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Key inflation gauge worsens as Americans' income and spending power erodes
A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, squeezing Americans' finances and creating political challenges for Presid...
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U.S. imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
The sanctions were announced late Wednesday after U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original publ...
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Orthodox Jewish women in Israel may now take a rabbinic exam, like men
Until now, only Orthodox Jewish men in Israel have been allowed to take exams to become rabbis. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links r...
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Chinese online retailer Temu fined $232 million for unsafe toys and electronics
The European Union's fine follows preliminary findings last year that Temu was exposing consumers to a high risk of products sold on its platform like bab...
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Supreme Court rules for Black death row prisoner from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury
By a 5-4 vote, the justices sided with Terry Pitchford, who was sentenced to death for his role in the killing of a grocery store owner. Newsiline summari...
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U.S. military accuses Iran of ceasefire violation after Kuwait comes under missile attack
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WATCH LIVE: Bessent holds White House briefing as jobless claims and inflation rise amid U.S.-Iran war
The Iran war has clouded the economic outlook as higher energy prices squeeze consumers and businesses. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour...
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Federal judge refuses to block Trump order to create federal voter list and limit mail voting
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WATCH LIVE: Conan O'Brien delivers Harvard commencement address
Comedian and television host Conan O'Brien will entertain Harvard University graduates at their commencement Thursday, at a time when the Ivy League schoo...
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WATCH LIVE: Vance delivers U.S. Air Force Academy commencement address
Vice President JD Vance is set to speak Thursday at the commencement ceremony for the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines an...
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AP report: Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who successfully sued Trump for sexual abuse and defamation
It's the latest in a series of investigations the Trump administration Justice Department has opened into perceived adversaries of the president. Newsilin...
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A new report shows how close American households are to the financial edge
In 2024, nearly half of U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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A federal judge in D.C. declines to block Trump's executive order on voting by mail
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has declined to temporarily block President Trump's executive order that calls for restricting mail-in voting. Newsil...
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U.S. street drug deaths keep dropping, but some Western states see deadly overdose surge
Researchers say some structural changes in treating addiction are helping, including wider access to overdose reversing medication. Newsiline summarises t...
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An Ohio pastor-turned-lawmaker backs a Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act for schools
The bill says it would permit the teaching of the positive impact of Judeo-Christian values in U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and lin...
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Trump wants a gas tax holiday. There's a much bigger problem looming
Suspending the federal gasoline tax could save drivers up to 18.4 cents per gallon. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to th...
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Trump pledged to house 6,000 homeless vets. His budget funds zero
Veteran groups hoped a Trump executive order would supercharge housing for homeless vets. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers...
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Trick or spice? How the 'nutmeg' came to dominate the soccer world
Nutmeg commonly spices up a holiday season eggnog. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full...
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These swing voters are adding high gas prices into their political calculations
As part of NPR's Swing Shift project checking in with swing voters, these Americans are split on who is to blame for high gas prices but they all agree it...
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More than 500 people have died in Bangladesh measles outbreak
Bangladesh is scrambling to vaccinate more children amid a measles outbreak that has killed more than 500 people, most of them children. Newsiline summari...
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Distrust, conflict hamper Congo's Ebola response
The epicenter of the Ebola outbreak is in Mongbwalu, a poor gold-mining town of 130,000 people, in Ituri province, in eastern Congo. Newsiline summarises...
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Iranians are back online after a monthslong shutdown but face heavy restrictions
Iranians began to regain internet access after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers t...
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Ex-CIA official charged with stealing millions of dollars in gold bars
A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million from the federal gov...
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Hamas confirms that Israeli strikes killed its new military leader in Gaza City
Strikes killed at least seven people in Gaza City on Wednesday as Hamas confirmed that Israeli airstrikes the day before had killed the new leader of its...
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Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of rare Ebola type are surging
The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health Organization, underscores growing fears of contagion in East Africa from Bundibugyo, a ra...
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Israeli military tells residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it fights Hezbollah
Wednesday's warning is the first that orders the Lebanese to relocate from the south since a ceasefire went into effect on April 17 and follows an escalat...
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Paxton's win over Cornyn sets up high-stakes Texas clash with Talarico
President Trump again proved his political power in Texas as his endorsed candidate in the Senate primary won in a landslide. Newsiline summarises this re...
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News Wrap: 11 presumed dead after Washington paper mill tank implosion
In our news wrap Wednesday, authorities say the presumed death toll is 11 after an implosion at a paper mill in Washington, peace talks between the U.S. N...
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Cuban diplomat says Havana not seeking conflict but ready to defend itself against U.S.
Cuba received a tranche of humanitarian aid from China this week as people there experience severe hunger due to food shortages and economic crisis. Newsi...
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'Food security is national security,' McCain warns as WFP faces funding pressure
This week, the head of the world's largest humanitarian organization is stepping down. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and li...
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Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf on bringing 'Death of a Salesman' back to Broadway
"Death of a Salesman" tells the story of Willy Loman, a traveling salesman chasing the American Dream but never quite able to reach it. Newsiline summaris...
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New museum spotlights Thaddeus Stevens' abolitionist legacy
Civil War-era Congressman Thaddeus Stevens was a fierce abolitionist and advocate for racial equality. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour...
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Trump's latest immigration move clouds the path to green cards
When President Donald Trump's administration announced last week that it would require green card seekers to apply from their home countries instead of in...
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Puerto Rico governor announces emergency to fight worsening coastal erosion
Puerto Rico's governor announced a state of emergency Wednesday to fight a surge in coastal erosion along the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from P...
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All the Republicans Trump has unseated so far this year
So much Trump winning. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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Zelenskyy asks Trump for more U.S. air defense help against Russian missile attacks, Kyiv says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original...