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usnews.com | A.R. Cabral
When was America great? Was it during Reagan’s booming ‘80s? The victorious years after the two World Wars? The space race and swagger of the JFK years? For Donald Trump, it might have been 123 years ago – when William McKinley was president. Yes, William McKinley – the one you probably forgot right after the AP U.S. History exam.
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usnews.com | Katharine Jackson |Doyinsola Oladipo
By Katharine Jackson and Doyinsola Oladipo(Reuters) -A New Jersey teenager has been charged with arson in connection with a wildfire in the Pinelands region that has already scorched 15,000 acres and could grow into the largest blaze in the state since 2007, prosecutors said on Thursday.
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usnews.com | Amy Tennery
By Amy TenneryNEW YORK (Reuters) - Cam Ward will complete an improbable rise from an overlooked and unranked high school recruit to the presumptive first pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday as the quarterback caps his underdog story in the league's spotlight. The Tennessee Titans are expected to select the Heisman finalist first when the draft kicks off in Green Bay, a pick that experts have called as close to a sure thing as one can get in the league's biggest off-season event.
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usnews.com | Liangping Gao |Ellen Zhang |Casey Hall
By Liangping Gao, Ellen Zhang and Casey HallBEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Eno Qian, who runs a clothing factory in eastern China, says she makes a 20 yuan ($2.74) profit for every item she sells abroad and only a tenth of that on domestic sales, making a shift to the local market "not viable" for her tariff-hit business.
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usnews.com | Ned Randolph |Daniel Trotta
By Ned Randolph and Daniel TrottaLAPLACE, Louisiana (Reuters) -From her home on Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," Lydia Gerard looks down at her 8-month-old great-granddaughter and wonders if she will one day suffer the same fate as her many friends and relatives whose lives were cut short by the disease.
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usnews.com | Olena Harmash |Yuliia Dysa
By Olena Harmash and Yuliia DysaKYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday said he was prepared to negotiate with Russia "in any format" once a ceasefire takes hold while the Financial Times reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to halt Moscow's invasion at the current frontlines. Putin on Monday suggested bilateral talks with Kyiv for the first time since early in the war which is more than three years old.
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usnews.com | Aneeta Mathur-Ashton
The Department of Education will restart “involuntary” repayments of defaulted student loans after a nearly five-year pause, cautioning that as soon as next month borrowers could be referred to debt collectors or even have their wages and benefits withheld. "Debt cannot be wiped away. It just ends up getting transferred to others," press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday, a day after the announcement was made.
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usnews.com | Aneeta Mathur-Ashton
Happy Earth Day to all who celebrate. Speaking of the planet, you might not be celebrating this news: the International Monetary Fund slashed world economic growth forecasts this morning, due in large part to Trump’s trade war. And all eyes will be on the Vatican this week as Pope Francis lies in state following his death yesterday. Vatican officials announced that his funeral will take place on Saturday, and dozens of world leaders – including President Donald Trump – are expected to attend.
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usnews.com | Seth Cline |Aneeta Mathur-Ashton
Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and first non-European to serve in the role in centuries, died Monday morning at the age of 88. The Vatican said Francis died of a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure. He had been sick for weeks after contracting a life-threatening case of pneumonia. A date for his funeral has not been set yet but Francis will be buried in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Vatican City.
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usnews.com | Alan Kronenberg |Aneeta Mathur-Ashton
Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American elected to the papacy, died Easter Monday. He was 88 years old. His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, who will serve as the interim leader of the Catholic Church until a new pope is elected. “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow, I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis,” Farrell said. “At 7:35 this morning, The Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the Father’s house.