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Israeli troops fire warning shots as Palestinians overwhelm new Gaza food centerMay 27, 2025 2:21 pm - Chaos erupted on the second day of aid operations by a new U.S.-backed group in Gaza as desperate Palestinians overwhelmed a center distributing food on Tuesday, breaking through fences. Nearby Israeli troops fired warning shots, sending people fleeing in panic.
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NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public mediaMay 27, 2025 2:18 pm - National Public Radio and three of its local stations sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, arguing that his executive order cutting funding to the 246-station network violates their free speech and relies on an authority that he does not have.
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South African actor Presley Chweneyagae, who starred in Oscar-winning film 'Tsotsi', dies aged 40May 27, 2025 1:41 pm - Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film "Tsotsi", which won South Africa’s first Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, has died. He was 40 years old.
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Book Review: Quirky private eye tracks a couple of more killers in Stephen King’s ‘Never Flinch’May 27, 2025 1:11 pm - Stephen King’s favorite private investigator returns in “Never Flinch,” the sixth novel by King featuring Holly Gibney, who readers first met in the Bill Hodges trilo...
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Book Review: ‘Steve Martin Writes the Written Word’ shows depth of comedian’s talentMay 27, 2025 1:05 pm - Chances are you’ve seen Steve Martin’s comedic talent in some form on screen. But what younger audiences may not appreciate is his depth as a humor writer. “Steve Martin Writes the Written Word” is an aptly named collection and excellent introduction to the comedian’s best writings, including some new material.
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Kennedy says COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant womenMay 27, 2025 11:49 am - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.
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Wall Street rallies as its roller-coaster ride whips back upward after Trump pauses more tariffsMay 27, 2025 10:39 am - Wall Street is rallying Tuesday as the roller-coaster ride created by President Donald Trump’s trade policies whips back upward, this time because of a delay for his tariffs on the European Union.
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Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for HarvardMay 27, 2025 9:07 am - The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million, a senior administration official said Tuesday, intensifying the president's clash with the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.
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‘Duck Dynasty’ patriarch and conservative cultural icon Phil Robertson diesMay 27, 2025 8:06 am - Phil Robertson, who turned his small duck calling interest in the sportsman’s paradise of northern Louisiana into a big business and conservative cultural phenomenon, died Sunday, according to his family. He was 79.
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Demi Lovato marries singer-songwriter Jordan ‘Jutes’ Lutes in CaliforniaMay 27, 2025 6:54 am - She’s more than just cool for the summer — Demi Lovato is officially married. The musician-actor, 32, tied the knot with Canadian singer-songwriter Jordan “Jutes” Lutes, 34, on Sunday in California, as first exclusively reported by Vogue.