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No Evidence of Cremations at Mexican Ranch, Attorney General Says

admin30 April 2025

Mexico’s top prosecutor said the ranch, which some groups searching for missing relatives had called an “extermination camp,” had been used by a cartel for training and recruiting.

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After an Awkward Photo, Whitmer Coaxes a Win for Michigan Out of Trump

admin30 April 2025

Weeks after she hid from the cameras in the Oval Office, Gretchen Whitmer welcomed the president to her state as he delivered the federal funding she had sought for an air base.

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More Than 50,000 Workers Go on Strike as Budget Woes Disrupt L.A. County

admin30 April 2025

The nation’s most populous county was already juggling legal liabilities, wildfire costs and threats to federal funding. Now its largest union is holding a 48-hour strike.

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Canada’s Liberals Narrowly Miss Out on Majority in Parliament

admin30 April 2025

Final results from Monday’s crucial election showed Mark Carney’s party had secured 169 of 343 seats and would need help from other parties to pass laws.

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Wednesday Briefing: 100 Days of Trump

admin30 April 2025

Plus, advice on how to be happy.

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The M.T.A. Gets $68 Billion in the State Budget. What Will Riders Get?

admin30 April 2025

New York State has agreed to fully fund the transit authority’s five-year capital plan. Threats from the federal government could still lead to a shortfall.

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Illinois Town Grieves After Car Slams Through Building, Killing 4 Young People

admin30 April 2025

The car veered off a road and through a field, crashing into a center where children were cared for after school. The dead ranged in age from 7 to 18.

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The Unabomber’s Brother Turned Him In. Then Spent 27 Years Trying to Win Him Back.

admin30 April 2025

It was May 1996, and David Kaczynski, a counselor for troubled youth in upstate New York, sat down to write a letter to his brother Ted. A month earlier, his brother had been shockingly unmasked as the shadowy Unabomber, responsible for a 17-year ...

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French Lawmakers Cracking Down on Drug Traffickers

admin30 April 2025

A rare consensus in France’s lower house of Parliament prompted by fears that drug-related violence has grown out of control.

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New York Bans Smartphones in Schools, Joining National Movement

admin30 April 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul argued that the “bell-to-bell” ban — which restricts the devices during class, lunch and other parts of school — would help prevent disruption and cyberbullying.

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