Nation and World
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Businesses brace for years of inflation as new costs pile up
Jul 13, 2026 1:58 pm - American businesses are increasingly convinced that higher inflation is here to stay.
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Judge blasts Trump's IRS lawsuit as filed for 'improper purpose,' recommends attorney discipline
Jul 13, 2026 11:31 am - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose,” a judge said Monday in...
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Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term
Jul 13, 2026 8:19 am - Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother's temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend.
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Trump says US will blockade Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage
Jul 13, 2026 8:13 am - U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage, after another heavy exchange of fire threatened negotiations aimed at ending the war.
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Keystone Pipeline system's operator agrees to pay a $26.9M penalty over a major Kansas oil spillJul 12, 2026 1:55 pm - TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system's operator to pay a $26.9 million civil penalty over a...
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US attacks Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz; Tehran responds by hitting Arab states
Jul 12, 2026 8:32 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ...
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Venezuela quake rescuers believe boy, 9, is alive under rubble after 16 days
Jul 11, 2026 8:30 pm - On Day 9 came the words that Francisco Bastardo had dreaded since the earthquakes brought down the home of his 9-year-old son, Fabio.
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Russian attacks kill 6 and wound 29 as Ukrainian forces target oil tankers
Jul 11, 2026 8:17 pm - Russian attacks on Ukraine killed six people, including a child, and wounded 29, officials said on Saturday, adding that Ukrainian forces damaged more than two dozen Russian tankers and other vessels in the Sea of Azov.
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Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire in southern Spain that killed at least 12
Jul 11, 2026 8:12 pm - Hundreds of firefighters backed by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft struggled on Saturday to contain one of Spain's deadliest wildfires that erupted earlier this week and killed a least 12 people.
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Democratic congressman says he was detained by the Israeli military and settlers in the West Bank
Jul 11, 2026 7:54 pm - U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna said Saturday that he was detained by settlers and the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank and released only after calls to the American Embassy in Jerusalem. The Israeli Defense Forces denied detaining any visitors in the incident, the latest example of escalating political tensions involving Israel and its ally's Democratic Party.