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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What happened The College of Cardinals Thursday elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native, as the Catholic Church’s 267th pope. Prevost, 69, took the name Pope Leo XIV. He is the first pope from the U.S. — though he
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What happened President Donald Trump said Thursday night he was tapping Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be the top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., hours after pulling his nomination of right-wing activist and acting U.S. Attorney Ed Martin Jr.
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What happened Tesla stock has fallen back to where it was trading before President Donald Trump won in November and named CEO Elon Musk to lead his “Department of Government Efficiency.” The Tesla slump has cost Musk a fortune on
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What happened Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney of the ruling Liberal Party, announced Sunday that voters will go to the polls on April 28 to pick a new government. Carney was sworn in March 14, replacing Justin Trudeau, who
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What happened Pope Francis made his first public appearance in more than five weeks Sunday, waving to well-wishers from his balcony at Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic hospital before being discharged and driven back home to the Vatican to convalesce. The pope
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What happened Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested Wednesday morning, days before he was slated to be chosen as his opposition party’s presidential candidate in Turkey’s next election. Istanbul’s governor banned public gatherings in the city for four days after
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What happened Elon Musk was scheduled to have a briefing at the Defense Department Friday on the Pentagon’s top secret war plans for China, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Who said what Giving Musk
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