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Businesses dole out up to $4 million to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokeholdApr 24, 2026 7:25 am - Businesses have doled out up as much as $4 million to move boats through the Panama Canal with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, according to the Panama Canal Authority, in a move that has created a seismic shift in global trade flows.
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Trump dispatches Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new talks with Iran's foreign ministerApr 24, 2026 7:22 am - President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Iran's foreign minister, the White House said Friday, as officials in the South Asian nation pushed to revive ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran.
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US soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raidApr 24, 2026 7:16 am - A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market, federal officials announced Thursday.
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QB Fernando Mendoza, edge rusher David Bailey, running back Jeremiyah Love go 1-2-3 in the NFL draftApr 23, 2026 10:25 pm - Fernando Mendoza’s journey from overlooked two-star recruit to the top of the NFL draft is complete after the Las Vegas Raiders took him with the first pick on Thursday night.
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Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will miss Day 3 of the NFL draftApr 23, 2026 8:49 pm - New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will not be with the team for Day 3 of the NFL draft on Saturday, following the publication of photos of ...
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Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security DepartmentApr 23, 2026 7:20 pm - The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it to the House.
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Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeksApr 23, 2026 7:12 pm - President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday.
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‘Two ways of calculating’: Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug pricesApr 23, 2026 6:58 pm - President Donald Trump, who helped push the term “fake news” into the mainstream, now seems to have a new favorite subject: fake math.
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Debris from Hurricane Helene is helping fuel Georgia’s wildfiresApr 23, 2026 4:13 pm - The destructive wildfires tearing through Georgia this week are being fed by not only a persistent drought, but also by fallen trees and limbs scattered across the South by Hurricane Helene well over a year ago.
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EU approves a $106B loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its vetoApr 23, 2026 4:06 pm - The European Union on Thursday approved a $106-billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years after oil began flowing through a key pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, ending months of political deadlock.