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  • Source: AP News
  • 02/24/2025
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The UN will vote to demand Russia pull troops out of Ukraine. But the US wants a softer approach

On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Monday on dueling resolutions — Ukraine’s European-backed proposal demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from the country and a U.S. call for a swift end to the war that never mentions Moscow’s aggression.

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Report: U.S. Probes UnitedHealth’s Medicare Billing Processes

A probe into UnitedHealth’s Medicare billing processes in recent months has begun, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, pushing the healthcare conglomerate’s shares nearly 12 percent lower.

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  • Source: NPR
  • 02/24/2025
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Trump officials will put 4,700 USAID employees on leave and eliminate 1,600 jobs

The Trump administration is putting nearly all of USAID's 4,700 full-time employees on paid administrative leave at midnight Sunday and will subsequently terminate 1,600 of those positions as part of a "reduction in force," according to a memo that was widely distributed to agency staff Sunday afternoon and later published on the USAID website.

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Gov. Hochul says she won't remove NYC Mayor Adams from office

Gov. Kathy Hochul will not remove embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office, saying his fate should be left to the voters to decide at the ballot box.

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Lara Trump hired to host Fox News show; what to know about Donald Trump's daughter-in-law

Lara Trump, President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, is set to return to Fox News as the host of her own show in a move weeks after she stepped down as the Republican National Committee's co-chair.

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Washington state lawmakers pass hate crime bill amid concerns over ‘absolute freedom of conscience’

Republicans warn bill could run afoul of the state constitution guarantee of free speech and thought.

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Senate confirms Kelly Loeffler to lead Small Business Administration

Loeffler said Trump's policies would usher in a 'golden era of prosperity and growth'

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Vaccine targeting pancreatic cancer shows promise in new study of clinical trial

When a routine scan led to Barbara Brigham's pancreatic cancer diagnosis in 2020, all she could think about was how she wanted more time. Her husband had just passed away. She loved her local library job. Her three children were still growing their own families. 

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Mexico awaits new response from Google on Gulf dispute

Mexico said Monday it's awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing a lawsuit.

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  • Source: Yahoo
  • 02/19/2025
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Elon Musk weighs $5k ‘dividends’ for Americans with DOGE savings he has yet to prove

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is considering paying $5,000 in “dividends” in the form of tax refunds to American households, using DOGE savings he has yet to prove exist.

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Trump secretly sends CIA drones into Mexico to spy on drug cartel labs

Donald Trump is ramping up secret CIA drone flights over Mexico as he takes aim at violent foreign drug cartels.

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NY Gov Hochul meets with NYC officials, leaders to discuss Mayor Adams's future amid DOJ fallout

Hochul says the goal of the meeting is to make sure the city has "stability."

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  • Source: AP News
  • 02/18/2025
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European leaders want a say in talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. The US is brushing them off

European leaders insisted Monday they must have a say in international talks to end the war in Ukraine despite the clear message from both Washington and Moscow that there was no role for them as yet in negotiations that could shape the future of the continent.

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  • Source: OANN
  • 02/18/2025
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Multiple People Injured After Delta Plane Flips Upside Down At Toronto Airport

Multiple people have been injured after a Delta Air Lines flight flipped upside down while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

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  • Source: NY Post
  • 02/18/2025
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NY rep wants Trump’s birthday to be new federal holiday: ‘Founder of America’s Golden Age’

GOP US Rep. Claudia Tenney says she has introduced legislation to merge the existing annual Flag Day commemoration with the president’s birthday for a new combined holiday to be celebrated June 14 — calling Trump “the most consequential President in modern American history.

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Rubio, Netanyahu affirm 'common strategy' for Gaza, set sights on Iran in joint statement

Rubio says Iran is the 'single greatest source of instability' in the Middle East