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Trump drops IRS lawsuit, sets up $1.7bn US anti-weaponisation fund
United States President Donald Trump has withdrawn his $10bn lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) stemming from a leak…
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World Cup 2026: Will violence and protests test Mexico’s cohost status?
The ongoing scrutiny of the United States as World Cup cohost, and FIFA’s role as tournament organiser, has overshadowed the…
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Watch: Firefighters rescue 25 million bees in broken-down semi
May 18 (UPI) — Firefighters in Utah came to the rescue of about 25 million bees in a broken-down semi…
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Ohio man’s birthday numbers deliver $25,417 lottery prize
An Ohio man used his own birthday for luck and ended up winning a lottery prize worth $25,417 from a…
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Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.
It was their dream home, a newly built, 2,500-square-foot modern farmhouse with a playroom that Mitch and Kara Meredith had…
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Tiny Footprints, a Blue Blanket: What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died of Vitamin K Deficiency
I recently wrote about babies dying from a rare but fatal condition called vitamin K deficiency bleeding. To report the…
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On This Day, May 18: Wilson signs Selective Service Act amid WWI
1 of 5 | The DC War Memorial, which honors District residents who died in World War I, sits on…
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Famous birthdays for May 18: Reggie Jackson, Ai Weiwei
1 of 3 | Reggie Jackson participates in the Baseball Hall of Fame Parade of Legends in Cooperstown, N.Y., on…
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Mizuho shares slide 7% after denying decision on reported Rakuten Bank investment shift
Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Mizuho Financial Group fell as much as 7.7% on Monday after…
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall as Trump’s Iran warning stokes fresh oil supply fears
A general view of the Hong Kong skyline in fog on March 29, 2026 in Hong Kong, China. Sawayasu Tsuji…
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