Nation and World
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Israeli navy intercepts boats attempting to break Gaza blockade and arrests activists
Oct 02, 2025 4:48 pm - Hundreds of Israeli police officers were deployed Thursday to the southern port of Ashdod to process some 450 international activists detained by Israeli naval forces hours earlier in the Mediterranean Sea, Israeli authorities said.The activists, including European lawmakers, were taking part of a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza when their vessels were intercepted, drawing widespread condemnation and sparking protests around the world.
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Trump administration approval of new abortion drug infuriates the rightOct 02, 2025 4:39 pm - The Trump administration has approved a new generic version of the mifepristone abortion pill, a decision made quietly by the Food and Drug Administration this week that is now prompting uproar among anti-abortion leaders.
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Everybody in Washington hates a shutdown until it becomes a useful tool
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Gaza death toll mounts as Hamas considers its response to Trump's peace proposal
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British police say deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a terrorist attack
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Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now
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Health care is key for Democrats in shutdown fight. Here’s what to know.
Oct 01, 2025 7:23 pm - The federal government shut down early Wednesday following an acrimonious deadlock in Congress over spending in which Democrats have sought to put a spotlight on health care subsidies and who is eligible to receive coverage.Senate Democrats rejected a Republican-led proposal that would have extended funding at current levels until Nov. 21, voting nearly along party lines. The shutdown is the first since January 2019, when President Donald Trump was previously in office.
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Shutdown fight halts $18B for New York’s largest subway, rail projects
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White House fires much of the National Council on the Humanities
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Vance downplays Trump post of Jeffries in sombrero: ‘I think it’s funny’