Chile’s hard-right holds the upper hand as presidential election goes to a tense runoff
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Trump plans to meet with Mamdani, says he’ll ‘work something out’ with New York City’s mayor-elect
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FAA lifts order slashing flights, allowing commercial airlines to resume their regular schedules
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Japan’s economy contracts as exports get hit by US tariffs
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In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files
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Border Patrol official says dozens arrested in North Carolina immigration enforcement surge
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Ecuadorian voters reject proposals to host foreign military bases and rewrite the constitution
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A New Orleans man who had his murder conviction tossed wins election as city’s chief record keeper
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Trump says US may have discussions with Maduro as aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean
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Fetterman says he’s back home after a fall put the Pennsylvania senator in the hospital
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US students studying housing, health outcomes and sustainability win 2026 Rhodes scholarships
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Trump’s Republican Party insists there’s no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses
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As nations push for more ambition at climate talks, chairman says they may get it
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Today in History: November 16, Nixon authorizes Alaska pipeline
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Chile’s presidential race heads to a runoff between a communist and a pro-Trump conservative
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From roadways to classrooms, this New Mexico program is bringing women’s history out of the shadows
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South Carolina looks at most restrictive abortion bill in the US as opponents keep pushing limits
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4 dead after wooden boat believed to be ferrying migrants into the US capsizes off San Diego
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Former Fed governor’s stock trades violated the central bank’s ethics rules
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MAGA rift grows as Trump feuds with Greene before key 2026 midterm elections
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4 law enforcement officers shot in rural Kansas responding to domestic violence call
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Immigration enforcement surge begins in Charlotte, North Carolina, officials confirm
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Brazilian coffee, beef and tropical fruit will still be tariffed 40%, says Brazil’s vice president
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Feds expand terrorism charges in July shooting at Texas immigration detention center
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Trump pardons Jan. 6 rioter for gun offense and woman convicted of threatening to shoot FBI agents
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An uncommon program helps children displaced by flooding that devastated Alaska villages
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