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Trump’s three-front offensive hits cartels, Canada and economic blackout on Iran
A busy 48 hours: A sweeping economic campaign against Iran, imposing 50% tariffs on Canadian goods after trade talks failed, and ordering a U.S. military strike that destroyed a suspected cartel drug boat.
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Treasury Secretary Bessent announces 'economic D-Day' in sanctions rollout against Iran
The announcement follows President Trump last week threatened to target Iran with "crushing" economic sanctions and severe financial penalties against any nation that helps Iran skirt the sanctions.
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Racer Kyle Kirkwood wins Freedom 250 Grand Prix
The Florida native guided his No. 27 Sam's Club Honda to a 3.0906-second victory over Christian Lundgaard's No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet.
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Former President Jimmy Carter, dead at 100
He was the longest living president in U.S. history and had the longest post-presidency.
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A ninth US telecoms firm has been hacked by a Chinese espionage campaign, White House confirms
While FBI officials said there have only been a limited number of individuals whose communications have been accessed, senior government officials and prominent political figures are among them.
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White House insists Israel-Hamas ceasefire still within reach in final days of Biden administration
Kirby said the hold up is because the remaining issues to sort out have become subject to “more detailed” discussions. But the administration is working as hard as it can to "try to get a cease-fire deal in place before we leave office.”
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Trump and Biden send Christmas greetings as the country moves toward a peaceful transfer of power
Compared to the last two periods between the presidential election and the inauguration, this one has been a relatively smooth ride.
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Biden signs 50 bills into law on Christmas Eve, including making Bald Eagle national bird
The slew of new laws comes a day after the president vetoed a separate bipartisan bill that would have created dozens of new federal judge posts, claiming it failed to "resolve key questions in the legislation." The bill was passed shortly before Congress left for the year.
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Former President Bill Clinton released from hospital after being admitted for fever, flu symptoms
The 78-year-old Clinton was admitted for testing and observation after he developed a fever.
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Trump says Biden commuting death-row sentences 'devastating' to families, will pursue death penalty
The move by Biden, who has just weeks left in office before Trump takes over as president, protects the 37 from capital punishment, of which Trump is a proponent.
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Treasury panel can't agree on proposed Nippon, US Steel deal, leaving decision to Biden
Biden will have 15 days to come to a final decision about the deal.
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Biden’s death row commutations spared child killers, a rapist, and a drug kingpin from execution
President Biden justified his decision based on his moral opposition to the death penalty.
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Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates, weeks before Trump takes office
One of the three federal inmates still facing execution is Dylann Roof, who in 2015 killed nine black members of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.