Emil Boveis shown sitting in a Manhattan criminal court during Donald Trump’s sentencing in the hush money case in New York, Jan. 10, 2025. Jeehah Moon/Pool Bloomberg/AP hide caption toggle caption Jeehah Moon/Pool Bloomberg/AP WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove 50-49 for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge Tuesday as Republicans dismissed whistleblower …
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (right) and his colleagues are expected to leave interest rates unchanged Wednesday, despite calls for lower rates from President Trump. The president toured the central bank’s headquarters renovation project with Powell last week. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday …
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (holding up hard hat) speaks with the construction manager during a tour of renovations at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. At left is President Trump, and between Trump and Powell is the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew …
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Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots gets tackled with his helmet by Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens during the 2013 AFC Championship game at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 20, 2013, in Foxboro, Mass. Hernandez died by suicide in 2017, and researchers found he had a severe case of CTE. Jared Wickerham/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jared Wickerham/Getty …
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President Trump walks to board Marine One at Trump International Golf Links in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, on Tuesday at the end of his trip to Scotland. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Trump offered new details Tuesday over what led to his falling out with Jeffrey Epstein some two decades ago, telling …
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In an aerial view, cars travel along Interstate 80 in Berkeley, Calif., on January 16, 2024. The regulations that require automakers to build more efficient, cleaner vehicles are being loosened under the Trump administration. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America For years the Environmental Protection Agency has pushed carmakers to reduce how …
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New study finds certain lifestyle changes can help improve our brains as we age NPR Trying to keep your brain young? A big new study finds these lifestyle changes help NPR Can diet and exercise lower the risk of Alzheimer’s? WBUR Healthy Lifestyle Can Help People at Risk for Dementia, Study Finds The New York Times Worried about Alzheimer’s? Start walking, according to a …
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Police respond to a shooting outside the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev., on July 28, 2025. Andy Barron/AP hide caption toggle caption Andy Barron/AP RENO, Nev. — A gunman opened fire Monday outside the largest casino in Reno, Nevada, killing three people and wounding three others before police shot the suspect and arrested him, officials said. The suspect had …
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An epic fable about two young Indian writers. A dark comedy about a loner who gets a job as a chauffeur for the mega-rich. A book about a Ukrainian ecologist studying snails that turns into a metafictional novel about a writer working on a book about a Ukrainian ecologist studying snails at the onset of the ongoing war. This year’s …
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A family shops in a toy store in Princeton, N.J. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Slocum/AP It’s the most common question asked about tariffs: When will prices start going up? For months, shoppers heard from manufacturers and retailers that President Trump’s barrage of new tariffs on virtually all imports would cost them dearly. But that hasn’t happened, and …
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