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Skeptical Democrats confront Hegseth about Iran war for the first time since conflict startedApr 29, 2026 8:13 am - Making his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war in Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning from skeptical Democrats Wednesday over a costly conflict being waged without congressional approval.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong hits 3-run homer and Cubs beat Padres 8-3 to stop 3-game slideApr 29, 2026 12:01 am - SAN DIEGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer and the Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 on Tuesday night to stop their three-game slide. Dansby Swanson and Nico ...
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Agents armed with search warrants keep focus on Minnesota in public fraud probeApr 28, 2026 8:22 pm - Federal agents executed multiple searches in Minnesota on Tuesday, seizing records and other evidence in an ongoing fraud investigation by the Trump administration of publicly funded social programs for children, authorities said.
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Appeals court rejects Trump’s no-bond immigration detentions, setting stage for Supreme Court reviewApr 28, 2026 8:13 pm - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday the Trump administration cannot jail immigrants without the chance to seek bond, citing “serious constitutional questions” related to what it said would otherwise be the broadest mass-detention-without-bond mandate in the nation's history for millions of noncitizens.
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DOJ cites attack, ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ in seeking ballroom approvalApr 28, 2026 7:44 pm - Justice Department officials late Monday asked a federal judge to lift his order halting President Donald Trump’s planned $400 million ballroom, contending in a rambling legal filing that Saturday’s attack at the White House correspondents’ dinner proved why the space is needed.
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NCAA remains on track to expand to a 76-team March Madness bracket for next seasonApr 28, 2026 7:32 pm - The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men's and women's sides to 76 teams for next season — a much-expected development that's been in the wo...
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Iran’s economy has been battered. Its leaders still think Trump will blink firstApr 28, 2026 7:11 pm - In the heartland of Iran’s famed carpet-making industry, manufacturing has ground to a near halt. Dairies struggle to find packages for milk and butter. Giant steel mills that once drove Iran’s economy have gone silent. Hundreds of thousands have lost jobs, and millions more are at risk.
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NBA moves closer to anti-tanking measures with drastic change to draft lottery oddsApr 28, 2026 5:33 pm - The NBA moved closer to a slightly expanded 16-team lottery Tuesday, one that will flatten odds of winning the No. 1 pick and try to deter tanking by drastically lowering...
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Still unsure about composting? Here's why and how to make ‘black gold’ for the gardenApr 28, 2026 4:05 pm - I love the idea of transforming garbage into free mulch and fertilizer. Composting is a win-win: I save money and keep my eggshells, coffee grounds and weeds out of a landfill.
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Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejectedApr 28, 2026 3:53 pm - When the Supreme Court killed his favorite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump promptly rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them. But those stopgap levies expire in less than three months. Now the administration is scrambling to put more durable tariffs in place.