Nation and World
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Iran’s president insists Tehran does not seek a nuclear bomb and dangles US business opportunities
Apr 09, 2025 7:25 pm - TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president again pledged Wednesday that his nation is “not after a nuclear bomb” ahead of talks between Tehran and the United States, going as far as...
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Appeals court pauses Maryland judge’s order to rehire federal workers
Apr 09, 2025 7:24 pm - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on Wednesday paused a Maryland federal judge’s order that directed the Trump administration to rehire thousands of federal p...
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UN says Israel’s aid blockade has opened ‘floodgates of horror’ in Gaza
Apr 09, 2025 3:51 pm - BEIRUT — The United Nations secretary-general has issued a stinging rebuke of Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip, describing it as an act that has opened the “floodgates...
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There’s a full ‘pink moon’ on Saturday night. It’s also a micromoon.
Apr 09, 2025 3:50 pm - Often called the pink moon, April’s full moon will rise Saturday. The fourth full moon of the year, and the first of astronomical spring, it also happens to be a micromoo...
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Judges to bar US from using Alien Enemies Act to deport some Venezuelans held in Texas and New York
Apr 09, 2025 2:42 pm - Judges in Texas and New York on Wednesday said they would temporarily bar the U.S. government from deporting Venezuelans jailed in parts of those two states while their lawyers challenge the Trump administration’s use of a rarely-invoked law letting presidents imprison and deport noncitizens in times of war.
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Trump pauses tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese imports
Apr 09, 2025 12:38 pm - Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%.
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Roof collapse at Dominican club kills at least 124 as officials scramble to identify victims
Apr 09, 2025 9:16 am - The legendary Jet Set club in Santo Domingo was packed with musicians, professional athletes and government officials when dust began falling from the ceiling and into people's drinks.
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Wall Street's euphoria sends US stocks to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs
Apr 09, 2025 8:09 am - U.S. stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would back off on most of his tariffs temporarily, as investors had so desperately hoped he would.
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AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
Apr 08, 2025 9:45 pm - A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events, affirming on First Amendment grounds that th...
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Suspected US strikes in Yemen kill at least 6 people, Houthi rebels say
Apr 08, 2025 9:43 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected U.S. airstrikes pounded the area around Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeida on Tuesday night, killing at least six people, the Ir...