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Furloughed federal workers face delays getting unemployment pay during shutdownNov 01, 2025 8:28 pm - For more than two weeks now during the government shutdown, Imelda Avila-Thomas has been trying in vain to get approved for unemployment compensation to help cover essentials such as food and mortgage payments for her family while she's on unpaid furlough from her federal government job.
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Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecutionNov 01, 2025 8:04 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he's ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria as he stepped up his allegations that the government is failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African country.
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Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis pointNov 01, 2025 7:16 pm - The crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington were coming to a head Saturday as the federal food assistance program faced delays and millions of Americans were set to see a dramatic rise in their health insurance bills.The impacts on basic needs — food and medical care — underscored how the impasse is hitting homes across the United States.
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Tai Baribo scores 2 goals, Union beats Fire 3-0 to sweep first-round seriesNov 01, 2025 7:04 pm - Tai Baribo scored two early goals and the Philadelphia Union beat the Chicago Fire 3-0 on Saturday at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview to sweep the best-of-three first-round series in the MLS Cup playoffs.
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No. 12 Notre Dame escapes Boston College with 25-10 victoryNov 01, 2025 6:19 pm - Jeremiyah Love broke free for a 94-yard touchdown run on the first play after a Notre Dame interception squelched a potential game-tying drive and the 12th-ranked Fighting Irish won their sixth straight, beating Boston College 25-10 on Saturday.
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Trump to host al-Sharaa in first visit by a Syrian president to White House, official saysNov 01, 2025 5:08 pm - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump will host Ahmad al-Sharaa for talks, a first visit by a Syrian president to the White House, an administration official sai...
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Ukraine says it hit a key fuel pipeline near Moscow that supplies Russian forcesNov 01, 2025 5:05 pm - Ukrainian forces hit an important fuel pipeline in the Moscow region that supplies the Russian army, Ukraine's military intelligence said Saturday, as Russia kept up a sustained campaign of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
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Michigan lawyer says the Halloween terror plot that FBI Director Kash Patel described never existedNov 01, 2025 5:01 pm - A Michigan defense lawyer is disputing FBI allegations that his 20-year-old client and four other young suspects were planning to carry out a terror attack on Halloween weekend.
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With pharaoh-fanfare, Egypt unveils a huge new museum dedicated to its ancient civilizationNov 01, 2025 4:52 pm - In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated its long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, a megaproject aiming to give the country’s millennia-old heritage a rich, modern display.
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Luke Altmyer throws 4 TD passes to lead Illinois past Rutgers 35-13, become bowl-eligible againNov 01, 2025 4:43 pm - Luke Altmyer threw for 235 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 88 yards and a TD to lead Illinois to a 35-13 victory Saturday over Rutgers.