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The former opposition leader, who won a landslide election, now faces the formidable job of dismantling what his predecessor called an “illiberal democracy.”
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Trump’s most lethal policy will almost surely be his 71 percent cut in humanitarian aid from 2024 to 2025.
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The president has reworked his tariffs repeatedly — sometimes because they have been declared illegal — with more updates still to come.
Denver International Airport said the person had jumped a fence and dashed into the aircraft's path minutes before being struck.
But it has been hard to attract interest in medical interventions for viruses that have not been considered a top public health priority, scientists say.
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Insurgent parties like Reform U.K. surged at the polls this week. But the British electoral system wasn’t built for multiparty democracy.
Americans are still showing up for mom this Mother's Day — but with more budgeting, bargain hunting and strategic splurging as "momflation" pushes up the cost of flowers , brunch and gifts. Why it matters: Mother's Day is becoming a snapshot of the modern U.S. consumer economy : Even as shoppers complain about inflation and rising prices , many are still willing to spend on special occasions — just more selectively. - Americans appear increasingly willing to trade down, not opt out. By the numbers: Consumer spending on Mother's Day is expected to hit a record $38 billion this year, according to the National Retail Federation , up from the previous record of $35.7 billion set in 2023. - Flowers remain the most popular gift category,…
The Trump administration's flat-out claim that no one is illegally crossing the southern border is starting to fall apart. Why it matters: The rush of migrants seeking asylum has stopped. But smugglers and cartels are working as hard as ever. - "We're still seeing the groups cross in the very difficult terrain to work, head-to-toe camouflage, large backpacks, things like that," says Captain Timothy Williams, of the Sheriff's Office of Cochise County, Arizona. - He designed and runs the Southeastern Arizona Border Region Enforcement (SABRE) program that uses cameras to track illegal border crossings from California to New Mexico. Zoom in: Three data points suggest the southern border is far leakier than Trump officials will admit. -…
NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Mehrzad Boroujerdi of the Missouri University of Science and Technology about the status of the Trump Administration's negotiations to end the war on Iran.
A study establishes that "social ties" — a fancy way of saying being nice to other, even those you don't know — has benefits. A teacher asked her students to test the thesis in real life.
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