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Trump says US has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves
President Donald Trump says his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that, if realized, could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country’s untapped oil reserves, at cost
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Former White House teleprompter operator ordered to turn over profits, pay fine over insider trading
A former White House teleprompter operator accused of using inside knowledge to make bets on the prediction market Kalshi has been ordered to turn over more than $100,000 in profits and pay a $65,000 penalty as part of a federal settlement
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Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections
Hundreds of protesters have rallied on the National Mall for a march in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm election
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Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump's ‘Lake America’ executive order
The leader of the Seneca Nation in upstate New York is criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” saying it violates a more than 225-year-old treaty and shows a “blatant disrespect” for the Indigenous people who gave it its name in the first place
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Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials
The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities
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Trump administration appeals latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect
The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s decision that blocked an executive order limiting mail voting before the midterm elections
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Israeli strikes kill 5 in Gaza and 3 in West Bank, and other news in the Middle East
Israeli airstrikes have killed five people in Gaza and three in the West Bank, despite a fragile ceasefire brokered by the United States
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Rescuers retrieve flood survivors caked in mud as death toll in Nepal-China border disaster climbs
Rescuers on the Nepal-China border are pulling out flood survivors caked in dark brown mud while helicopters lift stranded people to safety
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The bond market prepares for a hike to interest rates, while US stocks drift lower
The bond market swung as investors built bets that the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates soon to get the nation’s high inflation under control
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Fed Chair Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed with US inflation stubbornly elevated
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he has sent before about his economic outlook
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