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Rescuers in South Africa search for the missing after floods as the death toll rises to 57Jun 12, 2025 6:33 am - The death toll in floods in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province has risen to 57, a government minister visiting the scene of the disaster said Thursday.
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House approves Trump’s request to cut funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aidJun 12, 2025 6:30 am - House Republicans are moving to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Donald Trump's administration looks to follow through on work by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk.
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UN nuclear watchdog board censures Iran, which retaliates by announcing a new enrichment siteJun 12, 2025 6:28 am - The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on Thursday formally found that Iran isn’t complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore United Nations sanctions on Tehran later this year.
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Critical minerals give China an edge in trade negotiationsJun 12, 2025 6:25 am - China’s dominance over critical minerals in global supply chains was a powerful bargaining chip in trade talks between Beijing and Washington that concluded with both sides saying they have a framework to pursue a deal.
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Hamas says it killed 12 Israeli-backed fighters. Israeli-supported group says they were aid workersJun 12, 2025 6:11 am - A unit of Gaza's Hamas-run police force said it killed 12 members of an Israeli-backed militia after detaining them early Thursday. Hours earlier, an Israel-supported aid group said Hamas attacked a bus carrying its Palestinian workers, killing at least eight of them.
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At least 240 people, including those on the ground, killed in the Air India crash, official saysJun 12, 2025 6:02 am - An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed and exploded after takeoff Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, and there were no known survivors, officials said.
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Can a rom-com be honest about money? Celine Song’s smart ‘Materialists’ gives it a goJun 12, 2025 5:30 am - The problem with so many rom-coms is how often we’re asked to conveniently dismiss our knowledge of life’s realities. Celine Song’s “Materialists” is something else entirely. Economic reality drives the narrative.
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Trump’s plan to begin ‘phasing out’ FEMA after hurricane season burdens states, experts warnJun 11, 2025 7:55 pm - SAN DIEGO — President Donald Trump's plan to begin “phasing out” the federal agency that responds to disasters after the 2025 hurricane season is likely to put more respo...
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What to know about the protests over Trump’s immigration crackdown in LA and other citiesJun 11, 2025 6:49 pm - LOS ANGELES — Downtown Los Angeles bustled Wednesday with dog walkers and commuters as it returned to business as usual after the first night of curfew meant to tamp down...
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About 500 National Guard troops in LA are trained to accompany agents on immigration raidsJun 11, 2025 6:48 pm - WASHINGTON — About 500 of the National Guard troops deployed to the Los Angeles protests have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations, the commander in...