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MIDDLE EAST | U.S. POLITICAL AND GUN VIOLENCE | U.S. ECONOMY | U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS | U.S. WEST NILE VIRUS | U.S. POPULATION | U.S. SOCIAL SERVICES | U.S. EDUCATION | U.S. AND BELARUS | GLOBAL CLIMATE | POLAND | CHINA AND PHILIPPINES | JAPAN | MEXICO | R.I.P. | TODAY IN HISTORY

UKRAINE | MIDDLE EAST | U.S. EMPLOYMENT | U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE | U.S. FOREIGN AID | U.S. TARIFFS | IRAN | FRANCE | NEPAL | MYANMAR | PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CIVIL/POLITICAL RIGHTS | U.S. EDUCATION | U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION | CONGO | FRANCE | PAKISTAN | MORE PAKISTAN | NORWAY | NEPAL | UGANDA | ETHIOPIA | SLOVAKIA | ACADEMIC PRIZES | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | U.S. MILITARIZATION | U.S. TARIFFS | U.S. IMMIGRATION | FLORIDA | U.K. | MORE U.K. | NEPAL | VENEZUELA | CHINA | PAKISTAN | TURKEY | JAPAN | AI | TENNIS | COLLEGE FOOTBALL | ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS | WEEKEND MOVIES | R.I.P. | TODAY IN HIST

UKRAINE | U.S. ECONOMY | U.S. MILITARY | U.S. AIR TRAVEL | U.S. HEALTH POLICY | U.S. WIND ENERGY | U.S. PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | GLOBAL HEALTH | CONGO | THAILAND | E.U. AND CHINA | NEPAL | ONLINE PRIVACY | TENNIS | FOOTBALL | R.I.P. | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. MILITARIZATION | U.S. EDUCATION | U.S. ECONOMY | FLORIDA | U.S. TARIFFS | EPSTEIN INVESTIGATIONS | U.S. VACCINES | PORTUGAL | HURRICANE LORENA | NIGERIA | INDIA | CLIMATE AND WILDFIRES | RUSSIA AND NORTH KOREA | ENERGY INDUSTRY | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | U.S. MILITARIZATION | CALIFORNIA | U.S. IMMIGRATION | MORE U.S. IMMIGRATION | U.S. SPACE FORCE | MINNESOTA | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | PAKISTAN | CHINA | SYRIA | AFGHANISTAN | DATA PRIVACY | COLLEGE FOOTBALL | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | ILLINOIS | U.S. IMMIGRATION | PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | CHINA | AFGHANISTAN | RUSSIA AND CHINA | SUDAN | SYRIA | ZAMBIA | SERBIA | THAILAND | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | U.S. FOREIGN AID | ILLINOIS | U.S. TARIFFS | U.S. IMMIGRATION | GLOBAL INFLUENCE | EUROPEAN UNION | AFGHANISTAN | INDONESIA | JAPAN | PERU | WEEKEND MOVIES | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. TARIFFS | U.S. MILITARIZATION | U.S. ECONOMY | JANUARY 6 | ALABAMA | U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE | U.S. POLITICS | TENNESSEE | IRAN | THAILAND | INDIA AND JAPAN | COLOMBIA | HAITI | GERMANY | BASEBALL | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL | GEORGIA | U.S. AND MEXICO | U.S. AND JAPAN | EUROPEAN CLIMATE | NIGERIA | IRAN | NORTH KOREA | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. SOCIAL SECURITY DATA | U.S. JUDICIARY | U.S. CLIMATE | U.S. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | TEXAS | U.S. ELECTIONS | NEVADA | U.S. AND INDIA | U.S. AND DENMARK | INDIA | IRAN | COLOMBIA | SOUTHEAST ASIA | VENEZUELA | MICROSOFT | AI | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. EXECUTIVE ORDERS | UTAH | U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE | ARIZONA | U.S. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | U.S. AND INDIA | PAKISTAN AND INDIA | EUROPEAN WILDFIRES | AUSTRALIA AND IRAN | INDONESIA | BASEBALL | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | WASHINGTON, DC | U.S. MILITARIZATION | U.S. TARIFFS | U.S. ECONOMY | U.S. PACIFIC NORTHWEST | U.S. FEDERAL UNIONS | INDO-PACIFIC SECURITY | VIETNAM | AUSTRALIA | PAKISTAN | NIGERIA | GOLF | BASEBALL | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. VISAS | U.S. SECURITY INVESTIGATION | U.S. FEDERAL FUNDING | TRUMP LEGAL CASES | NEW JERSEY | U.S. ECONOMY | NEW YORK | COLOMBIA | AUSTRALIA AND PHILIPPINES | SRI LANKA | LIBYA | GUINEA | SUDAN | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. ELECTIONS | U.S. INTELLIGENCE | VIRGINIA | U.S. GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS | HURRICANE ERIN | WASHINGTON | EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION | U.S. AND UGANDA | IRAN | NORD STREAM ATTACKS | RUSSIA | TAIWAN | NEW ZEALAND | AMAZON RAINFOREST | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. DRUG TRAFFICKING | U.S. INTELLIGENCE | SMITHSONIAN | HURRICANE ERIN | U.S. IMMIGRATION | NEW MEXICO | MISSISSIPPI | U.S. AND MEXICO | U.S. TARIFFS | AFGHANISTAN | NIGERIA | MALI | BASEBALL | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | WASHINGTON, DC | HURRICANE ERIN | U.S. 2020 ELECTIONS | U.S. FEDERAL FUNDING | TEXAS | MARYLAND | GLOBAL AID WORK | INDIA AND CHINA | CONGO | CANADA | SERBIA | KOREA | NEW ZEALAND | BURKINA FASO | TECH INDUSTRY | TENNIS | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | WASHINGTON, DC | U.S. MEDICARE | U.S. ELECTIONS | U.S. IMMIGRATION | U.S. ECONOMY | HURRICANE ERIN | NEW MEXICO | U.S. AND SOUTH KOREA | BOLIVIA | CANADA | MYANMAR | PAKISTAN | SERBIA | NIGERIA | SPAIN | TECH INDUSTRY | GOLF | WEEKEND MOVIES | MORE...

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. ELECTIONS | U.S. ECONOMY | MORE U.S. ECONOMY | U.S. MORTGAGES | U.S. EDUCATION | WASHINGTON, DC | NEW YORK | FLORIDA | MISSISSIPPI | TROPICAL STORM ERIN | GLOBAL CONFLICTS | GLOBAL PLASTICS POLLUTION | EUROPEAN WILDFIRES | MEXICO | PAKISTAN | MORE...

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. FOREIGN AID | U.S. ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION | TENNESSEE | NEW MEXICO | NORWAY | CANADA | PAKISTAN | RUSSIA | SUDAN | SPAIN | CHINA | PERU | EASTER ISLAND | SOCCER | KENNEDY CENTER HONORS | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. BUDGET DEFICIT | U.S. NATIONAL DEBT | SMITHSONIAN MUSEUMS | ALASKA | U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS | U.S. AND MEXICO | GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS | IRAN | GUATEMALA | FRANCE AND CAMEROON | TAIWAN | SERBIA | SOCIAL MEDIA | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | WASHINGTON, DC | U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | PENNSYLVANIA | CALIFORNIA | U.S. ECONOMY | U.S. AND CHINA | U.S., CHINA, AND PANAMA | SUDAN | TAIWAN | GREECE | MYANMAR | PAKISTAN | COLLEGE FOOTBALL | BASEBALL | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | U.S. FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING | WASHINGTON, DC | U.S. EDUCATION | WISCONSIN | COLORADO | PHILIPPINES | PAKISTAN | IRAN | HAITI | U.K. | CHAD | JAPAN | TECH INDUSTRY | GYMNASTICS | GOLF | WEEKEND MOVIES | R.I.P. | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. CITIZENSHIP | WASHINGTON, DC | U.S. MILITARY | U.S. EDUCATION | U.S. SOLAR POWER | CALIFORNIA | U.S. AND INDIA | CHINA | ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN | HAITI | KENYA | FRANCE | TECH INDUSTRY | TODAY IN HISTORY

UKRAINE | U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | U.S. TARIFFS | U.S. HEALTH | U.S. EDUCATION | U.S. AIR TRAVEL | U.S. TECHNOLOGY | U.S. SPACE AND ENVIRONMENT | U.S. AND E.U. | AFGHANISTAN | U.K. AND FRANCE | CAMBODIA AND THAILAND | PAKISTAN | CHINA | INDIA | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. CRIME | U.S. VACCINES | U.S. IMMIGRATION | U.S. 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION | FLORIDA | U.S. EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION | WASHINGTON, DC | U.S. AND BRAZIL | INDIA | FRANCE | COLOMBIA AND PERU | AUSTRALIA | ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. ELECTIONS | U.S. TRAVEL VISAS | NEW JERSEY | ARKANSAS | U.S. AND CANADA | RUSSIA | YEMEN | AFGHANISTAN | U.K. AND FRANCE | BRAZIL | IRAN | ISRAEL | HONG KONG | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. EMPLOYMENT | U.S. ELECTIONS | U.S. VACCINATIONS | U.S. SENATE | U.S. SCIENCE FUNDING | TEXAS | GLOBAL POLLUTION | YEMEN | BANGLADESH | INDIA AND PHILIPPINES | MEXICO | AVIATION INDUSTRY | GOLF | MORE GOLF | BASKETBALL | GLOBAL OIL PRODUCTION | MORE...

UKRAINE | U.S. TARIFFS | U.S. TRADE | U.S. VACCINES | U.S. EMPLOYMENT | U.S. FEDERAL OPERATIONS | CALIFORNIA | U.S. WHITE HOUSE | U.S. AND CANADA | EL SALVADOR | INDONESIA | GERMANY | ENTERTAINMENT | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. ECONOMY | MORE U.S. ECONOMY | U.S. HEALTH DATA | U.S. VACCINES | U.S. IMMIGRATION OVERSIGHT | PUERTO RICO | U.S. AND SOUTH KOREA | U.S. AND INDIA | U.S. AND BRAZIL | CHINA | U.K. | LITHUANIA | TODAY IN HISTORY

PACIFIC TSUNAMI | MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. ENVIRONMENT | U.S. COURTS | CALIFORNIA | U.S. ECONOMY | NEW YORK | U.S. VOTING RIGHTS | MINNESOTA | CAMBODIA AND THAILAND | AUSTRALIA | EUROPEAN ECONOMY | APPAREL INDUSTRY | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | MORE U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | U.S. COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PREVENTION | U.S. COURTS | U.S. FOOD ASSISTANCE | WYOMING | AFRICAN HUNGER | CHINA | CAMBODIA AND THAILAND | HAITI | COLOMBIA | AUTO INDUSTRY | RAIL INDUSTRY | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. HUMANITIES | MICHIGAN | U.S. and E.U. | U.S. AND CHINA | CAMBODIA AND THAILAND | CONGO | KOREA | TURKEY | CHINA | GERMANY | NIGERIA | SYRIA | SOCCER | WEEKEND MOVIES | R.I.P. | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | TRUMP EXECUTIVE ACTIONS | U.S. FERTILITY | U.S. EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION | NEW YORK | CALIFORNIA | CAMBODIA AND THAILAND | CHINA | U.K. | HONG KONG | PHILIPPINES | GREEN ENERGY | AUTO INDUSTRY | ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY | TECH INDUSTRY | MORE...

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP | U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION | U.S. IMMIGRATION | IDAHO | U.S. EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION | CAMBODIA AND THAILAND | GLOBAL CLIMATE | RUSSIA | CYPRUS | U.K. AND INDIA | AFGHANISTAN | E.U. ENERGY | AUTO INDUSTRY | SOCIAL MEDIA | MORE...

MIDDLE EAST | U.S. PROTESTS AND EDUCATION | U.S. TRADE AND TARIFFS | U.S. POLITICS | MASSACHUSETTS | CALIFORNIA | NEW JERSEY | GLOBAL CLIMATE | GLOBAL CONTRACEPTION | EUROPEAN UNION | VIETNAM | UKRAINE | MALAYSIA | SOCCER | R.I.P. | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. FEDERAL SPENDING | U.S. MEDICAID | CALIFORNIA | TEXAS | U.S. IMMIGRATION | MISSISSIPPI | U.S. AND UNESCO | U.S. AND PHILIPPINES | VENEZUELA AND EL SALVADOR | IRAN | MORE IRAN | VIETNAM | BANGLADESH | RUSSIA | AUTO INDUSTRY | R.I.P. | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. ENVIRONMENT | U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION | U.S. AIR TRAVEL | U.S. AND MEXICO | TYPHOON WIPHA | SOUTH KOREA | CONGO | JAPAN | BANGLADESH | IRAN | ALBANIA | PAKISTAN | GOLF | FOOTBALL | WEEKEND MOVIES | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. FEDERAL FUNDING | U.S. IMMIGRATION | U.S. HEALTH INSURANCE | U.S. FOREIGN POLICY | CALIFORNIA | U.S. POLLUTION REGULATIONS | CHINA | GERMANY AND AFGHANISTAN | BURKINA FASO | FRANCE | SPAIN | SOUTH KOREA | FOOTBALL | ENTERTAINMENT | R.I.P. | MORE...

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. FEDERAL FUNDING | U.S. PROTESTS | U.S. NATURAL DISASTERS | U.S. POLITICS | ARKANSAS | U.S. CIVIL RIGHTS | IRAQ | PAKISTAN | U.K. AND GERMANY | ISRAEL | CAMBODIA | U.K. | SPORTS AWARDS | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. FEDERAL FUNDING | U.S. MEDICAL DEBT | U.S. POLITICS | CALIFORNIA | MICHIGAN | WEST VIRGINIA | U.S. TARIFFS | U.S. IMMIGRATION | GLOBAL INFLUENCE | U.K. AND AFGHANISTAN | IRAN | U.K. AND PAKISTAN | ITALY | BASEBALL | ENTERTAINMENT | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. ECONOMY | U.S. EDUCATION | MORE U.S. EDUCATION | U.S. CLIMATE DATA | U.S. AND MEXICO | GLOBAL VACCINATIONS | SUDAN | AUSTRALIA AND CHINA | ISRAEL | AI | CRYPTOCURRENCY | BASEBALL | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | U.S. TARIFFS | U.S. IMMIGRATION | U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT | TEXAS | ARIZONA | NATO | AUSTRALIA | FRANCE | VIETNAM | SOUTH AFRICA | CHINA | SOCCER | TENNIS | BASEBALL | WEEKEND MOVIES | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | TEXAS | U.S. CITIZENSHIP | U.S. IMMIGRATION | U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT | U.S. EMPLOYMENT | MISSOURI | U.S. AND CANADA | U.S. SOUTH KOREA, AND JAPAN | GLOBAL HIV/AIDS | TURKEY AND IRAQ | SUDAN | ECUADOR | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | TENNIS | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. CITIZENSHIP | U.S. MEASLES | FLORIDA | PENNSYLVANIA | U.S. FARMING | U.S. AND BRAZIL | U.K. AND FRANCE | YEMEN | KENYA | AUSTRALIA | EUROPEAN UNION | SOUTHEAST ASIA | SOUTH KOREA | TECH INDUSTRY | SOCCER | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. FEDERAL WORKFORCE | TEXAS | NEW MEXICO | U.S. DEPORTATIONS | U.S. REAL ESTATE | U.S. TARIFFS | E.U. AND RUSSIA | TAIWAN | E.U. CLIMATE | POLAND | RUSSIA AND NORTH KOREA | MEXICO | INDONESIA | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | TEXAS | CALIFORNIA | U.S. TARIFFS | U.S. VACCINATIONS | U.S. IMMIGRATION | U.S. POLITICS | NEPAL AND CHINA | AFGHANISTAN | GLOBAL HEALTH | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST. Updates from regional conflicts: The status of a new Gaza cease-fire proposal remains unclear this morning ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, DC. Reports say the proposal, which Israel has accepted, includes plans for a 60-day cease-fire, the exchange of Hamas-held hostages for jailed Palestinians, increased flow of aid into Gaza, and a withdrawal of Israeli forces to a buffer zone along Gaza's borders. Israeli forces and Yemen-based Houthi rebels exchanged airstrikes early today following an attack on a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea yesterday that is thought to have been carried out by the rebel group. In a video address yesterday, Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem said the militant group would not disarm until Israel withdraws from all of southern Lebanon and halts airstrikes on Hezbollah targets. UKRAINE. Today is day 1229 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here is your update: Hundreds of flights were disrupted at major Russian airports over the weekend, including those in Moscow and St. Petersburg, amidst Ukrainian drone strikes targeting multiple Russian regions. TEXAS. Amidst threats of further heavy rainfall, authorities in Texas say at least 82 people have died in flooding that struck central Texas along the Guadalupe River early Friday morning. Reports say the affected area received 12-14 inches of rain in the space of just hours late Thursday and early Friday, causing the river to rise 26 feet in just 45 minutes. Dozens of people, including at least 10 girls from an area summer camp, remain missing as search and rescue efforts continue. U.S. PROTESTS. A federal trial begins today in a case filed by several university associations that are challenging what they say is a Trump administration policy of arresting and deporting foreign university faculty and students who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations and other political activities. Plaintiffs say the government policy violates the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act, a law that governs the process by which federal agencies develop and issue regulations. U.S. SPENDING AND TAX BILL. The House of Representatives on Thursday passed, and President Donald Trump signed into law Friday, the Trump-backed, so-called "one big, beautiful bill" of spending and tax measures that includes, among other things, tax breaks, spending cuts, a rollback of solar energy tax credits, and new money for national defense and immigration enforcement. In its latest analysis, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the measure will add nearly $3.3 trillion to the federal deficit and result in about 11.8 million more Americans becoming uninsured over the next 10 years. U.S. POLITICS. Amidst ongoing tensions with President Donald Trump over the passage of his sweeping tax and spending bill, former Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk has announced the formation of a new "America Party" political movement. BRICS. At the conclusion of a two-day summit, member nations of the BRICS coalition - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates - condemned global tariff increases and the recent attacks on Iran. While the BRICS statement did not specifically mention him, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media late last night that any country that aligns itself with what he termed "the Anti-American policies of BRICS" would face an added 10% tariff. PAKISTAN. National emergency officials say at least 72 people have died, and more than 130 have been injured, in 10 days of heavy monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan. GREECE. Mandatory work breaks from midday to 5pm have been imposed today for outdoor workers in parts of Greece where temperatures are expected to reach as high as 104 degrees Fahrenheit (or 40 degrees Celsius). E.U. AND CHINA. China imposed new trade restrictions on European...

PROGRAMMING NOTE | MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | U.S. SPENDING AND TAX BILL | U.S. IMMIGRATION DETENTION | U.S. ECONOMY | U.S. SOUTHERN BORDER | WISCONSIN | U.S. AND SOUTH KOREA | EUROPEAN UNION | GREECE | INDONESIA | HAITI | SERBIA | TECH INDUSTRY | MORE...

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. TAX AND SPENDING BILL | U.S. EDUCATION FUNDING | U.S. TRANSGENDER SPORTS | U.S. IMMIGRATION | U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | U.S. FOREIGN AID | U.S. HEALTH DATA | INDO-PACIFIC SECURITY | RWANDA AND CONGO | VENEZUELA | AZERBAIJAN | TENNIS | MORE...