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Texas House makes quorum as Republicans press on with redistricting

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Updated Aug 18, 2025 - World

Trump calls Putin at White House summit to arrange talks with Zelensky

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DOJ to start sharing Epstein files with Congress on Friday

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How to use "skibidi" and other new slang added to Cambridge Dictionary

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How your county is affected by "big beautiful bill" tax cuts

Updated Aug 18, 2025 - World

Trump says U.S. will help guarantee Ukraine's security if peace deal signed

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Updated Aug 18, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump raises end to mail-in ballots after claiming Putin questioned their security

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Aug 18, 2025 - Economy

How global tensions are complicating tariff-fueled inflation risks

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Aug 18, 2025 - World

Hamas accepts latest Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal proposal

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What Zelensky, Putin and Trump want out of peace talks

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Trump-Zelensky summit: The suit question, again

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Trump's three-step strategy for Russia-Ukraine peace talks

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Aug 18, 2025 - Health

School reopenings bring more vaccine confusion

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Aug 18, 2025 - Economy

AI is already displacing these jobs

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Whitmer's big gamble for '28: Working with Trump

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Aug 18, 2025 - Health

Trump's war on numbers

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Aug 18, 2025 - Technology

OpenAI weighs encryption for temporary chats

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Updated Aug 18, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Zelensky responds to Trump comments: "Russia must end" war it started

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Updated Aug 18, 2025 - Science

Hurricane Erin prompts evacuation orders along N.C. Outer Banks

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