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Trump says Chicago is the likely next target of his efforts to crack down on crimeAug 22, 2025 1:50 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to crack down on crime, homelessness and illegal immigration.
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Wall Street soars on hopes for lower interest rates as the Dow surges 846 points to a recordAug 22, 2025 1:31 pm - Wall Street rallied to its best day in months after the head of the Federal Reserve hinted that cuts to interest rates may be on the way. The S&P 500 leaped 1.5% Friday for its first gain in six days and finished just shy of its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 846 points to its own record after topping its prior high from December. The Nasdaq composite jumped 1.9%. Treasury yields tumbled in the bond market as traders upped their bets that the Fed will cut its main interest rate at its next meeting in September.
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AP analysis shows Texas and California redistricting efforts could mess with rare partisan balanceAug 22, 2025 12:09 pm - Moves by Texas Republicans and California Democrats to redraw their U.S. House districts could disrupt a rare partisan balance in American politics. A new analysis by The Associated Press shows that the 220-215 Republican majority over Democrats in the House aligns closely with the national vote share.
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Foxy Knoxy no more: Monica Lewinsky and Amanda Knox team up to reclaim Knox’s narrativeAug 22, 2025 8:29 am - Monica Lewinsky is keenly aware of what it feels like when your name is no longer your own and becomes attached to a character conjured by others. So, when Lewinsky read that Amanda Knox wanted to adapt her memoir for the screen, she felt she was in a unique position to help.
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For the first time, the world's food crises authority announces a famine in GazaAug 22, 2025 7:22 am - The world's leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip's largest city is gripped by famine, and that it's likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid.
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Top European diplomat says Putin is setting ‘a trap’ by demanding Ukraine concessionsAug 22, 2025 7:18 am - The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Friday that the possibility of Ukraine ceding land to Russia as part of a peace deal to end their three-year war is “a trap” set by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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FBI searches home, office of ex-Trump national security adviser John BoltonAug 22, 2025 6:55 am - The FBI on Friday searched the Maryland home and Washington office of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton as part of a criminal investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Israel's defense minister says Gaza City could be destroyed as Israeli strikes kill 17 PalestiniansAug 22, 2025 6:53 am - Israel’s defense minister warned Friday that Gaza’s largest city would be destroyed unless Hamas yields to Israel’s terms, as the world’s leading authority on food crises said the city was gripped by famine from fighting and blockade.
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Barbells or bands? Experts look at different strength training methodsAug 21, 2025 9:19 pm - When it comes to weight-resistance exercise, you can choose from four primary options: free weights, weight machines, resistance bands or tubes or your own body weight. Or use a combination. All have their pros and cons.
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Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI pushAug 21, 2025 7:59 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion effo...