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Illinois, 22 other states sue Trump administration over decision to rescind billions in health fundingApr 01, 2025 3:25 pm - A coalition of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives ...
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UN agency closes its remaining Gaza bakeries as food supplies dwindle under Israeli blockadeApr 01, 2025 2:29 pm - The U.N. food agency is closing all of its bakeries in the Gaza Strip, officials said Tuesday, as supplies dwindle after Israel sealed off the territory from all imports nearly a month ago.
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Storms could unleash deadly floods, strong tornadoes in large part of US in coming daysApr 01, 2025 1:43 pm - Forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding and strong tornadoes as more rounds of thunderstorms are poised to strike parts of the Midwest and South. The...
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Democratic-backed Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majorityApr 01, 2025 1:40 pm - Majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will be decided Tuesday in a race that broke records for spending and has become a proxy battle for the nation’s political fights, pitting a candidate backed by President Donald Trump against a Democratic-aligned challenger.
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Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700Apr 01, 2025 12:39 pm - Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar's capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war.
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Prosecutors directed to seek death penalty against UnitedHealthcare killing suspectApr 01, 2025 10:47 am - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a New York City hotel on Dec. 4.
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Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?Apr 01, 2025 9:15 am - In a feat of determination, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday evening, setting a historic mark to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
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FDA’s top tobacco official is removed from post in latest blow to health agency’s leadershipApr 01, 2025 8:53 am - The Food and Drug Administration’s chief tobacco regulator has been removed from his post as sweeping cuts hit the agency and staffers across the federal health workforce Tuesday.
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The Beatles biopics cast revealed: Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris DickinsonApr 01, 2025 8:11 am - Hollywood studio executives are making their case for theatergoing with a little help from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — along with the newly announced stars set to play them.
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Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating foodApr 01, 2025 7:09 am - Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people.