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Nonprofit sues to stop Trump’s changes to Reflecting Pool, a historic site

President Donald Trump's order to apply a blue-tinted surface to the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool needed federal review, a D.C.-area foundation says.

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Latest News • May 12

Oil prices extend gains as Trump comments diminish hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace deal

Oil prices rose Tuesday amid concerns over a prolonged Middle East conflict after President Trump's comments that the ceasefire with Iran is on "life...

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Latest News • May 12

Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts

The U.S. Supreme Court has set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year's midterm elections.

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Latest News • May 12

2 injured after gunman opens fire on Memorial Drive in Cambridge; Suspect shot by trooper and civilian

A gunman who opened fire at cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts Monday afternoon was shot by a responding State Police trooper and a...

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Latest News • May 12

Trump rejects latest Iran proposal amid shadow drone war

President Donald Trump rejected Iran's latest peace proposal late Sunday after Tehran failed to include assurances that the country would never obtain a...

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Latest News • May 12

Iran war live: Trump slams Iranian proposal as ceasefire hangs by a thread

US President Donald Trump has said the ceasefire with Iran is “on life support” after rejecting Tehran's latest proposal to end the conflict,...

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Latest News • May 11

Supreme Court Clears Path for Alabama to Use New Voting Map

The Supreme Court on Monday cleared a path for Alabama to use a new voting map for the midterm elections, a victory for Republicans and another sign of the...

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Latest News • May 11

Bills will open their new stadium on Thursday Night Football in Week 2

The Lions are the opponent in Buffalo's home opener.

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Latest News • May 11

Pressure on Starmer Mounts as Dozens of Labour Lawmakers Call on Him to Quit

Dozens of Labour Party lawmakers called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign on Monday, effectively rejecting their leader's efforts to quell a mutiny...

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Latest News • May 11

Trump is floating a gas tax holiday amid rising fuel costs. What does that mean?

President Trump and some congressional Republicans are suggesting a potential suspension of the gas tax amid rising fuel costs due to the war with Iran.

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Latest News • May 11

Cabinet split as Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is among a number of cabinet ministers calling for Sir Keir Starmer to set out a timetable for his resignation, leading to...

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PWHL playoff game between Montreal and Minnesota postponed due to illness

MONTREAL — Monday night's decisive Game 5 of the PWHL semifinals between the Montreal Victoire and Minnesota Frost has been postponed due to “player safety...

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Court clears way for Alabama to use congressional map blocked by lower court as racially discriminatory

The Supreme Court on Monday afternoon cleared the way for Alabama to use a congressional map that a lower court had blocked on the ground that it violated...

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Latest News • May 11

Trump seeks to pause federal gas tax as prices soar amid Iran conflict

Congress would have to approve the proposal, and passing the savings on to drivers, rather than oil companies, would be difficult to enforce.

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Latest News • May 11

Tottenham 1-1 Leeds: Roberto De Zerbi frustrated as Spurs hit self-destruct button

Spurs hit the self-destruct button once more to leave Roberto De Zerbi frustrated as fight to avoid relegation looks set to go to the wire,...

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Trump Administration to Scrap Rule Encouraging Conservation

The Trump administration on Monday said it would repeal a Biden-era rule that allowed public lands to be leased for conservation purposes, abandoning an...

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Latest News • May 11

Arcadia mayor, accused of being Chinese foreign agent, strikes deal with feds and resigns

Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang reached a federal plea agreement after being accused of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for China, promoting the country's...

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How Catherine West became a stalking horse – then reined herself in

Labour MP hoped to bounce others into a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer but then changed course.

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Latest News • May 11

Supreme Court lifts block on Alabama Republicans’ map

The Supreme Court on Monday wiped out a decision blocking Alabama Republicans' congressional map, potentially allowing it to be used for the midterms in the...

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Latest News • May 11

Why cruise ship passengers with possible hantavirus exposure went to Nebraska

Sixteen of the 18 passengers transferred to the U.S. from a cruise ship where there was an outbreak of hantavirus arrived in Omaha, Neb., on Monday for...

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