Nation & World News

FDA's e-cigarette authorization: Fruity vapes not significantly better than tobacco ones

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Brazil reports drop in Amazon deforestation rates, pushing back on US tariff accusations

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Man pleads guilty to assassinating a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband

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Trump threatens to seize Iranian island vital to oil exports, as ceasefire teeters

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Average US long-term mortgage rate rises to 6.52%, just below its high for the year

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Wall Street recovers some of the week's losses after AI stocks swing back upward

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Lights! Camera! Cage match! The White House lawn's Octagon is ready for Trump's 80th birthday bash

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2-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal is returning to Tigers' rotation against the Guardians

Two-time reigning Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal will return to Detroit’s starting lineup against Cleveland. Manager A.J.

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The Spurs are still believers, but it's the Knicks who are 1 game from winning the NBA title

Victor Wembanyama surely knew he was overstating the obvious when he pointed out that there are two possible outcomes for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night.

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Hundreds of thousands without power after Midwest storms, while East Coast braces for high heat

Several hundred thousand homes and businesses were still without power after severe storms swept through the Midwest.

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Alonso signals he is nearing end of F1 career in his likely farewell to Barcelona

Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso has signaled he is near the end of his career after saying Sunday’s race will likely be his last in Barcelona.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX is about to make its debut on Wall Street

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX will make its debut on Wall Street Friday. Both institutional and retail investors are expected to gobble up the 555.

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Alabama asks US Supreme Court to allow Thursday's blocked nitrogen gas execution

Alabama is waging a last-minute legal fight to execute a man with nitrogen gas on Thursday night. The state is asking the U.S.

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Pope slams world's indifference to migrants while visiting onetime 'dock of shame' in Canary Islands

Pope Leo XIV has traveled to the Canary Islands, an epicenter of the European migration debate.

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From YouTube to Disney+: Preschool hit 'Gracie's Corner' lands streaming and development deal

The educational series “Gracie’s Corner” is joining Disney+.

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Opening of Canada-US bridge that Trump threatened to block is delayed over unresolved 'issues'

The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block has been delayed due to unresolved issues.

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House vote to extend FISA spy tool fails and it could lapse as Friday deadline looms

A rare lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad has grown more likely after the House failed to temporarily extend the program.

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Too sick to work, but can they prove it? New Medicaid rule worries patients

Blood cancer survivor DeAnna Brandon worries about new Medicaid work requirements affecting her health coverage.

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World ski president Eliasch loses election by one vote and alleges IOC influence

World ski federation leader Johan Eliasch has been ousted in a tight presidential election.

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Haiti's World Cup jersey deemed too political, echoing censure of its Winter Olympic uniform

Haiti has been forced to change the design of its World Cup jersey after FIFA deemed it too political.

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