Saturday, 8 February 2025

War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years

War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years

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Lasers aid river search for debris from plane and helicopter collision near DC

A plane equipped with lasers is helping search for debris from the deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter near Washington

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Friday, 7 February 2025

Providence and nurses at 8 Oregon hospitals reach tentative agreement after 26 days of strike

Providence and nurses at its eight Oregon hospitals have reached a tentative agreement after 26 days of strike

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VA nurses are in short supply. Unions say Trump's deferred resignation plan could make things worse

Nurses caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs comprise the largest group of federal employees

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Thursday, 6 February 2025

US sanctions network that helps ship Iranian oil to China

The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a network of more than a dozen people and firms that are accused of facilitating the shipment of millions of barrels of Iranian oil to China

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Storms flood neighborhoods with a wintry mix and drop 'thunder ice' in several states

Thunderstorms brought heavy rains and caused flash flooding in portions of West Virginia, while a wintry mix coated trees and roads in ice and even dropped “thunder ice” in several states

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Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Democrats sue GOP county executive over armed volunteer unit they say amounts to an illegal militia

Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer residents

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Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Lawsuit accuses University of California of racial discrimination in admissions

A lawsuit accuses the University of California of racial discrimination in undergraduate admissions by favoring Black and Latino students over Asian American and white applicants

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First military flight to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart, official says

A U.S. official says the first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart Tuesday

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Monday, 3 February 2025

Michigan county will remove 'peacemakers' Bible verse from jail entrance

A Bible verse will be removed from the entrance of a new jail in central Michigan after critics said it was a government endorsement of religion

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Sunday, 2 February 2025

Divers returning to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation

Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century

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Fans at Raptors game continue trend of booing US national anthem at pro sporting events in Canada

Fans at Raptors game continue trend of booing US national anthem at pro sporting events in Canada

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USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk's DOGE from classified info, officials say

The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s government-inspection teams

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