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How Trump suspending sanctions on Russian oil helps Putin’s war effortMar 14, 2026 7:44 pm - Russia is reveling in the Trump administration’s decision to lift U.S. sanctions on Russian oil at sea, a move Moscow hopes will lead to further relief from penalties that had only recently begun to bite deep.
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Trump urged uprising, but as bombs fall, Iranians are ‘too scared to move’Mar 14, 2026 7:35 pm - Iranians living here wake up every morning to calls from family members whose accounts of wartime Iran reveal in fragments the terror of life under attack by the United States and Israel.
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FCC chief threatens broadcasters as Trump criticizes coverage of Iran warMar 14, 2026 7:28 pm - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr issued a stern warning to broadcasters Saturday, threatening to revoke government-issued licenses if they run what the federal agency deems “fake news.”
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Trump urges world to help open Strait of Hormuz; US Embassy in Baghdad hitMar 14, 2026 7:13 pm - President Donald Trump on Saturday urged countries to send ships to the Strait of Hormuz, in an attempt to force Iran to reopen it as oil prices surge
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Lebanon appeals to Israel’s allies to intervene and says hundreds are killedMar 12, 2026 8:57 pm - The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has engulfed Lebanon, pushing the beleaguered country to a new precipice as Israel expands a ferocious bombing campaign and threatens an invasion of south Lebanon in response to strikes by Hezbollah, Tehran’s most powerful proxy.
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McDonald’s new Big Arch burger puts the Big Mac on noticeMar 12, 2026 9:27 am - The Big Arch is a burger for its times, which is not to say it’s THE burger for its times. This burger is here to deliver a message, and it’s not subtle: Meat and cheese are back, baby, and McDonald’s is not afraid to serve up two steaming quarter-pound patties encased in three gooey layers of white cheddar.
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Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump’s libraryMar 11, 2026 4:29 pm - Congressional Democrats are opening a probe into millions of dollars private companies pledged to President Donald Trump’s planned presidential library, asking what happened to the money after the original fund was dissolved last year.
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Senators seek review of Justice Department’s handling of Epstein filesMar 11, 2026 4:20 pm - A bipartisan group of senators is asking the Government Accountability Office to examine the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein amid concerns the department has not released all the documents required by law.
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Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photosMar 11, 2026 12:22 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff took issue with photos taken in a rare briefing last week and decided to shut out press photographers from two subsequent news conferences.
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Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new jobMar 10, 2026 9:51 pm - The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating a complaint that alleges a former U.S. DOGE Service employee claimed he had access to two highly sensitive agency databases and planned to share the information with his private employer — a claim that, if true, would constitute an unprecedented breach of security protocols at an agency that serves more than 70 million Americans.