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Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza. Netanyahu tells negotiating team to stay at talksMay 17, 2025 7:37 pm - JERUSALEM — Israel said Saturday it launched a major military operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages, while Prime Minister Benjamin N...
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Critics blast hourslong gap before officials disclosed 10 inmates’ escape from New Orleans jailMay 17, 2025 7:33 pm - NEW ORLEANS — At least a dozen law enforcement agencies are searching Saturday for seven of the 10 men who broke out of a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behin...
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Mexico, Chile and Uruguay halt poultry imports from Brazil after bird flu outbreakMay 17, 2025 6:39 pm - SAO PAULO — Mexico, Chile and Uruguay have halted poultry imports from Brazil after the country confirmed its first bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm, authorities sa...
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Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media starMay 17, 2025 6:32 pm - HONOLULU — Midway while sailing across the Pacific with just his cat named Phoenix, Oliver Widger reflected on why he thinks his many followers — more than a million on T...
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Like it or not, the Like button has changed the worldMay 17, 2025 6:28 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — The internet wouldn't be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip. Like it...
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Watching Trump from afar, Israel fears being left out of a new Middle East it helped createMay 17, 2025 6:26 pm - As U.S. President Donald Trump jetted from one sprawling palace to another, embracing Arab leaders and heralding a new Middle East this week, many in Israel worried that ...
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Student loans have been confusing lately. Here’s a guide to know where you standMay 17, 2025 1:42 pm - Between collections resuming, courts blocking student loan programs and layoffs at the Education Department, borrowers might be confused about the status of their student loans.
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Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in storm-battered KentuckyMay 17, 2025 1:29 pm - LONDON, Ky. — At least 27 people have been killed by storms systems that swept across part of the U.S. Midwest and South, with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Satur...
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US consumer sentiment slides to 3-year lows as trade war raises inflation anxietyMay 16, 2025 2:56 pm - U.S. consumer sentiment fell slightly in May for the fifth straight month, surprising economists, as Americans increasingly worry that President Donald Trump’s trade war will worsen inflation. The preliminary reading of the University of Michigan’s closely watched consumer sentiment index, released Friday, declined 2.7% on a monthly basis to 50.8, the second-lowest level in the nearly 75-year history of the survey. The only lower reading was in June 2022. Since January, sentiment has tumbled nearly 30%.
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Cannes promotional stunts, once a feature of the festival, go missingMay 16, 2025 1:25 pm - You can get nostalgic about almost anything at the Cannes Film Festival, even Jerry Seinfeld on a zip line in a bumblebee costume.