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State Department layoffs affect key Trump priorities like intelligence, energy and China

WASHINGTON – One employee coordinated intelligence activities. Another worked to leverage U.S. energy interests abroad. And a third was an expert on strategic competition ...

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Urban League declares a ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the US in response to Trump

WASHINGTON – One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black ...

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Inside the high-stakes battle to win a New York City casino license

NEW YORK – A Caesars Palace casino in the heart of Times Square. A sprawling gambling hall along Coney Island’s iconic boardwalk. A Hard ...

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Nationwide protests planned against Trump’s immigration crackdown and health care cuts

CHICAGO – Protests and events against President Donald Trump’s controversial policies that include mass deportations and cuts to Medicaid and other safety nets for ...

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In their own words: Trump, Patel, Bongino and Bondi on the Epstein scandal

PHOENIX – When Jeffrey Epstein died in prison, then-President Donald Trump speculated that authorities might be wrong in ruling it a suicide. Many of ...

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Leaders of the UK and Germany to sign a treaty on defense, trade and migration

LONDON – U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are set to sign a treaty on Thursday pledging to tighten defense ...

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Disneyland is celebrating its 70th anniversary: Here’s a look at the park then and now

Disneyland is celebrating 70 years of being “The Happiest Place on Earth.” The summerlong festivities in southern California include the opening of “Walt Disney ...

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Republican senators caution Trump against firing Fed chair Jerome Powell

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill from GOP senators who fear the repercussions if President ...

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Bangladeshi forces clash with supporters of ousted leader Hasina, leaving at least 4 dead

DHAKA – Bangladeshi security forces on Wednesday clashed with supporters of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina , leaving at least four people dead and ...

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Alvarado, Kentucky’s first Hispanic state legislator, echoes Trump in launching a congressional bid

Republican Ralph Alvarado, who made history as Kentucky’s first Hispanic state legislator but then left to become Tennessee’s top public health leader , reentered ...

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