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Lebanon’s prime minister visits shattered border village as deal with Israel begins
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam visited a southern village as a U.S.-brokered agreement with Israel begins implementation.
Ukraine overhauls its military top brass for the fight against Russia
Ukraine is pushing on with its fight against Russia under new military leadership. President Zelenskyy fired his commander-in-chief after public pressure.
US and Pakistan condemn Houthi Red Sea threats to shipping and Saudi Arabia
The United States and Pakistan have rejected threats by Yemen’s Houthi rebels against Saudi Arabia and shipping in the Red Sea.
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Journalists urge correspondents’ association to stand up to Trump at rescheduled press dinner
Hundreds of former or retired journalists and eight press freedom groups have called on the White House Correspondents’ Association to stand up against the Trump administration’s recent attacks on the…
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New bill would let people draw from retirement accounts to help pay for fertility treatments
From Rep. Mike Levin, the Fertility Cost Relief Act would allow people to withdraw up to $20,000 penalty-free to cover fertility treatment expenses.
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Kaylee Hottle, deaf ‘Godzilla’ actress, killed in Maryland car crash at 18
Hottle was one of two passengers when the car went off the road.
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Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is back in court for a pretrial hearing in his US drug trafficking case
Nicolás Maduro has returned to a New York courthouse where lawyers plan to ask a judge to set a trial date for his drug trafficking case.
Tropical Storm Bertha wobbles off Mississippi coast on slow crawl toward Louisiana landfall
Bertha is slow-crawling across the Gulf spreading heavy rain and wind.
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As the president touts Trump Accounts, some families are still waiting for baby’s $1,000
President Donald Trump says Trump Accounts could lift children out of poverty, but some parents are still waiting on the money.
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Terrorism trial set to open in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
Opening statements are set for Wednesday in Hadi Matar’s federal terrorism trial. He was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie.