Nation and World
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Iranian families struggle to afford the basics as US ratchets up economic warfare
Aug 21, 2026 7:16 am - Tehran’s grocery stores are well-stocked, but many families can barely afford the basics. Unemployment is soaring and those with jobs are working more hours for money worth half as much as a year ago, putting food, medicine and everything else — except for heavily subsidized gasoline — further out of reach.
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Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska, military says
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US, South Korean militaries wrap up drill early, a day after North Korea’s missile barrage
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Chicago doesn’t make the cut as Democrats narrow their list of 2028 presidential convention sites
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College cyclist from the north suburbs, teammate killed and 7 injured in Tennessee car crash
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Prices soar as Gaza smuggling booms. Officials, soldiers and middlemen are accused of cashing in
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'No serious dispute' that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say
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Frank Beard, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer of boogie-rock trio ZZ Top, dies at 77
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ABC sues FCC over challenge to its broadcast licenses, saying actions present ‘existential threat’
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South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises