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Updated Apr 16, 2024 - Politics & Policy

U.S. to hit Iran with fresh sanctions after Israel attack

Jake Sullivan, US national security adviser, speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 18, 2024.

Mike Johnson's race against the clock on foreign aid

GOP's discharge petition talk grows as Ukraine aid languishes

House Speaker Mike Johnson, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and red tie, walking through the Capitol with his security detail.

Trump's social media posts follow him to courthouse

Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears ahead of the start of jury selection at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 15, 2024 in New York City.

Antisemitism has no place on college campuses but debate does, Columbia president says

GOP tensions erupt over Mike Johnson ouster threat

House Speaker Mike Johnson against a black backdrop.
Apr 16, 2024 - World

How Israel's high-tech defenses beat back Iran's drone and missile barrage

A person on a donkey near a a battery of Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system in the southern Negev desert on April 14.

Civil war hits House GOP over foreign aid

This is Mike Johnson and Marjorie Taylor Greene

45 million from the Plains to Midwest face severe thunderstorm threat

Severe thunderstorm outlook for April 16.
Apr 16, 2024 - Economy

Powell: Interest rates may stay high as inflation progress stalls

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ADL says antisemitic incidents in U.S. surged 140% in 2023

Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walkout to protest antisemitic incidents at the Woodland Hills school on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.
Apr 16, 2024 - Economy

The “Tepid Twenties”: IMF projects slow global growth this decade

Illustration of a tortoise with a shell made out of hundred dollar bills.
Updated Apr 16, 2024 - World

Blinken: Escalation with Iran is not in U.S. or Israel's interests

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Buttigieg, Colorado AG launch effort to crack down on "deceptive" airline practices

Photo illustration of Pete Buttigieg and a graphic of airplanes
Apr 16, 2024 - Technology

Exclusive: Former Uber cyber boss is now advising execs on avoiding his mistakes

Photo illustration of Joe Sullivan surrounded by abstract shapes.

Democrats throw Johnson a lifeline on motion to vacate

House Speaker Mike Johnson, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and red tie, standing in the Capitol's studio A in front of a U.S. House of Representatives flag.
Apr 16, 2024 - Technology

World braces for Iran-Israel cyberattacks following missile attack

Illustration of a photocopied image of a keyboard with elements of the Iranian flag.
Apr 16, 2024 - Business

Dozens of Alden newspapers run coordinated editorials slamming Google

Photo illustration of newspaper cut-outs shaped like bursts and arrows pointing in varying directions
Updated Apr 16, 2024 - World

China's government is helping fuel the U.S. fentanyl crisis, House panel reveals

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Democrats warn Mike Johnson: Don't play us on foreign aid

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries
Apr 16, 2024 - Health

Charted: Young adult sterilization soars post-Roe v. Wade

Permanent contraception post-Roe

"We are screwed": 2nd House Republican joins Mike Johnson ouster effort

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Apr 16, 2024 - Business

DOJ to sue Ticketmaster parent Live Nation for antitrust violations

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Apr 16, 2024 - Economy

Why child care costs are soaring

Scoop: Commanders draft Senate veteran to finesse stadium deal

Josh Harris commanders hat
Apr 16, 2024 - Health

Physician assistants' push for a rebrand gains steam

Illustration of a name tag that says Physician Assistant with a new label over assistant that says associate

Global coral bleaching a warning, "not a death sentence"

Map showing in bright colors the maximum heat stress from coral bleaching during 2023-2024.
Apr 16, 2024 - Technology

"Top secret" is no longer the key to good intel in an AI world: report

Illustration of a robot holding up a finger to its mouth.

Senate Democrats split as Biden eyes strict border move

President Joe Biden speaks during the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute 46th Annual Gala

Number of homicides plummets in major U.S. cities

America's AI job hotspots, mapped

Apr 16, 2024 - Technology

Responsible AI's yardstick mess

Updated Apr 16, 2024 - Sports

Caitlin Clark selected as WNBA No. 1 draft pick by Indiana Fever

Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes reacts during the second half against the LSU Lady Tigers during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament championship game at American Airlines Center on April 02, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Enraged Democrats mull bailout for GOP's foreign aid package

Hakeem Jeffries, wearing a dark blue suit, light blue shirt and magenta tie, and Mike Johnson, wearing a blue suit, light blue shirt and blue and white striped tie, holding candles and walking down the House steps.
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