Nation and World
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New York judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand
Sep 16, 2025 10:54 am - A judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state's case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state's second-degree murder charges against him.
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Target steps up next-day parcel delivery as discounter tries to narrow gap with rivals
Sep 16, 2025 8:54 am - Target is expanding its next-day delivery of parcel shipments to 35 of the nation's top 60 metropolitan markets by the end of next month, marking 22 new cities this year, as the discount retailer aims to narrow the gap with the likes of Amazon.
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Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes
Sep 16, 2025 8:29 am - Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs are starting to hurt the job market and lead to price increases.
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Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
Sep 16, 2025 7:36 am - Robert Redford, an actor whose beach-god looks and subtle magnetism in films such as “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “All the President’s Men” made him one of the biggest movie stars of all time, but who forged an even more profound legacy in cinema as a patron saint of American independent film, died Sept. 16 at his home near Provo, Utah. He was 89.
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It's 'do or die' for electric vehicle maker Rivian as it breaks ground on a $5 billion plant
Sep 16, 2025 7:34 am - ATLANTA — It seems like a terrible time to build an electric vehicle plant in the United States, but Rivian Automotive leaders say they're confident as the company starts...
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Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to unseat Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook ahead of rate vote
Sep 15, 2025 8:12 pm - WASHINGTON — An appeals court ruled Monday that Lisa Cook can remain a Federal Reserve governor, rebuffing President Donald Trump’s efforts to remove her just ahead of a ...
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Trump says military struck boat carrying ‘illegal narcotics’ from Venezuela
Sep 15, 2025 7:46 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the U.S. military on Monday again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel, and h...
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National park to remove photo of enslaved man’s scars
Sep 15, 2025 7:02 pm - The Trump administration has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery at multiple national parks, according to four people familiar with the matter, including a historic photograph of a formerly enslaved man showing scars on his back.
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Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis, saying Chicago is ‘probably next’
Sep 15, 2025 6:53 pm - President Donald Trump signed an order Monday sending the National Guard into Memphis to combat crime, offering another major test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.
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JD Vance says national unity is impossible with those celebrating Charlie Kirk's killing
Sep 15, 2025 3:13 pm - Vice President JD Vance said Monday while hosting Charlie Kirk’s radio show that he is “desperate” for national unity after the conservative political activist’s killing but that finding common ground with people who celebrated the assassination of his friend is impossible.