Category: Everydaynews
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Heavy rain and fierce winds have been pummeling the central and southeastern United States for more than five days, leaving a trail of death, damage and disruption across parts of 19 states. The storm system, born of warm air, strong winds, abundant moisture and an unstable atmosphere, drenched the middle of the country through the…
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Adrienne Adams, the New York City Council speaker who is running for mayor, will propose on Monday a guaranteed basic income program that would be the largest of its kind in the United States. It would aim to help more than 21,000 homeless children and young adults. The idea of giving families monthly checks —…
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There was little rest on Wall Street this weekend. There was plenty of anger, anxiety, frustration, and fear. Anger at President Trump for a brash and chaotic rollout of tariffs that erased trillions of dollars in value from the stock market in two days. Anxiety about the state of the private equity industry and other…
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Mr. Abed said he was relieved when the Israelis brought another Red Crescent paramedic, Asaad al-Nasasra, still alive, over to the group of detainees. In handcuffs and a blindfold, Mr. al-Nasasra whispered to him what he knew about their colleagues, Mr. Abed recalled. Two looked wounded, one of them seriously, he said Mr. al-Nasasra told…
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While Russian missile and drone bombardments have been unrelenting over more than three years of war, they have intensified in recent weeks amid U.S.-led peace talks. Source link
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It is the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade. If the outbreak continues at the current pace, the nation may lose its “elimination” status. Source link
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The country’s martial law fiasco is a stark warning for democracies everywhere about what happens when political polarization spirals out of control. Source link
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Demonstrators packed the streets in cities and towns to rail against government cutbacks, financial turmoil and what they viewed as attacks on democracy. Source link
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is set to meet with President Trump at the White House on Monday, according to a White House official, in the second such visit by the Israeli leader since the new administration began in January. Mr. Netanyahu will arrive in Washington after renewing Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in…
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A storm bringing torrential rain, dozens of tornadoes and dangerous flooding has swept across the central United States for days, and is expected to continue battering the region on Saturday, forecasters say. Officials are preparing for rain, high winds, hail and potential flash flooding from East Texas and Louisiana up through the Ohio Valley to…