Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Contentious Purchase of Nuclear Reactors
Opponents of the project say it is costly, will take far too long to strengthen Ukraine’s battered power supply and opens the door to corruption.
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FDA approves new genetic disorder drug
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Trump officials tell GOP lawmakers they need $175B to secure borders
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Senate Republicans think Trump tacitly approves of their two-bill budget plan
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Louisiana resumes executions after 15 years, approves gas method
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Costco latest retailer to limit egg purchases: What are other stores doing?
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GOP lawmaker proposes renaming Greenland 'Red, White, and Blueland’
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Ukraine agrees to buy two Bulgarian nuclear reactors
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OpenAI chief: Musk purchase offer an effort to 'slow us down'
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High Court approval in assisted dying bill to be dropped
Changes to proposed legislation may cost it backing of wavering supportersFinancial Times - 15h -
Couple who killed Ukrainian women to kidnap baby learn their fate
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Injured Ukrainian soldier treated in Kent
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Evening Report — Trump opens second term with high approval, order frenzy
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New poll on Trump approval rating as steel, aluminum tariffs set
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South Africa mourns pioneering female nuclear scientist
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Russian man admits deadly attack on Ukrainian soldiers in Germany
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German couple face life in prison for killing Ukrainians to take baby
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Vice President Vance to meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
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Man who lost bitcoin fortune in Welsh tip explores purchase of entire landfill
James Howells lost case to force Newport city council to allow him to search for hard drive discarded by accident. A computer expert who has battled for a decade to recover a £600m bitcoin fortune ...The Guardian - 1d -
New poll shows positive approval for Trump's first weeks back in office
As President Trump carries out his agenda with dramatic changes to the government, a new CBS News/YouGov survey shows the American public largely approves. 70% of respondents say Mr. Trump is doing ...CBS News - 2d -
Vice President JD Vance to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Trump starts term with positive approval rating in CBS poll
President Trump has started his second term with a positive approval rating in a new CBS/YouGov poll. In the CBS/YouGov poll, 53 percent of respondents said that when it comes to “the way Donald ...The Hill - 2d -
Poll: Trump has positive approval amid "energetic" opening weeks
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Trump Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel, Bypassing Some Lawmakers
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North Korea's Kim slams US-South Korea-Japan partnership and vows to boost his nuclear program
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Democratic Lawmakers Denied Entry to the Department of Education
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Zelenskyy confirms a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia's Kursk region
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Maguire scores contentious late winner as Man Utd beat Leicester
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Trump says Nippon will invest heavily in U.S. Steel rather than purchase the company
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Lawmakers question Musk’s ‘infiltration’ into Education Dept. and student loan borrower data
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Elon Musk's DOGE staffers don't have access to U.S. nuclear secrets, Energy secretary says
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Trump’s Attacks on DEI Get Approval From Some in the Left Wing
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D.C. Lawmakers Take Aim at DeepSeek
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How Ukrainian artists channeled their creativity into documenting war
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Netanyahu Says Fighting in Gaza Will Resume if Hostages Are Not Freed Saturday
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