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US says it struck a commercial ship trying to breach blockade and reach Iran
May 30, 2026 5:30 pm - The U.S. military stopped a merchant vessel trying to break through its blockade of Iranian ports by firing a missile into its engine room, the U.S. Central Command said on Saturday.
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‘To call it a ceasefire is a joke’: Israeli soldiers share rare accounts from Gaza with AP
May 30, 2026 5:27 pm - The Israeli combat soldier saw his teammates yelling in celebration, congratulating one another. They had just struck a vehicle of Palestinians driving near the Israeli-controlled part of the Gaza Strip, killing everyone inside.
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WHO chief visits epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo as cases outpace response
May 30, 2026 5:23 pm - The head of the World Health Organization on Saturday visited eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, where the virus is spreading faster than the response despite better-organized health facilities and new aid arrivals.
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United Airlines flight from Chicago to Minneapolis is diverted because of an unruly passenger
May 30, 2026 4:41 pm - A United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis was diverted to Wisconsin on Friday night to remove an unruly passenger, officials said.
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Ukraine keeps up assault on Russian oil sites as Kyiv expects more strikes
May 30, 2026 4:36 pm - Ukrainian drone strikes caused fires at more Russian oil facilities overnight into Saturday, Russian officials said, in what appeared to be the latest attack on Moscow’s vital oil industry.
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Ex-Glendale Heights president pleads guilty to perjuryMay 30, 2026 4:34 pm - Former Glendale Heights President Chodri Khokhar pleaded guilty Friday to committing perjury when he sought re-election in 2024.
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Congress has taken on Epstein. But lawmakers and survivors are still searching for accountability
May 30, 2026 4:08 pm - For nearly a year, public demand and increasingly outspoken calls from the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse have driven Congress to mostly set aside party politics and search for accountability.
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Trump’s doctor says he is in ‘excellent health’ after latest checkup
May 30, 2026 3:56 pm - President Donald Trump remains fit to serve as commander in chief, according to a medical report released by the White House late Friday night.
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Trump to headline Great American State Fair after music acts cancel
May 30, 2026 3:53 pm - President Donald Trump will headline an opening ceremony for the Great American State Fair on the National Mall next month after many of the musical performers slated for the event canceled, citing the event’s associations with him.
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Trump plans to appeal order allowing all importers that paid struck-down tariffs to seek refunds
May 30, 2026 3:50 pm - Businesses big and small have started receiving tariff refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump lacked the constitutional authority to impose higher import taxes on goods from nearly every other country.