Sunday, 9 March 2025

Iran says it is open to talks about concerns about militarization of its nuclear program

Iran says it would consider negotiations with the United States if talks were confined to concerns about the militarization of the country’s nuclear program

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1 dead, family injured after severe Texas storm flips RV

One man died and his three family members were injured when their RV flipped over several times in a severe storm outside of Dallas

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Saturday, 8 March 2025

Charges of hazing and manslaughter being considered following death of Southern University student

Louisiana authorities investigating the death of a 20-year-old Southern University student say they expect multiple people to face charges in relation to the case

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FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts

The National Fire Academy, the country's preeminent federal fire training academy, has canceled classes effective immediately amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration

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Friday, 7 March 2025

A man is executed by firing squad, first US prisoner killed by method in 15 years

A South Carolina man is executed by firing squad, the first US prisoner killed by this method in 15 years

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In 2015, Obama committed the US to achieving UN global goals by 2030. Trump just rejected the goals

In 2015, then-President Barack Obama committed the United States to achieving newly adopted U.N. global goals by 2030

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Mexican cartel leader’s son is sentenced to life in prison for role in major drug trafficking plot

The son of a Mexican drug cartel boss has been sentenced in Washington to life in prison for his own leadership role in one of the country’s largest and most violent narcotics trafficking organizations

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Thursday, 6 March 2025

Trump slashed teacher training, citing DEI. Educators say the grants fought staff shortages

In an overhaul of an agency President Donald Trump has described as being infiltrated by “radicals, zealots and Marxists,” the Education Department cut $600 million in grants to teacher training programs, which it characterized as supporting divisive i...

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Why automakers' short reprieve from tariffs isn't enough to weather Trump's escalating trade war

President Donald Trump granted U.S. automakers a short reprieve from stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada this week

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Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications

The Trump administration is dropping an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of the administration’s first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump's second term began

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Mysterious affliction causing endangered sawfish to spin and die resurfaces in Florida

A mysterious affliction that causes prehistoric, endangered smalltooth sawfish to spin erratically in Florida waters and often die appears to have resurfaced, with more than 50 deaths last year

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The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here's a look at the history

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier justice in the Old West

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Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Latest episode of Hawaii volcano eruption features vigorous lava fountain

A tall fountain of lava is spewing from a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island again

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