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News Wrap: First phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire ending as talks for second continue

In our news wrap Friday, the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is ending with gaps remaining in negotiations for a second phase, an Illinois man was found guilty on hate crime and murder charges for killing

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What Trump and Zelenskyy said during their heated argument in the Oval Office

“This is going to be great television. I will say that,” President Donald Trump said after a minuteslong fight with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in front of cameras during a visit to the White House.

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Firing workers from US weather and oceans agency risks lives and the economy, former agency heads warn – PBS NewsHour

Firing workers from US weather and oceans agency risks lives and the economy, former agency heads warn  PBS NewsHour Trump officials fire 800 employees at weather forecasting and oceans agency  CNN Trump’s firings at US weather agency will put lives at risk,

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‘Didn’t work out exactly great’: Trump speaks out after spat with Zelensky

President Donald Trump returned to the cameras Friday evening to complain further about the Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, telling reporters the gathering “didn’t work out exactly great from his standpoint.” Zelensky was in Washington to sign

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Gene Hackman and His Wife Test Negative for Carbon Monoxide, Sheriff Says

SANTA FE, N.M. — Authorities investigating the deaths of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife said Friday they have found the two tested negative for carbon monoxide, but the cause of death is still unknown. Santa Fe County Sheriff Aden

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Slumped Marco Rubio mocked as literally ‘spineless’ during Zelensky-Trump dust-up

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s curious body language drew scorn on social media as he sat slumped next to Vice President J.D. Vance in the Oval Office as President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Onlookers homed in on

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Emergency podcast: The big bust-up between Trump and Zelenskyy

After the US and Ukrainian presidents traded bitter insults in the Oval Office, Richard and Yalda examine the fallout from what may be the most serious public row for a generation.

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UN biodiversity talks end with nations backing $200 billion per year plan to protect nature

COP16’s successful conclusion is the first United Nations meeting in many months that ended on a positive note, as various meetings all through last year related to dealing with the global plastic pollution, climate change and the earlier biodiversity meeting

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‘Another lie’: MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace smacks down Trump and Vance’s latest claims

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace paused after showing a clip of what she called the Oval Office “ambush” by President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit. Specifically singling out Vance, Wallace said that since

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Mexico, Canada seek to forestall Trump’s tariffs with anti-drug efforts – Reuters Canada

Mexico, Canada seek to forestall Trump’s tariffs with anti-drug efforts  Reuters Canada When It Comes to Tariffs, Trump Can’t Have It All  The New York Times U.S. set to unleash tariffs on Canada, Mexico and other countries. Economists are worried.  CBS News Trump

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