A Delta Plane Crashes in Toronto, but Tragedy Is Averted
February 18, 2025
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A Delta Plane Crashes in Toronto, but Tragedy Is Averted

The plane skidded on its right side, said Mr. Koukov, who was sitting at a window seat on the other side of the plane. He saw sparks and…

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Small earthquake in Santa Monica Bay causes weak shaking along coast
February 17, 2025
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Small earthquake in Santa Monica Bay causes weak shaking along coast

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was reported Sunday at 7:48 p.m. in the Pacific about seven miles from Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was…

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Opinion | It’s Time for the U.S. to Reach Out to the Taliban
February 17, 2025
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Opinion | It’s Time for the U.S. to Reach Out to the Taliban

President Trump has promised a bold new American approach to the world. Nowhere is that more urgently needed than in Afghanistan. Not only have its Taliban rulers crushed…

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Heavy Rain Strikes Kentucky and Tennessee
February 15, 2025
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Heavy Rain Strikes Kentucky and Tennessee

Rare downpours in February began to pound a broad swath of the Lower Mississippi Valley, from western portions of Kentucky and Tennessee and extending to southwestern Virginia, officials…

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University of California healthcare, research employees vote to strike
February 14, 2025
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University of California healthcare, research employees vote to strike

Thousands of University of California healthcare, research and technical employees voted to authorize a strike, citing what they described as systemic and ongoing staffing shortages that erode patient…

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Trump Pushes Tariff Threats on Global Scale
February 14, 2025
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Trump Pushes Tariff Threats on Global Scale

President Trump is pursuing a far more aggressive trade policy than he embraced in his first term, allowing his unfettered instincts about how to put America at the…

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Justice Dept. Accuses New York of Favoring ‘Illegal Aliens’ Over U.S. Citizens
February 13, 2025
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Justice Dept. Accuses New York of Favoring ‘Illegal Aliens’ Over U.S. Citizens

The Trump administration sued New York on Wednesday over its migrant policies and accused state officials of prioritizing “illegal aliens over American citizens,” escalating its political and legal…

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Jarring footage shows hit-and-run suspect leave victim in L.A. road, police say
February 12, 2025
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Jarring footage shows hit-and-run suspect leave victim in L.A. road, police say

The Los Angeles Police Department has released alarming security camera video that appears to show a driver running over a man, getting out of his car to approach…

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In Trump’s Washington, a War of Wordplay Takes Hold
February 11, 2025
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In Trump’s Washington, a War of Wordplay Takes Hold

Of all the changes underway in Washington, one of the deepest has to do with the very language that is spoken here. In order to remake the government,…

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Eagles Dominate Chiefs: The Super Bowl in Photos
February 10, 2025
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Eagles Dominate Chiefs: The Super Bowl in Photos

The Philadelphia Eagles are the Super Bowl LIX champions after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22, in New Orleans on Sunday. The stakes were high from the outset:…

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