Nation and World
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First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades
Jul 03, 2025 11:38 am - The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier told The Associated Press.
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Why some fear government data on the U.S. economy is losing integrity
Jul 03, 2025 10:51 am - U.S. policymakers are increasingly anxious about the integrity of certain government benchmarks, the crucial data points that help the Federal Reserve assess the economy’...
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Powell silence on his future complicates Trump Fed chair search
Jul 03, 2025 10:45 am - As President Donald Trump and his advisers begin weighing replacements for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, they’re running into one significant complication: It’s not clear that Powell will leave the US central bank next year.
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94 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including 45 people waiting for aid, authorities say
Jul 03, 2025 8:20 am - Airstrikes and shootings killed 94 Palestinians in Gaza overnight, including 45 who were attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry said Thursday.
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The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
Jul 03, 2025 8:15 am - House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s$4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July deadline.
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U.S. labor market surprises with 147,000 new jobs last month. Here are the big takeaways
Jul 03, 2025 8:06 am - Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs in the U.S. remain low despite uncertainty about how tariffs will impact the economy.
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FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff
Jul 02, 2025 8:21 pm - WASHINGTON — The government’s top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently restricted the approval of two COVID-19 vaccines, disrega...
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New CIA report criticizes investigation into Russia’s support for Trump in 2016
Jul 02, 2025 8:05 pm - WASHINGTON — A declassified CIA memo released Wednesday challenges the work intelligence agencies did to conclude that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election...
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Some education grants in limbo were used for ‘left-wing agenda,’ Trump administration says
Jul 02, 2025 7:50 pm - The Trump administration has accused states and schools of using federal education grants earmarked for immigrants’ children and low-income students to help fund “a radic...
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How Trump’s media war brought Paramount to its knees
Jul 02, 2025 7:40 pm - The breaking point came on a Saturday night in the middle of May. CBS President George Cheeks called news division chief Wendy McMahon with a suggestion: “It’s probably t...