Nation and World
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5 years after Britain left the EU, the full impact of Brexit is still emerging
Jan 31, 2025 7:33 am - Five years on, people and businesses are still wrestling with the economic, social and cultural aftershocks.
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US aid was long a lifeline for Eastern Europe. Trump freeze is sending shockwaves through the region
Jan 31, 2025 7:19 am - President Donald Trump’s abrupt freeze of U.S. foreign aid is sending shockwaves through Eastern Europe, leaving pro-democracy groups, independent media, civil society initiatives and local governments scrambling to make ends meet in a region often defined by rivalries between East and West.
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Several senior FBI leaders told to leave agency or be fired, people familiar say
Jan 30, 2025 8:42 pm - Multiple senior FBI officials have been ordered to leave the bureau within days or be fired, according to three people familiar with the matter, a sign that President Don...
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Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming Saturday, and he’s deciding whether to tax their oil
Jan 30, 2025 8:20 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are coming on Saturday, but he’s still considering whether to include oil from those countri...
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Trump blames diversity hiring as probe into deadly DC plane crash begins
Jan 30, 2025 8:07 pm - WASHINGTON — As the nation reeled from the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades, President Donald Trump on Thursday baselessly blamed diversity i...
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14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club
Jan 30, 2025 5:42 pm - Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River included teen figure skaters, their mothers and Russian coaches.
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Trump’s FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no ‘enemies list’ and won’t seek retribution
Jan 30, 2025 4:56 pm - WASHINGTON — Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, insisted to deeply skeptical Democrats on Thursday that he did not have an “enemies list” and that...
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Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to oversee US spy agencies, grilled about Snowden, Syria and Russia
Jan 30, 2025 4:54 pm - WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, faced sharp criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike Thursday dur...
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RFK Jr. on defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance
Jan 30, 2025 2:19 pm - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to be the nation's top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the nominee's deep skepticism of routine childhood vaccinations that prevent deadly diseases.
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Hamas frees 8 more hostages and Israel releases 110 more Palestinian prisoners
Jan 30, 2025 11:47 am - Eight more hostages were freed by Hamas-led militants on Thursday in a sometimes chaotic process that briefly delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners by Israel and underscored the fragility of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that began earlier this month.