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Trump threatens sanctions against buyers of Iranian oil after US-Iran nuclear talks are postponedMay 01, 2025 7:14 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened sanctions on anyone who buys Iranian oil, a warning that came after planned talks over Tehran’...
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The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have outbreaks. Here’s what to know.May 01, 2025 4:32 pm - With one-fifth of states seeing active measles outbreaks, the U.S. is nearing 900 cases, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Driver who killed 4 by smashing through an Illinois after-school camp may have had health emergencyMay 01, 2025 2:28 pm - The driver of a car that barreled through a building used for a popular after-school camp in central Illinois, killing three children and a teenager, was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol and may have had a medical emergency, police said Thursday.
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Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century wartime lawMay 01, 2025 12:56 pm - A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and said President Donald Trump's invocation of it was “unlawful.”
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In final season, ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ embraces depravity even as it appeals to ChristiansMay 01, 2025 12:40 pm - For a show about a Christian megachurch pastor and his nepo baby children — between the sex and the violence — the final season of “The Righteous Gemstones” is rife with its trademark depravity.
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‘Rust’ is a serviceable Western, haunted throughout by its tragic offscreen historyMay 01, 2025 12:10 pm - Surely, bringing an audience to tears with a poignant ending is something every filmmaker dreams of. And yet the moment that inspires a genuine, unambiguous tear in “Rust” is born of a true nightmare.
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Trump names Secretary of State Rubio as acting national security adviser, taps Waltz for UN envoyMay 01, 2025 10:48 am - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s naming Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting national security adviser to replace Mike Waltz, whom he is nominating for United Nations ambassador.
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‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ ‘Death Becomes Her’ and ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ lead Tony Award nominationsMay 01, 2025 9:44 am - Three Broadway shows — “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Death Becomes Her” (which premiered in Chicago) and “Maybe Happy Ending” — each earned a leading 10 Tony Award nominations Thursday, as nominators gave nods to George Clooney, Sarah Snook and Naperville native Bob Odenkirk in their debuts.
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McDonald's store traffic falls unexpectedly as diners grow uneasy about economyMay 01, 2025 6:58 am - McDonald’s store traffic fell unexpectedly in the first quarter as economic uncertainty weighed on diners.
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From Tokyo to Turin, Trump’s policies loom over May Day marchesMay 01, 2025 6:55 am - From Tokyo to Turin, Taipei to Paris, tens of thousands marched in May Day rallies that spotlighted growing anger over U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff agenda and fears of global economic turmoil. In France, union leaders condemned the “Trumpization” of world politics. In Italy, protesters paraded a puppet of the American president through the streets of Turin. And in Germany, unionists warned that extended workdays and anti-immigrant rhetoric were eroding hard-won labor protections.