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Oil prices fall after U.S. says crude exports through Strait of Hormuz near 9 million barrels per day
Oil futures retreated early Wednesday morning after prices rose overnight.
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51 52 TechnologyUnited StatesOklahoma and Tennessee each execute one man in two of three US executions scheduled on same day
If Alabama execution proceeds, it will be first time in 15 years three judicial killings were carried out in US in one day Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez has been put to death by the state of Oklahoma, in the first of three executions scheduled for Thursday in a rare triple procedure that underlines the renewed appetite in the US for state killings. Just one hour later, Darrell Hines was put to death by the state of Tennessee. Continue reading...
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53 PoliticsUnited StatesCrowley says he won’t campaign with Hasan Piker
Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Crowley said he will not campaign with controversial left-wing streamer Hasan Piker — who previously backed his rival, Francesca Hong, in the primary. Piker, a commentator with a large following on the streaming platform Twitch, has promoted the Democratic Party’s several progressive-leaning rising stars — including New York City Mayor…
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54 PoliticsUnited StatesJudge presses DOJ to explain Epstein files redactions, withheld materials on Trump
A U.S. district judge scheduled the hearing in a lawsuit filed by an independent journalist who sued over what they alleged were improper redactions, withheld materials.
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55 PoliticsUnited StatesHere are 12 Senate, House incumbents who’ve lost their primaries
This year’s election cycle has seen a dozen congressional incumbents lose their primaries, with multiple contests remaining over the next month. In the upper chamber, Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) lost their primaries earlier this year to challengers backed by President Trump. The two have since criticized Trump and administration officials from…
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56 BusinessUnited StatesRecord-breaking heat takes mounting toll on the U.S. economy
Heat waves are dealing a financial blow to businesses and creating hazardous conditions for workers, according to climate experts.
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57 PoliticsUnited StatesBAE Systems to pay $36m penalty after 104 violations of US arms export rules
State department says it has reached administrative settlement with company’s US arm to resolve breaches The UK defence company BAE Systems is to pay a $36m (£26.7m) civil penalty after breaching US arms exports regulations more than 100 times. The US Department of State announced on Thursday that it had reached an administrative settlement with the US arm of BAE to resolve 104 violations of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Continue reading...
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58 WorldUnited StatesThree men will be executed on the same day as death penalties rise in US
Despite growing opposition to the death penalty, one state is behind the rising numbers.
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59 PoliticsUnited StatesCarville: Trump ‘becoming less relevant in people’s minds’
Democratic strategist James Carville said President Trump is losing relevancy, claiming that “the country’s starting to turn away from him.” “I think the most under-covered story in American politics today is Trump’s Republican number,” Carville said in a Thursday episode of the “Politics War Room” podcast. “It’s like — it is falling,” he added. “I…
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60 PoliticsUnited StatesIran live updates: 'We are not withdrawing' from south Lebanon, Israeli minister says
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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61 PoliticsUnited States‘Justified’ or ’no business being there’? Tennessee munitions town loyal to Trump but divided on Iran
Hear from voters in Kingsport, home to a munitions plant supplying the US military, as tensions over the Iran war spark debate.
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62 PoliticsUnited StatesLuigi Mangione expected to plead guilty to federal stalking charges: Report
Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City two years ago, is expected to plead guilty to federal stalking charges on Friday, according to the New York Times.
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63 PoliticsUnited StatesPlatner announced as speaker for activist-led event in Maine
He dropped out of Maine’s Senate race last month after a woman he dated accused him of sexual assault, an allegation he denied.
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64 PoliticsUnited StatesTrump's secret plane switch took place within a day of credible missile threat
President Trump secretly moved from Air Force One to another plane within a day of U.S. and Turkish intelligence picking up on an Iranian plot to fire a missile at the jet, CBS News has learned.
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65 PoliticsUnited StatesUSS Abraham Lincoln: Senate Democrats press Hegseth for answers on reports of attempted suicides
Senate Democrats are pressing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Trump administration for more information about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed since November, amid reports that sailors have attempted to jump overboard. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has written a letter to…
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66 PoliticsUnited StatesMaine Democrat Jackson acknowledges punching man in 1988; he and partner dismiss pushing allegation
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson on Thursday acknowledged punching a man as a teenager in 1988, but he and longtime partner Lana Pelletier disputed that he had pushed her after the Bangor Daily News obtained and reported on a police report that detailed the nearly 40-year-old allegations. “Nearly forty years ago, when I was…
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67 PoliticsUnited StatesPoll shows Democrat Cooper with 11-point lead over GOP Senate rival
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) is leading former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley by double digits in a Senate race in the state, according to a new poll. In the Elon University poll, 53 percent of likely voter respondents backed Cooper, while 42 percent backed Whatley. Three percent said they would…
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68 PoliticsUnited StatesHegseth criticized for locking Democrats out of closed-door defense budget talks
Republican lawmakers express concern after US defense secretary repeatedly excluded Democrats from briefings US politics live – latest updates Republican senators have criticized the Pentagon for locking Democrats out of classified briefings on defense spending, warning that Pete Hegseth’s approach could jeopardize passage of Donald Trump’s record $1.5tn military budget increase. The US defense secretary has made at least two trips to Capitol Hill in recent weeks to pitch the budget, but has…
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69 PoliticsUnited StatesDick Cheney’s cardiologist: Trump ‘has not looked well’
Dr. Jonathan Reiner, former Vice President Dick Cheney’s cardiologist, wrote Wednesday that President Trump “has not looked well” during his second term. Reiner, who is also a professor of medicine and surgery at George Washington University, penned an op-ed in The New York Times noting past presidents who have hidden the state of their health,…
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70 PoliticsUnited States‘Super’ El Niño may be strongest since 1950. When will it peak, hit the US?
In an update released Thursday, national forecasters said the odds that this year's El Niño will reach the highest strength level – often called a "super" El Niño – are now higher than 90%.
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71 SportsUnited StatesBig Ten preview: Is it Oregon's turn for a national title?
The Ducks look to continue an amazing trend, but Ohio State, Indiana, USC and others stand in the way.
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72 TechnologyUnited StatesThe Lakers have become a poker chip for some of the most powerful men in America
One of the most famous teams in the world is about to change hands for the second time in less than a year for more than $12bn. Will anyone push back? One of the most brutal lessons we must learn as fans is that the team we shed blood, sweat and tears for is seen by those who own it as just one of many assets. That gap has never felt as wide as it does this week. On Wednesday, ESPN reported that the Los Angeles Lakers are set to change hands, for the second time in 10 months, for $12.5bn, a sum…
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73 PoliticsUnited StatesCongress must protect the research behind tomorrow’s cures
Former Rep. Mimi Walters argues that Washington must prioritize domestic biomedical research and stricter regulatory oversight to counter China's rising influence and protect American patient safety.
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74 PoliticsUnited StatesDemocrats demand Trump reveal stock managers, explain suspicious trades
Warren and Garcia said they sought answers from Trump to inform their work on potential legislation to ban presidents from owning individual stocks.
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75 PoliticsUnited StatesHaley Stevens: ‘The voters voted, we’ve got to move on’
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) on Wednesday said it is time to “move on” after she was defeated in Michigan’s Senate Democratic primary last week. Asked during an appearance on NewsNation about her decision to endorse Abdul El-Sayed following the loss — and despite controversy surrounding some of the progressive’s actions — Stevens sought to distance…
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