Politics
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California Democrats revive harsher penalties for clients of older teen prostitutesCalifornia Democrats did an about-face and restored felony charges for clients of older teenage prostitutes in a new proposal after Gov. Gavin...
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Judge orders Trump administration to restore $1.1 billion in COVID education funds
A federal judge in Manhattan has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from clawing back over $1.1 billion in unspent pandemic stimulus...
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Federal Reserve keeps rates steady, defies pressure from Trump
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, defying President Trump's demands to lower rates to ease the economy's transition...
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Treasury secretary, U.S. trade rep to talk trade with Chinese in SwitzerlandTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet this weekend with their Chinese counterparts in...
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Trump plans to announce that the U.S. will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials sayPresident Trump plans to announce, while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week, that the United States will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the...
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Biden calls Trump's pressure on Ukraine 'modern-day appeasement' in 1st post-presidential interview
Joseph R. Biden said in his first post-presidential interview that President Trump's pressure on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia amounts to...
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J.D. Vance's half brother advances in primary, to face Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval
Vice President JD Vance's half brother Cory Bowman placed second in Cincinnati's mayoral primary on Tuesday, sending the Republican political...
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Trump, Congress and city council: Managing relationships, D.C.'s mayor walks a tightrope
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser drew a laugh from the room when she was asked how it feels to manage a mercurial relationship with the White House and...
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NYPD launches probe into why it gave a record of a Palestinian woman's sealed arrest to ICE
Police in New York City are investigating whether the department violated policy by sharing a report with federal immigration authorities that...
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A man with an open asylum case was deported. His lawyers want to know if there are others
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has become a household name as the Trump administration is engaged in an intense legal campaign to keep him locked up in an El...
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Conservative Catholics back Cardinal Sarah -- but African theologians aren't buying it
Some African theologians are pushing back as Catholic conservatives around the globe rally behind outspoken Cardinal Robert Sarah, casting the...
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Trump administration to end appliance efficiency program
The Trump administration plans to eliminate the Energy Star program that sets efficiency standards for appliances.
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Ajax boss emotional after historic title collapse
Ajax manager Francesco Farioli has said he has no regrets despite his side finishing as runners-up in the Eredivisie in one of the biggest title...
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Indian space agency's satellite mission fails due to technical issue in launch vehicle
The Indian space agency's mission to launch into orbit a new Earth observation satellite failed after the launch vehicle encountered a technical...
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Biden battling ‘most aggressive type’ of prostate cancer with bone metastasis, medical expert says
The advanced form of prostate cancer has a 30 to 40% five-year survival rate.
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7-year-old child shot in NYC home — marking third minor to be wounded or killed in a Bronx shooting in a week
Cops are investigating whether the child got hold of the gun and accidentally shot himself in the hand, according to law enforcement sources.
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Republicans advance ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ out of Budget Committee after setback last Friday
"One Big Beautiful Bill Act" is what Republicans have spent months developing to serve as Trump's signature legislative accomplishment of the year,...
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Congo's coltan miners dig for world's tech -- and struggle regardless of who is in charge
Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men...
