Nation and World
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Trump team applying pressure to media: Tell the war's story the way we see it
Mar 17, 2026 6:40 am - Through lectures, scoldings and outright threats, President Donald Trump and his aides are ratcheting up the pressure on journalists to cover the war in the Middle East the way the administration wants.
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Iran war pushes countries into energy triage as they conserve power and curb soaring prices
Mar 17, 2026 6:36 am - The escalating war with Iran is pushing parts of the world into energy triage, forcing governments to choose where to cut demand or absorb costs, while prioritizing dwindling supplies.
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What’s in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor
Mar 17, 2026 6:32 am - Legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump, who claims that passage of the bill will “guarantee the midterms” for his Republican Party in November.
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Israel says 2 top Iranian officials killed in airstrikes in blow to Tehran leadership
Mar 17, 2026 6:30 am - Iran's top security official and the head of the Revolutionary Guard's Basij militia were both killed in overnight strikes in a blow to the country’s leadership, Israel's defense minister said Tuesday, while Tehran defiantly fired new salvos of missiles and drones at its Gulf Arab neighbors and Israel.
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After 30 years of waiting, a father and son’s birthday wish comes true
Mar 17, 2026 4:25 am - Jimmy Rush began planning his 80th birthday celebration about three decades ago. He got the idea when he spotted a sign at a restaurant in Mobile, Alabama, that read: “Free oysters to any man 80 years old accompanied by his father.” Rush, then around 50, decided that’s how he would mark the milestone.
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US stocks climb to their best day since the Iran war began after oil prices ease
Mar 16, 2026 3:47 pm - A drop in oil prices on Monday helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began.
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Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendationsMar 16, 2026 3:46 pm - A federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and says U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee.
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Afghan man who worked with US military dies after taken into ICE custodyMar 16, 2026 3:39 pm - HOUSTON (AP) — An Afghan immigrant whose family said had worked with U.S. forces in his home country died at a Texas hospital after having been detained by immigration au...
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Utah mom who wrote children's book on grief after husband died killed him for money, prosecutors sayMar 16, 2026 3:24 pm - PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors aimed to drive home their argument that a Utah woman who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband killed ...
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Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer but will keep working through treatment
Mar 16, 2026 11:52 am - White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but will continue working during her treatment, President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Monday.