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Lithuanian president says Russian military planes violated the Baltic country’s airspaceOct 23, 2025 3:46 pm - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said that Russian military planes violated Lithuania’s airspace on Thursday evening, condemning the breach as a blatant infraction on the territorial integrity of his European Union and NATO-member country.
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Trump’s turnaround on sanctions targets Russia’s oil companies that fund the war in UkraineOct 23, 2025 3:43 pm - The U.S. and the European Union are hitting Russia with another round of sanctions, aiming to cut into oil and gas export earnings that fund Moscow's war against Ukraine.
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Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, high-profile cryptocurrency figureOct 23, 2025 2:06 pm - President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and served prison time for failing to stop criminals from using the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking and terrorism.
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American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia, report saysOct 23, 2025 1:57 pm - Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in Southeast Asia unprepared to safely handle hazardous waste, according to a new report released Wednesday by an environmental watchdog.
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As federal agents ramp up Chicago immigration crackdown, more elected officials caught in crosshairsOct 23, 2025 1:55 pm - Hoan Huynh was going door-to-door informing businesses of ramped up immigration enforcement on Chicago’s North Side when the Democratic state lawmaker got an activist notification of federal agents nearby.
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Following meteoric success — and some criticism — ‘Nobody Wants This’ evolves in Season 2Oct 23, 2025 1:47 pm - When the first season of Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” premiered last year, the series exploded in popularity in ways its creator and stars could never have imagined. “I think we just kind of won the lottery with how ready people were for this kind of story,” said star and executive producer Kristen Bell ahead of Season 2’s release on Thursday.
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Putin deplores US sanctions as “unfriendly” as EU joins in heaping restrictions on RussiaOct 23, 2025 12:27 pm - The European Union on Thursday heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry. Russian President Vladimir Putin called Washington's move an “unfriendly act” that could backfire by spiking global oil prices
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White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos showOct 23, 2025 12:05 pm - Associated Press photos on Thursday show the entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with a ballroom construction.
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Heat’s Rozier and Trail Blazers’ Billups charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemesOct 23, 2025 11:00 am - Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people accused of participating in schemes involving illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by the Mafia, authorities said.
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Trump backs off planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after talking to the mayorOct 23, 2025 10:25 am - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after speaking to the mayor.