Nation and World
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new deputy in a major step in naming a successor
Apr 26, 2025 8:20 pm - RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major step by the aging leader ...
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A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 14, injures around 750
Apr 26, 2025 8:16 pm - MUSCAT, Oman — A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propell...
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Indiana lieutenant governor calls Three-Fifths Compromise ‘a great move’
Apr 26, 2025 7:07 pm - Indiana’s lieutenant governor is facing backlash from some of the state’s religious and civil rights leaders after he called the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted ea...
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Iran and US advance to technical talks on Tehran’s nuclear program
Apr 26, 2025 6:57 pm - MUSCAT, Oman — Iran and the United States held their first technical-level talks on Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program Saturday, a more complex phase of their hig...
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Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close
Apr 26, 2025 6:44 pm - ROME — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he doubts Russia's Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine, expressing new skepticism that a peace deal can be rea...
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Russia says it has fully reclaimed the Kursk region. Ukraine says it is still fighting there.
Apr 26, 2025 6:37 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — All Ukrainian troops have been forced from parts of Russia’s Kursk region, which Moscow lost control of last year to a surprise Ukrainian incursion, Russi...
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ICE deports immigrant mother of an infant and 3 children who are US citizens, lawyers say
Apr 26, 2025 6:32 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have in recent days deported the Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl — separating them indefinitely — an...
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The workers who feel left behind by return-to-office policies
Apr 26, 2025 2:22 pm - Anxiety is rising for some of the millions of people who identify as neurodivergent — those whose brains function differently, such as with ADHD, autism or dyslexia. More companies are requiring workers to return to an office five days a week. Advocates say it’s particularly difficult for neurodivergent people to get flexible work due to the new movement to cut programs that sometimes help them.
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Mighty and meek say goodbye to Pope Francis at funeral where he is remembered as pope of the people
Apr 26, 2025 7:43 am - VATICAN CITY — World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the periph...
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Judge blocks Trump executive order gutting federal unions
Apr 25, 2025 7:36 pm - A federal judge Friday afternoon temporarily blocked the Trump administration from invalidating union contracts for hundreds of thousands of federal employees, the latest...