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Russia Ukraine war Day 1321: Drones rattle Europe as Zaporizhzhia runs on diesel
Kyiv — On day 1,321 of the Russia Ukraine war, the picture that emerged was not a single headline, it was a mesh of threats...
Government and Politics
Shutdown Day 6: Burbank Airport tower goes dark for hours
California — The control tower at Hollywood Burbank Airport went quiet, then stayed that way for hours. From about 4:15 p.m. until 10 p.m....
Pam Bondi’s first Senate grilling tests DOJ independence
Washington — The most consequential oversight hearing of the year opened Tuesday in Hart 216, with Attorney General Pam Bondi seated before the Senate Judiciary...
Israel Palestine Conflict Day 670: Cairo talks, maps, and a ticking...
Cairo — On Day 670 of the israel palestines conflict, the war’s political clock turned to Egypt, where delegations opened indirect talks in Sharm...
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Egypt talks open as Washington pushes a rapid Gaza ceasefire
Cairo — Delegations converged on Egypt for a fresh round of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas as Washington pressed for a rapid ceasefire...
Shutdown day 6 shows a government that won’t govern
Washington — The sixth day of the federal shutdown opened with no breakthrough in sight and a new threat hanging over hundreds of thousands...
Sunday Showdown: Trump’s Gaza clock, Israel preps first step
Washington. Cairo. Tel Aviv: With a Sunday deadline looming in Washington time, the fragile outline of a ceasefire in Gaza is taking on more...
Chicago pushes back as Trump sends 300 Guard troops
CHICAGO: On Saturday, October 4, 2025, the White House authorized the federalization of 300 Illinois National Guard members for a limited mission to secure...
Trump’s bullying ultimatum to Palestinians, not Israel, and Hamas’ defiant response...
Under a brooding October sky, the world watched in stunned disbelief as President Donald Trump unveiled his 20-point Gaza peace plan — a blueprint...
Traders punish casino darlings after lukewarm Golden Week signals
Washington — US investors ended the week with a familiar jolt from Asia. Shares of the big casino operators with deep roots in the...
Diddy gets 50 months, a judge cuts the myth down to...
New York. The federal courtroom at 500 Pearl Street filled before sunrise on Friday, reporters and spectators sliding into benches while deputy marshals moved...
Shutdown Day 4, Washington’s stalemate makes America pay
Washington — The Capitol is lit and the microphones are on, yet the core machinery of government is idling. The United States has entered...
Trump’s ticking clock on Gaza: Hamas hedges as Israel braces
TEL AVIV — A deadline now governs a war that has defied clocks for nearly two years. With hours left until Sunday at 6 p.m....
Marco Rubio’s education, from Miami classrooms to a law degree with...
Marco Rubio’s schooling is a pragmatic map: public high school, a one-year football try, a community-college bridge, a bachelor’s at Florida’s flagship, and a...
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Shutdown Day 6: Burbank Airport tower goes dark for hours
California — The control tower at Hollywood Burbank Airport went quiet, then stayed that way for hours. From about 4:15 p.m. until 10 p.m....
Pam Bondi’s first Senate grilling tests DOJ independence
Washington — The most consequential oversight hearing of the year opened Tuesday in Hart 216, with Attorney General Pam Bondi seated before the Senate Judiciary...
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