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Published 4 hours agoTrump officials changed forms for overseas voters amid a GOP push to restrict voting
The Pentagon made last-minute changes to forms that many overseas U.S. citizens use for absentee voting, removing a category of citizens that Republicans have been pushing to block from voting.
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Published 5 hours agoHow Ukrainians are coping with new, more deadly Russian attacks
Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist's editor in chief, just visited Ukraine. She says, despite all its drone weaponry, Kyiv is under extraordinary bombardment, as Russia tries to make it unlivable.
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Published 6 hours agoHow Trump keeps undercutting his anti-communist message
The Trump administration has taken government equity stakes in more than three dozen private companies.
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Published 6 hours agoAfter failed execution, health workers say Tennessee's method flouts medical ethics
After a botched lethal injection in May, dozens of Tennessee medical professionals told the governor that healthcare professionals shouldn't help with executions, no matter the method.
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Published 7 hours agoIsrael says a flydubai pilot tried to crash a plane of mostly Israeli passengers
"As the plane was approaching Israel, one of the pilots stabbed the other pilot and tried to crash the plane with everyone on board," but a passenger and crew member broke into the cockpit to stop it.
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Published 8 hours agoFBI hunting the hackers who stole its employees' sensitive data
The FBI says it's addressing a massive data breach, vowing to go after the hackers it believes are responsible.
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Published 9 hours agoU.S. forces exit Iraq amid Iran war. And, SCOTUS revives Trump deportation policy
The U.S. has withdrawn its final troops from Iraq, leaving its defense future uncertain. And, the Supreme Court has sided for now with the Trump administration on third-country deportations.
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Published 10 hours agoTravel plans? Here's what to know as measles exposures reach trains and games
Measles is traveling, with outbreaks in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York, and exposures on transportation and in sports. What should you know before getting on a plane or train?
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Published 10 hours agoFormer special counsel Jack Smith defends investigation into Trump on Capitol Hill
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith defended two criminal indictments against President Trump on Capitol Hill.
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Published 12 hours agoOne year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric?
Congress got rid of a $7,500 federal tax credit for new electric vehicle buyers. One year later, are people still buying EVs?
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Published 12 hours agoDrugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them
Potent sedating medications are often used on agitated people with dementia in long-term care facilities despite federal efforts to discourage them. A clash over whether to drug a Michigan woman illuminates the wrenching decisions families and guardians face.
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Published 12 hours agoWhat's behind HHS claims that gender-affirming care 'may' radicalize
The report is the agency's latest effort to chip away at trust in established health care models for transgender people. Critics say it frames transgender identity as illegitimate or even dangerous.