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Lawmakers debate military expansion amid European security fears
Germany weighs easing debt rules to boost defense spending

BERLIN, Germany: German Lawmakers are debating whether to loosen the country's strict borrowing rules to fund military expansion. ...

Trump to end U.S. government international news services
Trump dismantles Voice of America

The Voice of America may not live up to its ambitious name for much longer. Michael Abramowitz, the director of VOA, said in a Facebook...

Dozens dead as U.S. launches large scale offensive in Yemen
U.S. comes to aid of Israel with deadly air strikes on Yemen

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. President Donald Trump has joined Israel's war on Yemen's Houthis, days after the group said it would resume...

SPHEREx telescope to create a three-dimensional map of the cosmos
NASA SPHEREx telescope is launched to study universe's origins

LOMPOC, California: NASA launched a new telescope into space this week to study the origins of the universe and search for hidden water...

Texas, New Mexico report 28 new measles cases in five days
Measles cases in Texas, New Mexico rise to 256

AUSTIN/SANTA FE: Texas/New Mexico have reported 28 new measles cases in the past five days, bringing the total to 256 since the outbreak...

NTSB urges FAA to restrict helicopters near Reagan National Airport
US agency to restrict helicopters over Reagan airport after collision

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that helicopters will be permanently banned from flying near Washington...

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Trump to end U.S. government international news services
Trump dismantles Voice of America

The Voice of America may not live up to its ambitious name for much longer. Michael Abramowitz, the director of VOA, said in a Facebook...

Fighter jets intercept plane near Trump’s Florida home
USAF jets intercept aircraft flying in restricted zone near Mar-a-Lago

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: Air Force fighter jets have stopped a civilian plane that entered restricted airspace near Donald Trump's...

US farmers face bankruptcy, economic uncertainty due to USDA freeze
Farmers put plans, investments on hold under USDA spending freeze

CHICAGO/WASHINGTON, D.C.: Farmers and food groups across the U.S. are laying off workers, stopping investments, and struggling to get...

CDC study follows measles outbreak amid declining vaccination rates
US CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning an extensive study on possible links between...

Anfernee Simons, Trail Blazers shoot past Raptors
Anfernee Simons, Trail Blazers shoot past Raptors

(Photo credit: Soobum Im-Imagn Images) Anfernee Simons scored 22 points and Toumani Camara added 21 points and seven rebounds to...

Slumping Kings look to regroup vs. Grizzlies
Slumping Kings look to regroup vs. Grizzlies

(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) Time is of the essence for the Sacramento Kings, whose tenuous grasp on a spot in the...

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