What happened Britain said Tuesday it was suspending talks with Israel on expanding their free-trade agreement due to the “egregious policies” of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in Gaza and the West Bank. The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja […]
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What happened Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said Sunday. Biden, 82, received the diagnosis on Friday and he and his family are “reviewing treatment
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What happened The FBI Sunday said a 25-year-old with “nihilistic ideations” was the primary suspect, and only fatality, in a car bombing on Saturday that damaged a fertility clinic and nearby buildings in Palm Springs, California, and injured four people.
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What happened The centrist mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, won Romania’s presidency Sunday, defeating hard-right nationalist George Simion 54% to 46%. Simion, considered the front-runner after getting the most votes in the first round two weeks ago, conceded defeat Sunday
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What happened Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Wednesday removed the top two officials at the National Intelligence Council, weeks after the council published an assessment that undercut President Donald Trump’s legal rationale for using the wartime Alien Enemies Act
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What happened Deaths from drug overdoses dropped 27% in 2024, the largest one-year decline on record, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Nearly 30,000 fewer people died from overdoses, according to the CDC’s preliminary numbers, though the
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What happened A team of doctors and scientists has used a tailor-made gene-editing therapy to treat an infant with a rare genetic condition, a medical first that opens the door to a new era of individualized medicine, especially for people
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What happened The Supreme Court Thursday appeared inclined to limit federal judges from issuing nationwide injunctions against presidential orders but was divided on how to do so and seemed uncomfortable with the implications for the order at hand, President Donald
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What happened Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred Tuesday reinstated disgraced baseball great Pete Rose and other deceased players on MLB’s permanently ineligible list. Manfred’s decision, announced in a letter to the Rose family’s lawyer, opened the door for Rose
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What happened President Donald Trump Monday signed an executive order aimed at persuading pharmaceutical companies to lower the prices of U.S. prescription drugs. Trump’s order gives companies a 30-day deadline to start voluntarily lowering prices or face potential consequences. Who
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