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CFPB drops its enforcement lawsuits against Capital One, Rocket Homes and moreFeb 27, 2025 4:28 pm - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped several enforcement actions against companies like Capital One and Rocket Homes, just weeks under new leadership and amid turmoil at the agency caused by orders from Trump administration.
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USAID workers clear their desks in Trump’s final push to dismantle the agencyFeb 27, 2025 4:09 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. Agency for International Development workers — many in tears — carted away belongings through cheering crowds in a final visit to their now-closed headq...
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Trump plans tariffs on Mexico and Canada for Tuesday, while doubling existing 10% tariffs on ChinaFeb 27, 2025 12:43 pm - President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10% universal tariff charged on imports from China.
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Israel’s army admits failures on Oct. 7. Its probe of the attack could put pressure on NetanyahuFeb 27, 2025 11:58 am - An investigation by the Israeli military has determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on Oct. 7, 2023, because the much more powerful Israeli army misjudged the militant group’s intentions and underestimated its capabilities.
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Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa were dead for some time, warrant showsFeb 27, 2025 6:51 am - Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were found dead in different rooms of their Santa Fe home and had apparently been dead for some time, according to investigators.
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‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ is a dark comedy about PTSDFeb 27, 2025 5:30 am - Even for a film titled “My Dead Friend Zoe,” the opening scenes of Kyle Hausmann-Stokes’ movie have a startling rhythm.
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Mindy Kaling and Kate Hudson take on pro basketball in ‘Running Point’Feb 26, 2025 10:45 pm - In Mindy Kaling’s new Netflix series, “Running Point,” Kate Hudson stars as Isla Gordon, the new president of a pro basketball team that’s been run by her family for years. Hudson’s character has to prove herself as a woman in a man’s world not only to her passed-over brothers, but also to players whose egos need checking.
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‘Last Breath’ a gripping deep-sea rescue mission with Woody Harrelson, Simu LiuFeb 26, 2025 8:51 pm - A routine deep-sea diving mission in the North Sea goes terribly wrong when a young diver is stranded some 300 feet below the surface in the new film “Last Breath.” It’s 40ish minutes of pure suspense and anxiety. But you’ll want to keep watching anyway.
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Egg prices could jump 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump’s bird flu plan is unveiledFeb 26, 2025 8:26 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Agriculture Department predicts record egg prices could soar more than 40% in 2025, as the Trump administration offered the first new details Wednes...
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Keir Starmer heads to Washington with UK defense spending pledge to help sway Trump over UkraineFeb 26, 2025 7:41 pm - ABOARD THE PRIME MINISTER’S PLANE — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer flew to Washington on Wednesday after announcing a big increase in the British defense budget, an inv...