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Updated Aug 9, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Vance's U.K. talks yield "significant progress" ahead of Trump-Putin summit: Source

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Gold plaque, Olympic medals and a jet: Here are the gifts Trump has accepted

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Sin City tourism slump signals wider economic slowdown

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"Watts Rebellion" 60th anniversary renews call for Kerner Report plan

Four police officers in helmets detain a shirtless man beside a car at night while reporters with large flash cameras capture the scene during 1965 rioting in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles

Lawmakers urge Meta to shut down Instagram Map: "abysmal" at protecting children

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Trump's China gamble

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Deepfaked after death: Some don't want it

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Trump spins up a no-bad-news presidency

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White House envoy Witkoff meets Qatari prime minister to discuss plan to end Gaza war

US special envoy Steve Witkoff attends a trilateral signing with President Donald Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 8, 2025. US President Donald Trump is hosting the leaders o

California governor threatens "trigger" redistricting plan based on what Texas GOP decides

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Aug 8, 2025 - World

Trump says he'll meet Putin in Alaska next Friday

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Trump's federal crackdown on D.C. causes confusion: What to know

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Which members of Congress are at risk from redistricting

Democrats investigate FBI effort to "hunt down" Texas legislators

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Aug 8, 2025 - Economy

Trump's Fed pick has envisioned a major overhaul of the central bank

White House economist Stephen MIran

Even Republicans have questions about Israel's plan to occupy Gaza City

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Aug 8, 2025 - World

Germany imposes partial arms embargo on Israel over Gaza City occupation plan

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Aug 8, 2025 - Business

Private credit may come to your 401(k). Do you invest?

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Scoop: ADL says only 9 states "leading" on fighting antisemitism

People walking outdoors on a sunny day, two wearing Israeli flags with a yellow ribbon symbol. One wears a red hat, others in casual clothes among trees and plants in Aventura, Florida.
Aug 8, 2025 - Economy

The U.S. economy depends on the rich. That could hurt the labor market

Line chart showing US spending growth from 2020 to 2025: top 20% spending rises sharply, middle class and bottom 40% closely follow inflation, highlighting end of "revenge spending".

Trump's team tosses a dart at Pritzker as tensions rise

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Aug 8, 2025 - Technology

OpenAI aims GPT-5 at Anthropic's coding crown

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Updated Aug 8, 2025 - Energy & Climate

Canyon Fire forces thousands to evacuate in LA, Ventura counties

Three firefighters in yellow gear spraying water on an intense orange wildfire engulfing trees near a house and a small shed.
Updated Aug 7, 2025 - World

Israel's Cabinet approves new plan to occupy Gaza City

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Trump admin offers $50M reward for arrest of Venezuelan leader Maduro

Man with dark hair and mustache, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, wearing a suit, multicolored tie, gold chain, and a yellow, blue, and red sash with white stars, raising his right fist.

Judge pauses construction at Alligator Alcatraz

Six people, including President Trump, wearing a red hat, walk on a paved surface beside a high green fence topped with barbed wire under a blue sky with clouds.
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