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Trump promises West African leaders a pivot to trade as the region reels from sweeping aid cutsJul 09, 2025 8:19 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump promised West African leaders a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting Wednesday as the region reels from the impact of ...
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Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecastsJul 09, 2025 6:19 pm - WASHINGTON — As commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick oversees the U.S. government’s vast efforts to monitor and predict the weather. The billionaire also ran a financial fi...
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Harrowing stories of rescue emerge from Texas floods as crews search for over 160 reported missingJul 09, 2025 6:05 pm - HUNT, Texas — In the frantic hours after a wall of water engulfed camps and homes in Texas, a police officer who was trapped himself spotted dozens of people stranded on ...
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What flood insurance does and does not coverJul 09, 2025 5:41 pm - While standard home insurance policies cover fire and wind damage, even good property insurance typically doesn’t cover things like flooding and earthquakes, which usually require a special and separate policy for each.
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Burna Boy’s ‘No Sign of Weakness’ fulfills his rock star dreamsJul 09, 2025 4:56 pm - While classmates dreamed of becoming teachers, doctors and professional athletes, Burna Boy was clear on his future aspirations. “They would hand out the papers and the question would be, ‘What you wanna be?’ … I’d write ‘rock star,’” said the Afrobeats giant.
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Biden’s former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probeJul 09, 2025 4:11 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s former White House physician refused on Wednesday to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health...
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Son of 'El Chapo' expected to plead guilty this week to drug trafficking charges in ChicagoJul 09, 2025 11:29 am - A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” is expected to plead guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges at a hearing this week. He would be the first of El Chapo’s sons facing similar charges in the U.S. to enter a plea deal.
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Biden's former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probeJul 09, 2025 11:26 am - President Joe Biden’s former White House physician refused on Wednesday to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health in office.
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A ‘click-to-cancel’ rule, intended to make canceling subscriptions easier, is blockedJul 09, 2025 10:00 am - A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a federal appeals court just days before it was set to go into effect.
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3 dead as flash flooding hits mountain village of Ruidoso in New Mexico, officials sayJul 09, 2025 7:54 am - Monsoon rains in southern New Mexico triggered flash flooding that killed three people and was so intense an entire house was swept downstream in a mountain village that is a popular summer retreat, officials said.