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Trump agrees to cut tariffs on UK autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with BritainMay 08, 2025 8:19 am - President Donald Trump has agreed to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain, which would buy more American beef and streamline its customs process for goods from the United States.
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India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations as fears of a wider military confrontation riseMay 08, 2025 8:12 am - India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, wounding four soldiers, the Pakistani military said. India, meanwhile, accused its neighbor of attempting its own attack, as tensions soared between the nuclear-armed rivals.
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Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, is first American pope in history of Catholic ChurchMay 08, 2025 8:04 am - Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.
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Smokey Robinson’s lawyer says rape allegations against him are ‘vile’ and ‘false’May 08, 2025 6:54 am - Smokey Robinson’s lawyer said allegations of rape and sexual assault against him in a lawsuit from four former housekeepers are “vile" and “false.”
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House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health careMay 07, 2025 8:38 pm - WASHINGTON — House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill, as they r...
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Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbentMay 07, 2025 8:32 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. — The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded last November’s election on Wednesday to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, tw...
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Strikes across Gaza kill at least 92 as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensiveMay 07, 2025 3:57 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 92 people, including women, children and two journalists, officials said Wednesday, as Israel prep...
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3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stopMay 07, 2025 3:38 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three former Memphis officers were acquitted Wednesday of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ra...
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Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemploymentMay 07, 2025 3:30 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump’s demands to lower borrowing costs, and said that the...
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Lovie Simone leads new series that adapts Judy Blume’s ‘Forever’ for TVMay 07, 2025 1:39 pm - While cutting together scenes for the new Netflix series “Forever,” creator Mara Brock Akil recalls asking her video editor to pause for a moment. Was there a problem? No. Akil was watching someone very right: the show’s female lead, Lovie Simone.