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Cuban exiles have renewed hope and fears over claims on property seized long ago
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (854+ words) Calling his father and uncle gusanos " or worms, a Spanish-language term coined by Castro to denigrate those fleeing the island " the agent seized the bank and in an instant dispossessed a family that arrived from Spain in the 16th century. "They…...
Kennedy denies pressure to back off vaccines, but casts focus elsewhere
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (821+ words) Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Congress on Tuesday that he has not faced pressure from the White House to scale back his vaccine skepticism, even as a top Trump health adviser recognized "ongoing conversations about…...
Ukraine completes Druzhba pipeline repairs, hoping to unlock blocked EU loan
14+ hour, 46+ min ago (429+ words) Repairs to the Druzhba pipeline became a contentious issue, delaying approval of a major 90 billion euro ($106 billion) EU loan intended to support Ukraine's military and economic needs over the next two years. Zelenskyy said repairing the pipeline was linked to…...
Trump extends Iran ceasefire indefinitely, says blockade will remain
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (152+ words) ABC27 (The Hill) -- President Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that he is extending the U. S ceasefire with Iran until Tehran comes to the negotiating table with a proposal "Based on the fact that the Government of Iran…...
Mideast crises divide Europe as it grapples with rising fuel costs and policy toward Israel
1+ day, 26+ min ago (844+ words) But it is the European Union's policy toward Israel " and how to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as security deteriorates in the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the occupied West Bank, as well as in Lebanon " that is dividing…...
House GOP resists passing Senate DHS bill until after "skinny" ICE, Border Patrol funding
16+ hour, 58+ min ago (533+ words) House Republican leaders are resisting calls to bring up a bipartisan Senate bill to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and are insisting on first passing a "skinny" bill to fund immigration enforcement " despite grumbles in…...
Federal judge strikes down some Trump administration actions that have slowed clean energy projects
17+ hour, 21+ min ago (410+ words) Chief Judge Denise J. Casper of the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that a coalition of plaintiffs representing wind and solar developers were likely to succeed on the merits of their claims that the administration's actions violate federal…...
Changes coming to several Dauphin County polling places
18+ hour, 26+ min ago (115+ words) DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)" Dauphin County residents planning to vote in the May 2026 primary may have a new polling place on Election Day. The Dauphin County Board of Elections reminded voters on Tuesday that several polling places have changed, effective…...
Trump and other top Republicans will read passages in a marathon Bible event
21+ hour, 29+ min ago (649+ words) President Donald Trump and many of his leading Christian supporters and top Republicans are taking part this week in a marathon reading of the Bible in an America 250-themed event billed as encouraging a "return to the spiritual foundation that…...
Driven by the pressures of war, Iran gives its field commanders more power over militias in Iraq
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1155+ words) Many Iran-backed militias are funded through the Iraqi state budget and embedded within the security apparatus, drawing criticism from the United States and other countries that have borne the brunt of their attacks and say Baghdad has failed to take…...