The budget deal was being debated Thursday in the Senate, where lawmakers are working to meet a Monday deadline before the U.S. risks a devastating default.
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U.S. sanctions Iranians over alleged plots to kill American officials and others around the world
The sanctions against them block all access to their U.S. money and property and prohibit Americans from working with them.
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Latest Russian missile bombardment of Ukraine’s capital kills at least 3 people, including a child
The latest Russian attack, using what Ukrainian officials said were short-range Iskander ground-launched missiles, coincided with events scheduled in Kyiv to celebrate International Children’s Day. Those events were canceled.
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Census Bureau again delays release of most detailed data from 2020 census
The delays complicate planning for government budget-makers, city planners, and researchers.
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Theodoros Pangalos, outspoken Greek former foreign minister, dies at 84
He had a long history of unguarded remarks, having managed, as foreign minister in the 1990s, to offend Germany – which he compared to a ‘giant with a child’s brain’ – and Turkey, after he referred to Turks as ‘thieves and rapists.’
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Mike Pence to launch campaign for president in Iowa June 7
The campaign is expected to lean heavily on town halls and retail stops aimed at showcasing the former vice president’s personality as he tries to emerge from former President Donald Trump’s shadow.
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‘The Flash’ isn’t out yet and its director already wants Ezra Miller for a sequel
Miller first starred as the DC Comics speedster in 2016 for ‘Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.’ They also appeared as the Flash in ‘Suicide Squad’ and ‘Justice League.’
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Earth is ‘really quite sick’ and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says
It’s not a terminal diagnosis. The planet can recover if it changes, including its use of coal, oil, and natural gas and the way it treats the land and water, scientists said.
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‘I expected to die’: Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial opens with grief, tears
The harrowing audio was among the first pieces of evidence introduced Tuesday in the federal trial against Robert Bowers, the man accused of killing 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue.
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Ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie planning to launch presidential campaign next week
Christie has cast himself as the only potential candidate willing to aggressively take on former President Donald Trump, the current front-runner for the nomination.