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Poll: What Americans Think of Pope Leo XIV
Just over a month after Pope Leo XIV became the first U.S.-born pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church, a new poll shows that American Catholics are feeling excited about their new religious leader.About two-thirds of American Catholics have a "very" or "somewhat"...
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Taiwan Adds China's Huawei to Export Control List
Taiwan's Commerce Ministry has added Chinese chipmakers Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its export control list, as trade and technology frictions between the self-ruled island, China and the United States increase.Inclusion...
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Elon Musk's X Sees Partial Recovery After Outage
Social media platform X showed signs of recovery on Saturday after an outage disrupted access for thousands of users in the United States, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.Reports of disruptions had dropped to around 1,041 by 7:42 p.m. ET, down from a...
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Fed Set to Hold Rates Steady Despite Trump Pressure
The US central bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged for a fourth straight policy meeting this week, despite President Donald Trump's push for rate cuts, as officials contend with uncertainty sparked by the Republican's tariffs.While the independent Federal...
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Poll: Americans Don't See Supreme Court as Politically Neutral
Americans are divided on major issues that the U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule on in the coming weeks, but most agree on one thing - neither Republicans nor Democrats see the nation's top judicial body as politically neutral, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.Just 20% of...
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China's Military Warns Philippines in Aggressive Ship Patrols
China's military held joint sea and air patrols in the South China Sea on Saturday, a spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army's Southern Theater Command said.Spokesperson Tian Junli said in a statement on Sunday that the Philippines has courted countries outside the...
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Massive Manhunt for Minnesota Assassin Continues
A massive search was stretching into its second day for a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her suburban Minneapolis home, an act Gov. Tim Walz called "a politically motivated assassination." Authorities said...
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US-China Trade Truce Leaves Military Rare Earth Issue Unresolved
The renewed U.S.-China trade truce struck in London left a key area of export restrictions tied to national security untouched, an unresolved conflict that threatens a more comprehensive deal, two people briefed on detailed outcomes of the talks told Reuters.Beijing has not...
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Trump: Iran Would Be Decimated If It Attacks US
President Donald Trump said early on Sunday that if Iran attacks the United States in any way, it would face the might of the U.S. military "at levels never seen before."Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that the U.S. had nothing to do with an attack on Iran...
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US Urges American Citizens to Flee Iran
The U.S. government on Saturday urged American citizens to leave Iran immediately if possible and advised citizens not already in the country not to travel there for any reason because of the growing danger as hostilities continue between Iran and Israel.
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Israel Targets Iran's Defense Ministry Headquarters
Israel launched an expanded assault on Iran on Sunday, with direct strikes targeting its energy industry and Defense Ministry headquarters, while Tehran unleashed a fresh barrage of missiles blamed for the deaths of four people.
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FBI Offering $50K Reward in Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings
The FBI on Saturday offered a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Vance Boelter, the suspect being sought in connection with the assassination of a Minnesota Democrat state legislator.
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Pope Has Message of Hope in Stadium Broadcast
In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and meaning in their lives through God and in service to others.
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Leaders Call for Calm After Deadly Minn. Shootings
Political leaders from both major parties nationwide are urging calm and condemning political violence after the killing of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and the serious wounding of state Sen. John Hoffman.
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Military Parade Kicks Off With Tanks, Troops, 21-Gun Salute
The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barreled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops, and a 21-gun salute, playing out against the counterpoint of protests around the country.
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Trump Signals US Could Strike Iran Nuclear Site
President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would consider striking Iran's underground Fordo nuclear facility if necessary to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, according to Israeli journalist Barak Ravid.
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Military Parade Set to Kick Off in Nation's Capital
Tanks, troops, and marching bands assembled in the nation's capital Saturday for a massive parade of American military power requested by President Donald Trump, a show that was met by thousands of Americans around the country displaying another kind of power: protest.
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Admin Uses Long-Dormant Immigration Registration Law
Federal law enforcement officials are using a long-dormant law to detain immigrants and charge them with willfully failing to register with the government.
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Bloomberg Pumps Millions Into Cuomo Mayoral Campaign
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is donating a sizable figure to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's mayoral campaign in hopes the city's voters don't elect a full-on socialist.
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Officials: Searching for a 57-Year-Old Man in Shooting of Lawmakers
Hundreds of law officers fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb Saturday in pursuit of a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democrat state lawmaker in her home in what Gov. Tim Walz called "a politically motivated assassination."
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Trump Curbs Immigration Enforcement at Farms, Hotels, and Restaurants
The Trump administration directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants, and hotels, after President Donald Trump expressed alarm about the impact of aggressive enforcement, an official said Saturday.
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'No Kings' Protesters Demonstrate Across US
Demonstrators crowded into streets, parks, and plazas across the U.S. on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump, mixing anti-authoritarian messages with support for immigrants and calls to protect democracy.
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Police Evacuate Texas State Capitol After Threat to Lawmakers
The Texas State Capitol and grounds in Austin were evacuated on Saturday ahead of a planned protest after a credible threat to lawmakers, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
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Admin Considers Adding 36 Countries to Travel Ban
The Trump administration is considering adding 36 countries to the U.S. travel ban announced earlier this month unless those nations conform with certain benchmarks and requirements established by the State Department.
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Security Boosted at Military Facilities in the US
The U.S. military has stepped up security at all military installations in the United States "based on world events," U.S. Northern Command said on Saturday, as Israel launched a second day of airstrikes against Iran.