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'Rewarding loyalists,' punishing critics: How Trump's Treasury sanctions foreigners

Spain's Prime Minister called U.S. strikes against Iran "unjustified." When other foreigners in power have used similar language against the U.S. or Israel, they were sanctioned by the Treasury.
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From Descartes to punk rock, X has an extraordinary history

The letter X can be a lot of things: rebellious, mysterious, religious. For this Word of the Week, we examine its origins and many uses.
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Reproductive health clinics scramble as Title X funding cliff approaches

Title X is a 56-year-old federal grant program that supports thousands of clinics that provide birth control and STI testing and treatment around the country. Now those clinics could face a funding ...
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There's room for everyone in 'Now I Surrender,' an epic American Western

That's the opening of Álvaro Enrigue's new novel, Now I Surrender. The words are spoken by Enrigue himself: He appears ...
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North Star says it is on the edge of taking 'drastic cost cutting measures'

The North Star Health Alliance is running out of money for weekly operating expenses. North Star officials said without state help, the organization will have to take “drastic cost-cutting measures” ...
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Food prices expected to rise as war affects fertilizer supply

As spring planting season begins, Here & Now ‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with David Bowen, a fourth-generation farmer in ...
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A trucker, a farmer, and an entrepreneur walk into a global supply shock

The U.S. and Israel war with Iran is causing a shock to the economic system. Gas prices are higher, diesel too, and even fertilizer is being... The U.S. and Israel war with Iran is causing a shock to ...
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Team USA won the second-most medals at these Paralympics. See the standout moments

A mix of decorated veterans and rising stars won 24 medals for Team USA, 13 of them gold. The last one arrived Sunday, when the U.S. sled hockey team beat Canada to win its fifth straight gold medal.
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Tennessee teens sue Elon Musk's xAI over AI-generated child sexual abuse material

The three girls say that the nonconsensual nude images were created by a perpetrator who used AI company xAI's image generation tools.
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Federal judge halts RFK Jr.'s changes to children's vaccine policies

In a rebuke, a federal district court judge blocked the administration's reduction in the number of immunizations recommended for kids and also changes to an influential vaccine committee.
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Supreme Court to hear expedited arguments on protected status for migrants

The court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting some 6,000 Syrians and 350,000 Haitians who were granted Temporary Protected Status.
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The U.S. went to war without its allies. Now it wants their help

President Trump launched the war against Iran without building a coalition of U.S. allies. Only now is the president trying to enlist allies to help end Iran’s effective shutdown of the Strait of ...