Nation and World
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Moscow marks Victory Day with a scaled down Red Square parade under tight security
May 09, 2026 6:24 pm - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced confidence in a victory in Ukraine as he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II — a show that didn't include heavy weapons for the first time in nearly two decades.
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Eight children killed in Louisiana mass shooting remembered at funeral
May 09, 2026 6:16 pm - Faith leaders and politicians paid tribute at a funeral Saturday to eight children who were killed in a mass shooting last month in Louisiana.
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Person dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airport
May 09, 2026 6:07 pm - A person who jumped a fence and was on a runway at Denver International Airport was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane during takeoff, airport authorities said. The collision sparked an engine fire and forced passengers to evacuate.
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Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump’s religious liberty commission
May 09, 2026 6:03 pm - The chair of the Religious Liberty Commission is calling for a federal hotline with this automated recording: “There is no separation of church and state.” Another calls for court interventions by the Department of Justice on behalf of Amish parents fighting New York vaccine requirements.
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Millions of taxpayers could be eligible for refunds of covid-era late fees
May 09, 2026 4:50 pm - A federal court issued a ruling that could affect tens of millions of taxpayers: Nobody should have been required to file their taxes on time for a stretch from 2020 to 2023, the judge declared, because timely tax collecting should have been suspended during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
May 09, 2026 2:07 pm - In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak that involves Americans and is making headlines around the world, the U.S. government's top public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been uncharacteristically missing in action, according to a number of experts.
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Iran warns the US against attacks on its oil tankers and other ships but ceasefire appears to hold
May 09, 2026 1:44 pm - Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy on Saturday warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels would be met with a “heavy assault” on one of the U.S. bases in the region and enemy ships, even as a tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding.
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Want to track the apocalypse? One theory: Follow the billionaires’ jets.
May 09, 2026 1:40 pm - They have endless amounts of money. Sophisticated bunkers. Private jets. Might the oligarchs of the world know — or be warned — in advance of a nuclear apocalypse?
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Justice Department ramps up denaturalization push with 12 new cases
May 08, 2026 7:37 pm - The Justice Department on Friday announced a dozen new denaturalization cases, the latest step in the Trump administration’s push to strip U.S. citizenship from individuals accused of hiding serious crimes and committing immigration fraud.
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Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts
May 08, 2026 6:59 pm - A national redistricting battle over U.S. House seats swung toward Republicans on Friday, as a Virginia court invalidated a Democratic gerrymandering effort and Republicans in Alabama approved plans for new primary elections if courts allow GOP-drawn House districts to be used in the November midterm elections.