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Pope Leo calls for global peace in Easter Mass speech
In his first Easter message, Pope Leo XIV called on global leaders to "lay down" arms.
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One year later, analysts say strategic trade preferred over tariffs
“When you allow industry to develop in a free market, you get the best processes, the best ideas,” said Donald Boudreaux, an economics professor at George Mason University. “Those cutting-edge ideas, those cutting-edge technologies are almost certainly going to be handy in the event of military hostilities.”
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Illinois state lawmaker criticizes surplus spending bill
Critics say the bill could encourage governments to keep excess tax revenue instead of returning it, with Sen. Chris Balkema, R-Channahon, warning it raises broader fiscal concerns despite appearing beneficial at first glance.
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Chicago Mayor Johnson announces homelessness plan without a clear funding source
Chicago officials unveiled a plan they say would effectively end homelessness in the city, even as questions over leadership changes and funding cast early uncertainty over how the plan will be implemented.
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Two congressional redistricting lawsuits against California consolidated in federal court
The defendants in the case, Newsom and California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, will answer the new consolidated complaint. There is currently no date set for the case.
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PA Sen. McCormick touts impact and says he wants more NIH funding amid report of White House cuts
During a visit to Penn Medicine at the U of Penn alongside NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on Tuesday, McCormick touted the impact the agency has had on the Keystone State and called for increased funding.
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Trump signs executive order creating a verifiable national voter list
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order ensuring states can crosscheck voter data with federal records and establishing a new verification system for mail-in ballots.
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Tiger Woods says he is stepping back from golf to seek treatment after DUI charge
Woods was arrested last week after he allegedly crashed his Land Rover while attempting to overtake a truck on a narrow two-lane road near his residence on Jupiter Island. No injuries were reported.
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Eight justices shut down Colorado's 'egregious' censorship of talk therapy in 'conversion' ban
Therapist's speech with gender-confused kids does not become conduct "just because it can also be described as a 'treatment,' a 'therapeutic modality,' or anything else," Gorsuch opinion says. Kagan disses Jackson.
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U.S astronauts set to embark on historic return to lunar orbit in Artemis II mission
The voyage will be the first manned mission to lay eyes close to the moon since the end of the Apollo program, launched on December 7, 1972, and concluded on December 19, 1972. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent over three days on the lunar surface in the Taurus-Littrow valley, making them the last humans to walk on the Moon.
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Tiger Woods pleads not guilty to latest DUI charge, demands jury trial
Investigators said Woods showed signs of impairment, but a breathalyzer did not detect any alcohol in the golf star's system. However, investigators believe drugs could be behind the impairment.
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Three illegal Guatemala migrants sentenced to 25 years in prison for kidnap, killing of NY man
The three migrants, identified as Gustavo Hernandez, Walter Ramirez Jeronimo and Wilson Ramirez Jeronimo, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for the 2024 death of Juan Carlos Diaz Jeronimo, who is not related to the defendants.
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PA Gov Shapiro says Pittsburgh is ready for April's NFL Draft
With less than one month until the National Football League’s Draft heading to Pittsburgh, Gov. Josh Shapiro expressed his excitement to showcase the Steel City and the Keystone State to football fans across the country.