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A key US government surveillance program is set to expire. A look at what that means
A key surveillance tool seen as vital in preventing terror attacks and catching foreign spies is set to expire Friday after congressional efforts to temporarily extend it failed in bipartisan fashion.
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Tornadoes touch down outside Chicago as severe storms pummel the Midwest
At least three tornadoes touched down in communities outside Chicago, leveling homes and ripping down trees and power poles, while storms grounded flights and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands across the Midwest and Northeast.
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Former Raider Henry Ruggs denied parole nearly 5 years after deadly car crash
Ex-NFL player Henry Ruggs was denied parole nearly five years after killing a woman in a car crash in Las Vegas, the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners ruled Thursday.
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Philippines protests China’s sanctions against its defense chief as ‘an unfriendly act’
The Philippine government said Friday that China’s imposition of sanctions, including an entry ban, against Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. was “an unfriendly act” that could further strain relations, while he vowed to continue defending Manila’s interest against Beijing’s aggression.
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US slaps sanctions against Cuban oil and gas company as tensions rise
The U.S. government on Thursday announced sanctions against Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company in a move some experts say will only deepen the island's crises and hit vulnerable Cubans the hardest.
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Lights! Camera! Cage match! The White House lawn’s Octagon is ready for Trump’s 80th birthday bash
More than $60 million and tens of thousands of hours of labor have been poured into building the arena, according to a court filing from the National Park Service, which oversees the South Lawn and is contesting a lawsuit meant to block the event.
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US stocks jump to their best day in 2 months on hopes for a deal to get crude flowing globally again
U.S. stocks rallied to their best day in two months, and oil prices fell Thursday after President Donald Trump called off his threat to bomb Iran in the evening. That raised hopes for a potential deal that could get the global flow of oil going again.
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Mexico kicks off 2026 World Cup with home win vs. South Africa
Mexico made an immediate impression at the biggest World Cup in history, giving the roaring home crowd at iconic Azteca a huge jolt of excitement.
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Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officer
A Minnesota man who posed as a police officer and knocked on lawmakers' doors in the middle of the night, killing the top Democrat in the state House and her husband and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty to murder on Thursday so that federal prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.
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US puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island
The Trump administration put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, a move that has further strained the State Department's emergency budget.
