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Trump administration strikes deal to allow sales of rapid-fire gun modificationMay 17, 2025 7:27 pm - The Trump administration has struck a deal to allow sales of a trigger mechanism that modifies a semiautomatic firearm to allow it to fire more rapidly. Gun-control advoc...
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College newspapers under pressure as immigration fears silence sources
May 17, 2025 6:42 pm - International students have asked to remain anonymous in college newspaper articles examining White House policies, to nix their names from old stories and — if they’re r...
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Mexico, Chile and Uruguay halt poultry imports from Brazil after bird flu outbreak
May 17, 2025 6:39 pm - SAO PAULO — Mexico, Chile and Uruguay have halted poultry imports from Brazil after the country confirmed its first bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm, authorities sa...
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Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star
May 17, 2025 6:32 pm - HONOLULU — Midway while sailing across the Pacific with just his cat named Phoenix, Oliver Widger reflected on why he thinks his many followers — more than a million on T...
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Big U.S. cities grew in 2024, reversing covid-era population declines
May 17, 2025 6:29 pm - Populations in major American cities have bounced back from pandemic-induced drops, with New York, Houston and Los Angeles leading the way, according to new data from the...
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Like it or not, the Like button has changed the world
May 17, 2025 6:28 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — The internet wouldn't be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip. Like it...
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Watching Trump from afar, Israel fears being left out of a new Middle East it helped create
May 17, 2025 6:26 pm - As U.S. President Donald Trump jetted from one sprawling palace to another, embracing Arab leaders and heralding a new Middle East this week, many in Israel worried that ...
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Big Tech takes a harder line against worker activism, political dissent
May 17, 2025 6:25 pm - Five years ago, Microsoft divested its stake in an Israeli facial recognition startup after thousands of employees and activists protested the company’s suspected role in...
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On a remote Australian island, the birds are so full of plastic they crunch
May 17, 2025 6:24 pm - On a remote Australian island renowned for its natural beauty, researchers have made a grisly discovery: Seabirds have ingested so much plastic they crunch when touched. ...
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Lawmakers seek to reverse Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel
May 17, 2025 5:35 pm - A growing number of state lawmakers are moving to repeal a 2015 Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel to protest its policies toward Palestinians.