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For some Americans, the end of the Vietnam War after Saigon fell 50 years ago is still deeply feltApr 29, 2025 12:56 pm - The Vietnam War greatly impacted U.S. society from the passage of the War Powers Resolution that restricts the president’s ability to send troops into extended combat without congressional approval to the cementing of college campuses as centers of student activism.
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‘Thunderbolts*’ is Marvel, and Florence Pugh, in high gearApr 29, 2025 12:24 pm - As they so often do in Marvel Land, worlds collide in “Thunderbolts*.” But in this refreshingly earthbound iteration of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the collision isn’t a matter of interplanetary strife. It’s the unlikely meeting of Marvel and A24.
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UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handlesApr 29, 2025 11:47 am - UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles.
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Amazon is not planning to show added tariff costs next to its online product listingsApr 29, 2025 11:44 am - Amazon is not planning to list added tariff costs next to product prices on its site — despite speculation spanning from a report that claimed the e-commerce giant would soon show new import charges, as well as fiery comments from President Donald Trump's White House denouncing such a move.
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Chatham mourns the 4 youngsters killed when a car barreled through their after-school campApr 29, 2025 10:23 am - Three young children and a teenager were killed when a car barreled through a building used for an after-school camp in central Illinois, but authorities said Tuesday that the crash that sent six other children to the hospital was likely not a targeted attack.
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Trump marks his first 100 days in office in campaign mode, focused on grudges and grievancesApr 29, 2025 8:29 am - President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Michigan on Tuesday to mark the first 100 days of his second term, staging his largest public event since returning to the White House in a state that has been especially rocked by his steep trade tariffs and combative attitude toward Canada.
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’Nowhere to turn’: Small businesses dependent on imports from China are feeling more desperateApr 29, 2025 8:05 am - Major orders canceled. Containers of products left stranded overseas. No roadmap for what comes next.
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Commanders and Washington agree to a deal to build at RFK Stadium site, a nearly $4 billion projectApr 28, 2025 8:44 pm - WASHINGTON — Growing up in the Washington area, Josh Harris cherished his chances once or twice a year to watch his favorite football team play at RFK Stadium, the home d...
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Authorities believe crash through Illinois after-school building that killed 4 wasn’t targetedApr 28, 2025 8:04 pm - CHATHAM — A crash through an after-school building in a small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, that killed three children and a teenager and left several others inj...
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White House focuses on border crackdown as it marks 100 days for Trump's second termApr 28, 2025 7:42 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday opened a weeklong celebration of Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office by focusing on his border crackdown, an area of relative s...