Nation and World
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On a remote Australian island, the birds are so full of plastic they crunch
May 17, 2025 6:24 pm - On a remote Australian island renowned for its natural beauty, researchers have made a grisly discovery: Seabirds have ingested so much plastic they crunch when touched. ...
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Lawmakers seek to reverse Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel
May 17, 2025 5:35 pm - A growing number of state lawmakers are moving to repeal a 2015 Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel to protest its policies toward Palestinians.
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Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in storm-battered Kentucky
May 17, 2025 1:29 pm - LONDON, Ky. — At least 27 people have been killed by storms systems that swept across part of the U.S. Midwest and South, with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Satur...
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AI poses new moral questions. Pope Leo says the Catholic Church has answers.
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Trump’s stance against South Africa is not just about white farmers. It’s also about Hamas and IranMay 16, 2025 12:01 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump's claim this week that there is an unreported “genocide” happening against white farmers in South Africa was his harshest accusation yet against a country he moved to punish over a range of issues soon after returning to office.
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Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill in a stunning setback
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Storms knocked power for thousands around Great Lakes region, with more tornado risk coming
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Israeli strikes kill at least 93 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visit
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US stocks power within 3% of their record as Wall Street closes out a winning week
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Comey under investigation for ‘86 47’ social media post, Trump officials sayMay 16, 2025 8:51 am - Trump administration officials said Thursday that they would investigate former FBI director James B. Comey, whom they accused of threatening President Donald Trump after Comey posted a picture of seashells on a beach arranged to spell out “86 47.”