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King Charles III meets Mamdani at 9/11 memorial event
Mamdani reportedly greeted the monarch and Queen Camilla with a smile as he shook their hands but he did not have a private meeting with the couple or hold a glitzy event to welcome them as mayors have done for royal trips in the past.
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Federal Reserve holds rates steady, but with significant disagreement
The vote was split 8-4, with officials expressing varying reasons for their vote.
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Alleged White House Correspondents' dinner shooter took selfies before attack, court documents show
The images were included in court documents from the U.S. government, arguing against bail for Cole Thomas Allen, who is charged in the attack.
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Illinois governor pushes to remove cell phones from classrooms
The governor proposed the ban during his State of the State address last month and repeated the call Thursday at Centennial High School in Champaign.
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Bill cracking down on fentanyl traffickers advances in Senate
Bill permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act.
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Pope Francis releases brief 30-second message amid hospitalization
"I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the Square, I accompany you from here," Francis said. "May God bless you and the Virgin protect you. Thank you."
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Sheriff says there are no signs of active shooter or victims at Naval Air Station in Pensacola
A spokesperson for the Escambia County Fire Rescue confirmed to CNN that they are responding to the incident.
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Two men charged with manslaughter over 2024 deaths 3 Kansas City Chiefs fans
Ricky Johnson, 38, Clayton McGeeney, 36, and David Harrington, 37, were found dead in Willis' backyard in Missouri in January of this year.
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Despite legislative ban, Texas public universities still implementing DEI policies
Despite a state legislative ban, Texas public universities are still implementing so-called diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, state lawmakers have found. Several institutions renamed or relaunched new units under a different name to continue
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'Hamilton' producer cancels musical's upcoming Kennedy Center run after Trump takeover
The announcement follows Trump replacing the center's board members and new ones electing him chairman
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RFK Jr. is being asked to weigh in on Pennsylvania’s Medicaid expansion
4 Senate Republican signatories on a Feb. 21 letter sent to HHS Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking for his intervention, arguing that the expansions are “a risk to fiscal stability”
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Trump calls for balanced budget: experts say goal is worthy but at 'odds with fiscal reality'
"Troublingly, America's fiscal imbalances have grown so large that balancing the budget is likely out of reach in the medium term," said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
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DOGE looking at 'aggressive' overhaul at Veterans Affairs, cutting more than 80,000 employees
The VA added staff quickly during the Biden administration as it staffed up to address increased coverage under the PACT Act, a law that expanded VA health care and benefits.