Nation and World
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Beyond a possible Asian or African pope, what are the priorities of the cardinals in the conclave?
May 06, 2025 7:19 am - Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first Asian or African pontiff, or a conservative or progressive.
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Trump, Carney faceoff in Oval Office leaves gaping differences on tariffs, 51st state
May 06, 2025 7:15 am - President Donald Trump welcomed Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, with a bit of menace on social media, only to then turn on the charm and hospitality once the two leaders were sitting together in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
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Ukraine drone attacks briefly shut down Moscow's international airports
May 06, 2025 7:01 am - All four international airports around Moscow temporarily suspended flights Tuesday as Russian forces intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones fired at almost a dozen Russian regions, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said.
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Trump has threatened a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US. Here's what we know
May 05, 2025 5:07 pm - NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is eyeing Hollywood for his next round of tariffs, threatening to levy all films produced outside the U.S. at a steep rate of 100%. Ove...
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How Alcatraz became America’s most notorious prisonMay 05, 2025 1:52 pm - President Donald Trump wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison, decades after the California island fortress was converted into a U.S. tourist destination because it had become too costly to house America's worst criminals.
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Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to leave the countryMay 05, 2025 1:49 pm - Pushing forward with its mass deportation agenda, President Donald Trump's administration said Monday that it would pay $1,000 to immigrants who are in the United States illegally and return to their home country voluntarily.
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Israel plans to capture all of Gaza under new plan, officials sayMay 05, 2025 8:11 am - Israel approved plans Monday to capture the entire Gaza Strip and remain in the Palestinian territory for an unspecified amount of time, two Israeli officials said, a move that, if implemented, would vastly expand Israel's operations in Gaza and likely bring fierce international opposition.
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Federal Reserve likely to defy Trump, keep rates unchanged this week
May 05, 2025 8:08 am - The Federal Reserve will likely keep its key short-term interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, despite weeks of harsh criticism and demands from President Donald Trump that the Fed reduce borrowing costs.
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Marco Rubio criticized Germany. The foreign ministry hit back
May 03, 2025 10:10 pm - BERLIN — Germany's foreign ministry hit back at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he criticized the decision to classify the Alternative for Germany party as a “r...
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Trump draws criticism with AI image of himself as the pope ahead of the papal conclave
May 03, 2025 9:03 pm - NEW YORK — President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself dressed as pope as the mourning of Pope Francis continues and just days bef...