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Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theftApr 25, 2025 11:13 am - Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who lied about his life story and defrauded donors, was sentenced Friday to over seven years in prison, sobbing as he heard his punishment.
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So you saw ‘Conclave’ the movie. Here’s what it got right — and wrong — about real-life conclavesApr 25, 2025 10:16 am - “Conclave” the film, a moody 2024 political thriller, introduced many laypeople to the ancient selection process of a new pope. While the film accurately portrays many rituals and contemporary problems facing today’s Catholic Church, Vatican experts warn the movie doesn’t get everything right.
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Trade war and leery travelers have airlines trimming flights and withdrawing financial guidanceApr 25, 2025 10:15 am - Major U.S. airlines are reducing their flight schedules and revising or withdrawing their profit outlooks for the year due to less domestic travel demand as sentiment about the national and global economies sours.
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Wall Street’s rally fades as more CEOs talk about uncertainty because of Trump's trade warApr 25, 2025 10:06 am - Wall Street's big three-day rally is running out of steam, and U.S. stocks are drifting in mixed trading Friday as they near the end of another roller-coaster week.
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Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of helping a man evade immigration agents and is arrestedApr 25, 2025 9:58 am - The FBI on Friday arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, escalating a clash between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the Republican president’s sweeping immigration crackdown.
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Tens of thousands file into St. Peter’s Basilica to pay final respects to Pope FrancisApr 24, 2025 8:38 pm - VATICAN CITY — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all...
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Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirementApr 24, 2025 7:58 pm - NEW YORK — A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-ci...
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Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources sayApr 24, 2025 4:54 pm - WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon's security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging ap...
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India and Pakistan are again teetering on the brink of conflict over disputed Kashmir. Here’s whyApr 24, 2025 3:52 pm - NEW DELHI — A deadly attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir has again moved India and Pakistan closer to war as the two rivals downgraded diplomatic and trade ti...
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Most Americans expect higher prices as a result of Trump's tariffs, a new AP-NORC poll findsApr 24, 2025 2:52 pm - Americans’ trust in President Donald Trump to bolster the U.S. economy appears to be faltering, with a new poll showing that many people fear the country is being steered into a recession and that the president’s broad and haphazardly enforced tariffs will cause prices to rise.