Nation and World
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Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza and destroy its only cancer hospital
Mar 21, 2025 6:35 pm - JERUSALEM — Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip on Friday and blew up the only specialized cancer hospital in the war-torn territory, as Israeli leaders vo...
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Musk group offers $100 to Wisconsin voters ahead of pivotal state Supreme Court election
Mar 21, 2025 6:06 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition in opposition to “activist judges,” a move that comes two wee...
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Federal judge pushes back on acting Social Security head over threat to close agency
Mar 21, 2025 6:00 pm - Acting Social Security commissioner Leland Dudek threatened Thursday evening to bar Social Security Administration employees from accessing its computer systems in respon...
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NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltierMar 21, 2025 2:22 pm - The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City's vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system — and they will eventually have to be abandoned if nothing is done to reverse the trend, city officials warn.
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Wine connoisseurs freeze purchases over Trump’s 200% tariff risk
Mar 21, 2025 1:44 pm - Wine enthusiast Steven Nordhoff typically spends about $25,000 a year adding to his 2,500-bottle collection, with Bruno Giacosa reds from Italy or Vilmart champagnes from France. But not now.
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Trump acknowledges concerns over Musk's business interests and says he shouldn't get war plans
Mar 21, 2025 1:35 pm - President Donald Trump said Friday that war plans should not be shared with his adviser Elon Musk because of his business interests, a rare suggestion that the billionaire entrepreneur's expansive role in the administration will face limits.
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Democrats’ new digital strategy tops trending charts but also draws mockery from allies and foes
Mar 21, 2025 12:37 pm - While the Democratic Party is largely divided over the path forward after last year's election losses, party leaders agree that, no matter the message, how they connect with voters in the digital media landscape will be key to a political comeback.
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Everyday tattoos got Venezuelan men ID'd as gang members and deported, lawyers say
Mar 21, 2025 11:22 am - Tattoos are signals of membership in some Latin American gangs, with the facial tattoos of the El Salvadoran group MS-13 perhaps the best known. Experts, though, say tattoos are not central to Tren de Aragua. They also note that tattoos, hugely popular all over the world, are often nothing more than body art.
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Trump has ordered the dismantling of the Education Department. Here's what it does
Mar 21, 2025 10:46 am - Moving to fulfill a campaign promise, President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the Education Department, an agency Republicans have talked about closing for decades.
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Trump says Canadians would pay ‘much lower taxes’ as Americans. He’s wrong.
Mar 21, 2025 10:39 am - “A lot of people in Canada are liking becoming our beautiful, cherished 51st state. They’ll have to pay much lower taxes.” — President Donald Trump, remarks to the media,...