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Trump says Russia agreed to supply millions of tons of diesel to US, global markets

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 9 that Russia had agreed to supply millions of tons of diesel fuel to the U.S. and global markets following a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Nobel Peace Prize: Navanethem Pillay, a tireless advocate for international justice

The 85-year-old South African judge, who notably served on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in the 1990s, recently chaired the United Nations Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry, which determined that a 'genocide' was taking place in Gaza.

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Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,600 of His Appointees - ProPublica

Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...

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Nobel peace laureate Pillay condemns US sanctions on ICC

South African judge and human rights advocate Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay denounced on Saturday sanctions announced by the United States against the International Criminal Court. Pillay, who once sat on the ICC, made the remarks a day after being awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

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As Trump’s Wall Closes in, DHS Intimidates a Border Tribe With Surveillance, Masked Agents and Drones

For decades, the Tohono O’odham Nation collaborated with DHS to stave off a border wall. Despite their cooperation, the Trump administration is barreling forward with a project that would divide their...

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Rep. Max Miller's girlfriend was just indicted

A grand jury formally charged Jaclyn Alatrash, the congressman's partner of nearly two years, with grand theft.

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ICE agents in the US are chasing Haitians: 'No one goes out anymore, the streets and churches are deserted, people are afraid of being arrested'

Since the end, on July 27, of a protective status that had allowed Haitians to reside in the United States, 350,000 of them have faced the threat of deportation by federal immigration authorities. Many no longer dare to leave their homes.

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Exclusive: 'It felt like a trap.' How Ukraine was blindsided by Trump's Putin pivot

When U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner told Ukraine's delegation on Oct. 9 that President Donald Trump was preparing to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports, the Ukrainians struggled to...

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Major fire reported at oil terminal linked to Russia's Novoshakhtinsk refinery after suspected drone strike

ASTRA also reported damage to a residential building in Rostov-on-Don's Donskaya Sloboda complex, identifying its location through footage posted by residents. It remained unclear what struck the buil...

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Ukraine will keep targeting Russian oil refineries despite Trump's diesel deal with Putin – FT

Kyiv has no plans to halt long-range drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure following Washington's decision to ease restrictions on Russian diesel exports, a senior Ukrainian official has told...

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Trump tries—yet again—to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook

The president continues to threaten the central bank's independence to benefit himself.

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Darline Graham opposes Chinese manufacturing. Her husband’s job relies on it.

The senator and sister of the late Lindsey Graham has said the U.S. must “stop depending on Communist China for things America can make ourselves.”

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The airport in the Saudi capital has been attacked again, officials say

The airport in Saudi Arabia's capital has been attacked again, according to two regional officials. They say the Riyadh airport has been evacuated and air traffic has stopped.

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David Flippo has close ties to accused fraudster whose company spent lavishly on his behalf

Arizona Land Reserve, which the Nevada Republican listed as one of his biggest assets on his financial disclosure, cut $50,000 checks to conservative groups that endorsed him.

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Margaret Hamilton, whose software sent humans to the moon, dies at 90

Hamilton was in her early thirties when she led the team of software engineers that powered NASA's Apollo missions. She later said, "There was no choice but to be pioneers."

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Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize after long career of investigating war crimes

International human rights lawyer Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Nobel Committee said it chose her as “institutions of international law are under political attack.” Hours later,...

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Trump says U.S. to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms

Trump says the U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of U.S. pressure on Moscow, to combat prices before midterms. He said he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call.

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Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms

Trump says U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of US pressure on Moscow to combat prices ahead of midterms

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New York Plans Stronger Sports Betting Regulation to Curb Gambling Addiction

The New York State Gaming Commission announced plans to require online sportsbooks to beef up user protections. The move follows reporting by ProPublica and others that raised questions about how apps...

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Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel

President says deal essential to lower US fuel prices but move set to create fresh crisis with Ukraine and Nato allies * US politics – live updates Donald Trump was on a fresh collision course with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European allies on Friday after a stunning agreement to buy Russian diesel, upending years of US and western pressure on the Kremlin to end its four-and-a-half year war against Ukraine. Zelenskyy reacted furiously to Trump’s announcement of the deal with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, calling it “absolutely terrible” and “not fair and not honest”. Continue reading...

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Pentagon raises official toll of troops killed during war with Iran to 21

The Post exclusively reported last month that the numbers of service members lost was greater than what the Pentagon was reporting in its public database.

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A sliver of meadow and trees on the edge of Yosemite has become an unlikely battleground over whether development is allowed in national parks

A developer wants to build a short road in the park for his planned resort. Opponents say it would set a terrible precedent.

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Katie Miller Throws Wild House Parties After Fleeing to Military Base

Stephen and Katie Miller are hosting crazy parties as even some of their guests secretly hate them.

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Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for US diesel prices

Former President Donald Trump says Ukraine needs a new leader, suggesting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hasn't done enough to end the war with Russia.

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Why Does Gavin Newsom Keep Helping the Oligarchs?

In opposing the California wealth tax and helping push through the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger, the governor is doing the bidding of billionaires.

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Trying to lose weight but don't want to give up diet soda? This study found it has the same effect as drinking water.

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The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.

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Hasan Piker, the controversial streamer seducing America's radical left

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Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike released from hospital, returned to prison

Death row inmate Christa Pike was released from a US hospital on Saturday and sent back to prison where she will continue receiving medical care following her botched execution ‌attempt in Tennessee, her attorneys said.

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Executions, After Christa Pike, Are on the Minds of a Divided Public

A botched execution and a planned execution that might be livestreamed have renewed debate and divisions over the most severe form of punishment.

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Ammon Bundy says he has an ‘inalienable right’ to drive without registration. The Utah authorities who arrested him disagree.

Bundy does not dispute the sheriff deputy’s account of the traffic stop. What he does dispute is the requirement that he register the car: “I said, ‘Well, I do have a right to travel. It doesn’t come from you. It comes from God.'"

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I moved my family from Australia to New York City 12 years ago. It's led to some very expensive regrets.

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Anthropic is banning ‘cruel behavior’ toward Claude. Claude is still not a person.

The AI company's decision might be a justifiable idea, but the company appears to have done it for the wrong reason.

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Riyadh airport suspends operations after attack leaves multiple people wounded

Saudi authorities on Saturday said that they had suspended operations at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport after a new attack there left multiple people wounded. An attack on the airport by the Houthis on Thursday killed three people and damaged a plane, though the Iran-backed group did not announce any new attacks on Saturday.

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‘I’m supposed to be here’: Angel Reese’s road from ridicule to the WNBA finals

After years of mockery and doubts about her game, Reese has helped carry Atlanta to the WNBA’s biggest stage. Her critics might want to start forming an apology queue

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Police identify woman killed in Reisterstown Road hit-and-run

Melissa Nocho was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries on Sept. 24 after Baltimore County Police responded to the crash near the accident-prone stretch of the road. She died less than...

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Pedro Sánchez kicked off his 29 November campaign in the so-called "lucky city" of Dos Hermanas in Seville before some 5,000 people.

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Economic Pain and an Unpopular Trump Put G.O.P. on its Heels With Three Weeks to Go

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Man attacked by tiger in England after entering enclosure at wildlife park

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Unnerved Panamanians sleep in streets as aftershocks rattle quake-hit towns

LA VILLA DE LOS SANTOS, Panama (AP) — Unnerved residents of rural Panama awoke Saturday on the streets as the aftershocks of two powerful earthquakes that roiled the country shook their communities for hours.

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Trump says Zelenskyy ‘better damn well stop' attacks on Russian oil refineries, calls for new Ukrainian leader

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Author Trent Dalton's diary scrawls sent singer Katie Noonan a lifeline

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Billionaires want to colonise the Moon but whether they can is complicated

No longer content with simply reaching the Moon, billionaires and major world powers have dived into a new space race. What comes next is not entirely clear.

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Union says cruise ship crews still open to exploitation under legal loophole

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