Nation and World
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Top Democrats demand details of spy agencies’ role in boat strikesOct 24, 2025 7:05 pm - The top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees demanded details of U.S. spy agencies’ role in lethal attacks on drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific oceans, complaining in a letter Friday to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that they have received “virtually no information” on the topic since the strikes began, despite repeated requests.
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Average Obamacare premiums are set to rise 30%, documents show
Oct 24, 2025 4:27 pm - Premiums for the most popular types of plans sold on the federal health insurance marketplace Healthcare.gov will spike on average by 30% next year, according to final rates approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and shown in documents reviewed by The Washington Post.
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Consumer prices in September rise to a pace not seen since January
Oct 24, 2025 3:53 pm - New data released Friday showed inflation heated up in September to a pace not seen since January, according to the first dataset to be released during the government shutdown.
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As Israel returns bodies, Palestinians face a grisly search through corpses for lost loved ones
Oct 24, 2025 3:32 pm - In photos, Wahiba Shabat immediately recognized her son’s body. A mother’s heart knows, she said. But when she finally saw his decomposed corpse, she wasn't sure. Israel had handed over her son's body naked, his hands tied behind his back with a zip tie. Scars around his ankles indicated he’d been bound there too, Shabat said.
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US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military buildup
Oct 24, 2025 11:59 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the U.S. military is deploying an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, in the latest escalation and buildup of military forces in the region.
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Trump’s favorability has fallen among Hispanics since January, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Oct 24, 2025 8:11 am - President Donald Trump's favorability has fallen among Hispanic adults since the beginning of the year, a new AP-NORC poll shows, a potential warning sign from a key constituency that helped secure his victory in the 2024 election.
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US inflation stays elevated but prices rose less than feared last month
Oct 24, 2025 8:05 am - U.S. inflation remained elevated last month as gas prices jumped while the cost of rents and some services cooled, painting a mixed picture of the expenses consumers are facing in a murky economy where growth appears steady but hiring slow.
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Social Security recipients get a 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026, average of $56 per month
Oct 24, 2025 8:03 am - The Social Security cost-of-living increase will go up by 2.8% in 2026, which translates to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month, agency officials said Friday.
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Trump says he’s canceling trade negotiations with Canada over antitariff ad
Oct 24, 2025 7:40 am - President Donald Trump claimed Canada “fraudulently used” an advertisement that featured audio from a 1987 radio address by President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs.
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Satellite images show before and after of demolition of White House East Wing
Oct 23, 2025 7:59 pm - New satellite images taken Thursday show the scale of the demolition of the White House East Wing as President Donald Trump moves forward with the construction of a new ballroom at the White House.