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Murder, she solved: Helen Mirren channels Angela Lansbury in ‘Thursday Murder Club’Aug 27, 2025 3:06 pm - In “The Thursday Murder Club,” an amiable, cozy, pleasantly entertaining adaptation of Richard Osman’s mystery novel, the four club members, led by Helen Mirren in her no-nonsense plaid blazers, depart from yoga and Sudoku each week at their retirement community to consider cold cases.
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Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email showsAug 27, 2025 12:52 pm - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, eve...
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FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adultsAug 27, 2025 12:49 pm - U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children.
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Prosecutors fail to indict sandwich thrower in Trump’s Washington public safety operationAug 27, 2025 10:22 am - Federal prosecutors have failed to obtain a felony indictment against a man who was seen on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation’s capital, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
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A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 peopleAug 27, 2025 10:20 am - A shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.”
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A US tariff exemption for small orders ends Friday. It’s a big deal to some shoppers and businessesAug 27, 2025 10:07 am - Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the United States this week as part of President Donald Trump's agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods and resetting global trade with tariffs.
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Trump administration is investing in US rare earths in a push to break China’s gripAug 27, 2025 10:04 am - U.S. production of crucial components in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets is set to expand rapidly in the coming years, as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to build up the critical mineral industry in the United States to work to break the chokehold that China has on the global supply chain.
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Cracker Barrel is keeping its old-time logo after new design elicited an uproarAug 27, 2025 9:12 am - Cracker Barrel said late Tuesday it's returning to its old logo after critics — including President Donald Trump — protested the company's plan to modernize. In a post on...
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Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from AmtrakAug 27, 2025 8:53 am - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, away from Amtrak, in another example of how the federal government is exerting its power over the nation's capital.
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Russian forces break into another region of Ukraine with peace efforts stuckAug 27, 2025 8:18 am - Russia’s invading forces have broken into an eighth region of Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said Wednesday, seeking to capture more ground in their three-year war of attrition as U.S.-led peace efforts struggle to gain traction.