52 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana. The unani...
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Wanna bet? Washington steps up scrutiny of prediction marketsApr 17, 2026 4:48 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — As the United States was preparing a daring mission to rescue an airman whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, there was money to be made. Users on Po...
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Oil prices drop 9% and Wall Street rallies to a record after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz
Apr 17, 2026 4:44 pm - NEW YORK — Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record Friday after Iran said the Strait of Horm...
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Macron and Starmer hold international summit on reopening the Strait of Hormuz
Apr 17, 2026 7:53 am - The leaders of France and the U.K. gathered dozens of countries — but not the United States — on Friday to push forward plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route choked off by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.