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• Joseph Verner Reed Jr., Protocol Chief Who Presided Over Colorful Gaffe, Dies at 78

  05-10-2016 05:35 via article.wn.com
  
  While under President George Bush, Mr. Reed was part of ‘the talking hat’ affair, a slip-up that entered the annals of diplomatic history. ......
  
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• World economy should avoid recession despite tariffs, IMF chief says

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  The global economy is likely to avoid a recession despite the hit to growth from US President Donald Trump's tariff rollout, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday. ......
  
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• “We Missed the Moment”: Fury Erupts in Israel Over Report That Trump Blocked Netanyahu’s Iran Strike

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  A political firestorm erupted in Israel on Thursday...
  
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• Van Hollen pushes for Abrego Garcia's release; IRS Direct File may end

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts On today's episode: Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia; stocks in Europe opened lower; Italy's prime minister will visit the White House and officials from Japan are also in Washington; China is promoting iteself as a steady trade partner in Southeast Asia; Puerto Rico is dealing with a power outage; and Holy...
  
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• US military poised to slash troops in Syria, officials say

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. military is set to consolidate its presence in Syria over the coming weeks and months, two U.S. officials told news agency Reuters on Tuesday, in a move that could reduce the number of troops it has in the country by half. The U.S. military has about 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria across a number of bases, mostly in the northeast. The troops are working with...
  
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• U.S., European officials meet in Paris to discuss Ukraine war

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  A Ukrainian delegation arrived in...
  
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• Trump Says Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s ‘Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough’

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump slammed Federal Reserve Chair...
  
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• Trump challenges judges' probes of compliance with deportation orders

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump...
  
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• Tick-Borne Diseases Are on the Rise — And Not Just Lyme

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
  
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• The State Department Closes The Office That Flags Disinformation From Russia, China And Iran

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  The State Department has shut down its office that...
  
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• Syrian-Turkish meeting discusses mechanisms to enhance economic cooperation

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Damascus, SANA- Minister of Economy and Industry, Muhammad Nidal al-Shaar, discussed Thursday, with the Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat, a number of representatives from...
  
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• Stellar Sees $3B of Real World Assets Coming On-Chain in 2025

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Stellar, a superfast and low fee-public blockchain, says it plans to hold $3 billion in real-world asset (RWA) value and power $110 billion in RWA volume by the end of 2025. The goal set by the Stellar Development...
  
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• Some Social Security helpline functions disconnected. How it affects you or your parents

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Rep. Al Green after censure speaks out Representative Al Green spoke out after being censured for interrupting President Trump's address to Congress. He said he would do it again. Some Social Security phone services were disconnected Monday as part of a fraud-busting effort but advocates say there's confusion about what remains.The changes require in-person or online identity verification for certain transactions, impacting millions of Americans.President Trump and Elon Musk, leading the Departm
  
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• Scientists discover possible evidence of alien life on planet K2-18b

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Scientists say planet K2-18b may be ‘teeming with microbial life’ ......
  
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• Russia’s top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Russia’s Supreme Court has lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban, who were designated as a terrorist group more than two decades ago ......
  
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• Russia top court lifts Taliban's designation as 'terrorist' group

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday removed the Taliban's designation as a...
  
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• Russia scraps Taliban's 'terror' label amid warming ties

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday removed the Taliban's designation as a "terrorist organisation", a symbolic gesture aimed at building friendly ties with Afghanistan's de facto rulers. The militant group seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, when American forces supporting the country's internationally recognised government pulled out. Moscow, which called the US withdrawal a "failure", has taken steps to normalise relations with the Taliban authorities since then, seeing them as a poten
  
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• Russia downs 71 Ukrainian drones overnight, defence ministry says

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Russian air defence systems destroyed or intercepted 71 Ukrainian drones over six Russian regions overnight, the Defence...
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II’s solicitor managed offshore wealth for Assad’s uncle

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Exclusive: Mark Bridges of Farrer & Co was trustee for Rifaat al-Assad, who was charged with war crimes in 2024...
  
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• Pro Palestine remarks: Prince Harry & Meghan’s Archewell stops funding to women’s group

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s chairty Archwell foundation has halted donations to a Muslim women’s organisation in the US state of Wisconsin following pro-Palestinian remarks made by its founder. Since October 2023, the foundation has awarded two grants totalling approximately 55,700 USD to the...
  
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• New York family told missing woman was found dead, only to learn she's living in Detroit

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – A New York family is navigating an emotional journey after learning their loved one, whom officials declared dead last year, is actually alive and living out of state. Shanita Hopkins reached out to Nexstar's WROC with a very unusual situation. Her family had filed a missing person's report for her sister, Shanice Crews, in July 2021. They were concerned because she left two children behind and cut off all communication. In April 2024, police told the family their
  
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• Minister of Energy discusses opportunities for cooperation with Kuwaiti delegation in the fields of energy

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Damascus-SANA-Energy Minister, Mohammad al-Bashir...
  
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• Mario Kart World: Nintendo Direct lifts lid on Switch 2 game

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Nintendo revealed new courses, items and characters during the presentation ......
  
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• Mario Kart World Direct Revs up New Details on the Biggest Mario Kart Ever, Coming ...

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 17, 2025-- ......
  
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• Macron announces joint Franco-Haiti commission to examine shared past

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  PARIS (Reuters) - French President...
  
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• Kenya Moderator Funeral

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Mourners bury the body of Nigerian Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi, a TikTok content moderator employed by subcontractor Teleperformance, at the Langata cemetery in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, April. 17, 2025. ......
  
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• Indonesia to build 2 LPG plants at year-end

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  JAKARTA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is planning to build two additional Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants by the end of this year as the Southeast Asian nation aims to strengthen domestic energy supply and reduce dependence on imports. The country's Upstream Oil and...
  
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• India: Bengaluru breeder’s ₹500 million wolfdog claim busted

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Bengaluru-based dog breeder S. Sathish made headlines in early 2025 by claiming to have purchased the world’s most expensive dog—a rare “wolfdog” named Cadaboms Okami—for ₹500 million. This hybrid, described as a cross between a wild wolf and a Caucasian Shepherd, was said to...
  
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• Imran Khan ‘enjoying holidays’, not ‘facing jail term’: Pakistan minister

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  Khan, the founder of the...
  
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• IDF Eliminates Hamas’s Chief Weapons Smuggler in Precision Strike in Khan Younis

  17-04-2025 17:00 via article.wn.com
  The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed Tuesday the...
  
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