Nation and World
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Watching Trump from afar, Israel fears being left out of a new Middle East it helped create
May 17, 2025 6:26 pm - As U.S. President Donald Trump jetted from one sprawling palace to another, embracing Arab leaders and heralding a new Middle East this week, many in Israel worried that ...
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Big Tech takes a harder line against worker activism, political dissent
May 17, 2025 6:25 pm - Five years ago, Microsoft divested its stake in an Israeli facial recognition startup after thousands of employees and activists protested the company’s suspected role in...
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On a remote Australian island, the birds are so full of plastic they crunch
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Lawmakers seek to reverse Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel
May 17, 2025 5:35 pm - A growing number of state lawmakers are moving to repeal a 2015 Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel to protest its policies toward Palestinians.
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Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in storm-battered Kentucky
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AI poses new moral questions. Pope Leo says the Catholic Church has answers.
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Trump’s stance against South Africa is not just about white farmers. It’s also about Hamas and IranMay 16, 2025 12:01 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump's claim this week that there is an unreported “genocide” happening against white farmers in South Africa was his harshest accusation yet against a country he moved to punish over a range of issues soon after returning to office.
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Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill in a stunning setback
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Storms knocked power for thousands around Great Lakes region, with more tornado risk coming
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Israeli strikes kill at least 93 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visit