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Xi and Trump’s trade war sets off retaliatory, escalating dock fees for American ships at Chinese docks, and vice versa

China’s new port fee is “not just a symbolic move."

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A roller derby league from a conservative part of Long Island just blocked New York state’s ban on trans women players

Amanda “Curly Fry” Urena, president of the Long Island Roller Rebels, said players were “thrilled” the higher court saw through Nassau...

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Women in Mexico step up to protect ancient Aztec farms and save a vanishing ecosystem

Making their way in an area still dominated by men hasn't been easy. In the chinampas of the boroughs of Xochimilco and San Gregorio Atlapulco,...

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CBS becomes Bari Weiss’ ‘anti-woke’ arena as the millennial media mogul (and mainstream media critic) digs in

The network where Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather became news icons is under new management.

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Gold futures just rose above $4,000 per ounce for the first time ever

The asset had seen wider gains in 2025, particularly with President Trump ’s barrage of tariffs plunging much of the world into economic uncertainty.

07.10.2025 3

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Trump, Lula talk for 30 minutes, exchange numbers and Brazilian boss asks again for lifting of 40% tariff

Later, Trump posted on Truth Social that he had had a good conversation with Lula. “We discussed many things, but it was mostly focused on the...

07.10.2025 4

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North Dakota tornado was the first at EF5 strength in a dozen years

A deadly tornado that tore across North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds over 200 mph, the strongest classification of...

06.10.2025 2

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Watch live: Johnson speaks to reporters as shutdown enters sixth day

Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to answer reporters' questions on Monday morning as the government shutdown enters its sixth day. “The House did...

06.10.2025 10

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Gunmen kill two, injure 12 in a shootout in a crowd in Alabama capital city's downtown

Rival gunmen shot at each other in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama's capital city Saturday night, killing two people and injuring 12...

06.10.2025 10

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Trump sends California National Guard to Oregon after judge blocks him from using that state’s troops in Portland

“This action circumvents the court’s decision and threatens to inflame a community that has remained peaceful,” Portland's mayor said.

06.10.2025 3

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Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Fat Bear Week contest

It's his first win after narrowly finishing in second place three previous years.

01.10.2025 5

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A list of notable shooting attacks on houses of worship in the U.S. in the past 20 years

A gunman opened fire inside a Michigan church during Sunday services, the latest of many shooting attacks on houses of worship in the U.S. over the...

29.09.2025 3

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Multiple people shot at LDS church in Michigan, building on fire: police

The church was set on fire, police noted.

28.09.2025 50

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4 dead after flooding in Arizona, including in mining community hit hard by rain

“This was an extremely heavy amount of rain in an extremely short period of time."

28.09.2025 8

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Starbucks to lay off 900 employees, close stores in US, Canada

Starbucks is laying off around 900 non-retail employees and closing some U.S. and Canadian stores as it focuses more of its resources on a turnaround.

25.09.2025 9

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Jimmy Kimmel Two ABC affiliate owners say they’ll continue to preempt late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel with their own local programming, even...

25.09.2025 2

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FILE - This image provided by the New York State Attorney General office shows body camera footage of correction officers beating a handcuffed man,...

24.09.2025 2

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No dice: Six-acre ‘Freedom Plaza’ casino in Manhattan voted down by New York local board

This is the third and last Vegas-like casino proposal rejected by the city.

23.09.2025 2

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Largest rail union backs $85 billion merger after job protections, but critics warn of monopoly risk

“For generations, railroaders have worried about what mergers might mean for their jobs," union president says.

23.09.2025 10

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U.S. lawmakers call for more military dialogue with China as premier Li Qiang welcomes ‘icebreaking trip’

"I’m deeply concerned that our two militaries don’t communicate more," said Rep. Adam Smith, who led the Congressional delegation to China.

22.09.2025 30

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Brendan Carr, the FCC chair taking the fight to Jimmy Kimmel, was unanimously confirmed by the Senate 3 times and nominated by Trump and Biden

Carr is a longtime FCC commissioner named as chairman by President Trump in November. Since, he has launched investigations of ABC, CBS and NBC News.

19.09.2025 9

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Jon Stewart to host special edition of ‘The Daily Show’ one day after Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension

Stewart's featured guest will be Maria Ressa, the journalist and author of “How to Stand Up to a Dictator.” 

19.09.2025 3

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‘Lots of gasps and dropped jaws’: Stephen Colbert learned of Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension while taping his own canceled CBS show

President Trump called it “Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED." (The show was suspended, not cancelled.)

19.09.2025 4

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Florida exempts largest theme parks from state safety inspections, and someone just died on a brand-new roller coaster

Universal Orlando Resorts opened the park in May. It has five themed sections and a 500-room hotel.

18.09.2025 20

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Don’t hold your breath waiting for a lower mortgage rate or auto loan after the Fed cut, analyst says: ‘Unlikely to make a noticeable difference’

For prospective homebuyers, the market has already priced in the rate cut, and steep auto loans aren't expected to decline anytime soon, experts say.

18.09.2025 3

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Publishers Clearing House, company that promised ‘forever’ payments to sweepstakes winners, says actually nevermind

In a statement to the AP, the company that acquired PCH in bankruptcy said it was “committed to restoring and preserving the trust” of the brand...

17.09.2025 10

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FDA warns Hims & Hers and other weight loss drugmakers to remove ‘false and misleading’ advertising

The agency on Tuesday posted more than 100 letters with 'cease and desist' language to various drugmakers and online prescribing companies.

17.09.2025 9

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Trump sues New York Times for $15 billion, alleging ‘decades-long pattern’ of defamation

In a Truth Social post, Trump accused the Times of lying about him, saying it's become “a virtual ‘mouthpiece’ for the Radical Left Democrat Party.”

16.09.2025 20

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Ford to cut up to 1,000 jobs in Germany on dropping electric demand

“In Europe, the demand for electric cars is significantly below industry forecasts," the company said.

16.09.2025 10

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Community honors life of 10-year-old killed in shooting at Minneapolis church

Harper Moyski and 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel were killed in the Aug. 27 shooting.

15.09.2025 10

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Klarna made a solid debut on the New York Stock Exchange with shares up 15% in first day of trading

Klarna just made its debut as the biggest IPO this year. The Swedish buy-now-pay-later giant sees America as its future—and it's taking direct aim...

11.09.2025 20

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Trump: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at a Utah college event

The co-founder and CEO of the youth organization Turning Point USA, the 31-year-old Kirk is the latest victim in a spasm of political violence across...

11.09.2025 5

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Trump says ‘we must all pray for Charlie Kirk’ after the 31-year-old right-wing activist was shot at a rally

Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college,...

10.09.2025 3

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Trump fails in bid to fire Lisa Cook as Federal Reserve independence clings on

No president has sought to fire a Fed governor before.

10.09.2025 4

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Hundreds of Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, some as young as 12, say they were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities

The governments of Denmark and Greenland apologized last month for their roles in the historic mistreatment in an attempt to get ahead of the report.

09.09.2025 2

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FAA extends ban on US flights to Haiti’s capital due to risk that powerful gangs might attack flights with drones and small arms

A Federal Aviation Administration ban on U.S. commercial flights to Haiti’s capital that expired Monday has been extended to March 7, 2026 because...

08.09.2025 3

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Powerball winners in Texas and Missouri will split $1.8 billion—the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history

Each ticket holder will have the choice between an annuitized prize of $893.5 million or a lump sum payment of $410.3 million.

07.09.2025 10

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RFK Jr. is a ‘threat to the health and wellbeing of every American,’ nephew Joseph Kennedy III says

“None of us will be spared the pain he is inflicting,” the former congressman added.

07.09.2025 7

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Trump’s closure of the de minimis tariff loophole sent postal traffic to the U.S. to a ‘near-halt’

Eighty-eight postal operators have told the UPU that they have suspended some or all postal services to the United States.

07.09.2025 3

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Powerball goes 41 straight draws without a winner, sending jackpot to $1.7 billion

The next drawing will be Saturday night, with the prize expected to be the third-largest in U.S. lottery history.

05.09.2025 20

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Fashion designer Giorgio Armani dies

He missed runway shows in June while recovering from an undisclosed illness.

04.09.2025 4

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Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom two days after being seriously injured in car crash

President Donald Trump said Monday he will award former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest...

03.09.2025 4

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Rapid wildfire burns historic gold mining town in California

A quick-moving wildfire burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nearby camp and...

03.09.2025 3

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Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy protection again

Budget carrier Spirit Airlines said Friday that it has filed for fresh bankruptcy protection months after emerging from a Chapter 11 reorganization.

30.08.2025 20

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Delta settles class action claims it dumped fuel near LA schoolyards for $79 million

Firefighters were called to schools in the city of Cudahy where nearly 60 schoolchildren and teachers were examined for minor skin and lung...

30.08.2025 3

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Over 750,000 pressure washers recalled nationwide for tendency to create projectile hazards

Sold at retailers like Home Depot, the washers have resulted in fractures and other injuries among some consumers.

29.08.2025 4

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America gripped by towering haboobs as dust storms take Southwest by storm

Thunderstorms spawn haboobs and can create a wall of dust thousands of feet tall and several miles wide, reaching speeds of 60 mph or more.

27.08.2025 4

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Book authors hail ‘historic settlement’ as Anthropic dodges trial on how it actually acquired millions of copyrighted works to ingest

A judge ruled in June that Anthropic didn’t break the law by training its chatbot on copyrighted books, but it was still facing trial over how it...

27.08.2025 5

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The Coast Guard just dumped nearly 40 tons of drugs worth nearly half a billion dollars onto a dock in Florida

The Coast Guard worked with the Department of Defense to catch 19 drug-carrying vessels off various islands and coasts.

26.08.2025 4

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Germany nabs American working at military base who offered to spy for China

He worked from 2017 to 2023 for a Defense Department civilian contractor, and at an unidentified U.S. military facility in Germany from at least 2020...

25.08.2025 4

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