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U.S. officials seeking details of reported Russian plague death, quarantines - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 PSTThe Trump administration is closely tracking reports of a death potentially related to pneumonic plague in Russia, with officials cautioning that much about the situation remains unknown.

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Saudi-backed Yemen forces begin bid to retake Houthi areas - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 PSTYemen’s internationally recognized government launched a full-scale military campaign to recapture all Houthi-held territory after weeks of escalating conflict between the Iran-backed group and Saudi Arabia. All branches of Yemen’s army were told to begin operations and fight “until the liberation of the country from the grip of the terrorist Houthi…

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Maduro not immune to prosecution in narco-terror case, U.S. saysNicolás Maduro is not entitled to immunity from criminal charges, U.S. prosecutors said, countering the former Venezuelan president’s bid to toss the U.S.’s narco-terrorism case against him. Maduro and Cilia Flores — Maduro’s wife who also faces charges — are “former rogue officials of a formerly rogue state with no entitlement to immunity,” the U.S.…

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3 ways higher interest rates could be trouble for retireesAn era of higher interest rates – with the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond reaching 5.609%, its highest yield since 2002 – generally is good news for savers, as banks may increase payouts on savings accounts or newly issued certificates of deposit. But many seniors may not realize that rising rates could hit them in other ways, including higher Medicare…

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Outside View: The flawed logic of Medicare for AllAbdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Michigan, has a simple pitch to voters. Imagine, he says, a health-insurance plan with “no premium, no copay, no deductible — just healthcare when you need it.” El-Sayed and other proponents call the idea Medicare for All. Free, on-demand care for everyone sure sounds good. Legislation to establish…

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Ex-congressman and Rubio ally gets 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbyingA former Florida congressman and political mentor to Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced to a decade in federal prison Friday for his role in a secret $50 million campaign to lobby officials in Washington on behalf of the Venezuelan government. David Rivera, a Republican from Miami who served one term in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2013, was…

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Lummi Nation man pleads guilty to illegal shooting of bald eagles on tribal landA Lummi Nation man pleaded guilty in federal court in Seattle on Thursday to illegally shooting two bald eagles on the Lummi Reservation last year, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington. He faces up to 15 years in prison. Joel David Ridley, 39, was arrested by the Lummi Nation Police Department on Feb. 23, 2025,…

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Campaign-style Trump ads use money meant for border security, memorialsThe Trump administration is airing campaign-style television ads using money Congress approved for border security upgrades, efforts to combat drug trafficking and memorials for officers killed in the line of duty, according to federal spending records.

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Chicago-area election officials gear up for potential ICE, FBI presence at the polls after Trump threatsBefore federal immigration agents stormed across the Chicago region last year and President Donald Trump threatened to send in the National Guard, Gov. JB Pritzker warned both moves aimed to “normalize” a federal military presence to intimidate voters and depress turnout in the 2026 midterms.

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Federal judge upholds Idaho law that bans vaccine, medical treatment requirements in daycaresAn Idaho judge dismissed a lawsuit from a Boise daycare and parents that sought to block enforcement of a state law that bans daycares from requiring vaccines or medical treatment.

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FTC launches broad investigation into Anthropic, OpenAIThe Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad investigation into the safety of artificial intelligence systems made by Anthropic and OpenAI, a senior agency official said Wednesday.

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Trump loses bid to pause judge’s sanctions in IRS case fightWASHINGTON — A U.S. appeals court has refused to halt a Florida federal judge’s decision to penalize President Donald Trump and his lawyers for “bad faith” conduct in his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service while he appeals. The order on Tuesday leaves in place a July ruling that barred Trump and certain U.S. officials from citing a…

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Bessent Urges Fed to Keep ‘Open Mind’ on U.S. Inflation OutlookTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Federal Reserve policymakers should keep an “open mind” on interest rates, arguing that productivity gains from artificial intelligence and deregulation will help keep U.S. inflation in check.

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Swiss voters reject tighter neutrality rules that would have curbed NATO cooperationZURICH – Swiss voters on Sunday firmly rejected a proposal to adopt a more restrictive form of neutrality that would have blocked their country from imposing economic sanctions or cooperating with NATO. All cantons and about 70% of voters rejected the proposal for a strictly defined version of neutrality to be written into the Swiss constitution, final…

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Trump rejects Iran’s Hormuz deal as Houthis target RiyadhPresident Donald Trump said Saturday he rejected a deal from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as Saudi Arabia’s capital came under attack from Yemen’s Houthis over the weekend. “They made a proposal but I rejected it,” Trump said as he departed the White House on Saturday. “They want to make a deal where they open the strait immediately because…

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States consider gas tax holidays ahead of Election DayGubernatorial candidates in Ohio and Massachusetts are racing to enact gas tax holidays ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, part of a trend among state officials eager to give voters a break from fuel prices driven up by President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. Next week, Ohio’s Republican-controlled legislature is expected to hold a rare pre-election…

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Arming Taiwan an important U.S. interest, Taipei official says after Trump-Xi summitTAIPEI, Taiwan – The United States providing weapons to Taiwan to protect its freedom and provide semiconductors to the world is in the U.S. national interest, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Saturday following a summit between the Chinese and U.S. presidents. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended a three-day summit on Friday…

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Iran awaits U.S. move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace planCAIRO – Iran on Saturday awaited an official U.S. response to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the wider Middle East war after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. President Donald Trump had rejected the deal. Iran raised the diplomatic initiative at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, saying it had been…

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Former health care executive sentenced to 4 years of federal prison after embezzling $24 million over the course of 6 yearsThe CEO of a company in charge of managing health care payment contracts for a pool of clinics in the Pacific Northwest was sentenced to four years in federal prison after he was found guilty of embezzling approximately $30 million over the course of six years.

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Democrats call for hearings on suicide attempts on USS LincolnWASHINGTON — A pair of Democratic lawmakers is calling for hearings after the Navy disclosed that there were eight suicide attempts during the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group’s record-long time at sea. That this administration can find endless taxpayer dollars for bombs, ballrooms, and billionaires, but cannot take care of our service members,…

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