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WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington is now deciding whether a new criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey can survive, after prosecutors told the court on Friday,…
NEW DELHI — The United States and India announced a trade deal framework on Friday, 30 October 2026, setting out lower tariffs on key goods and wider cooperation on energy…
BERLIN — Germany’s governing coalition entered the final stretch of its fight over the 2027 federal budget on Friday, 30 October 2026, with leaders from both camps warning that failure…
ATLANTA — CDC opioid overdose deaths decline for a second year in provisional federal data released for 2026, officials said, a sign that the worst of the American overdose crisis…
LOS ANGELES — California wildfire evacuations were ordered on Friday, 30 October 2026, as strong Santa Ana winds pushed a fast-moving fire through dry brush and toward homes, fire officials…
A bipartisan bill heads to the president WASHINGTON — Congress on Thursday passed a bipartisan veterans health care bill that expands mental health services, funds new and upgraded rural clinics,…
Why housing affordability moved to the top of the Senate agenda WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday advanced a bipartisan housing supply bill aimed at building more homes in places…
WASHINGTON — The White House on 30 October 2026 unveiled a plan to speed power connections and grid upgrades for artificial intelligence data centres, arguing that the United States cannot…
WASHINGTON — The White House on 30 October 2026 announced a new executive order aimed at lowering prescription drug prices, reviving a most-favoured-nation approach that would benchmark some American prices…
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has filed an expanded antitrust case alleging that Google uses deals tied to artificial intelligence search features and long-standing default agreements to preserve its dominance…