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5 minerals in Ukraine that may be part of a deal with the U.S.

4:56pm February 26, 2025

President Trump says Ukraine is ready to sign a deal with the U.S. to share its mineral wealth. We look at five minerals and metals that could be covered by the deal.

Search Area Expanded For Missing Malaysian Airliner Carrying 239 Passengers

The search for the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 has resumed once again

4:52pm February 26, 2025

After 11 years of the plane's untraceable disappearance, authorities have announced that the search is back on.

Young men pose for pictures in front of HIV posters in Ethiopia.

On Thursday word came: No more USAID funds for a clinic that gets HIV meds to kids

4:36pm February 26, 2025

by Gabrielle Emanuel

Supported by USAID, the Ethiopian clinic provides lifesaving medicine for HIV-positive kids and teens to suppress the virus. First came the 90-day freeze — and now an immediate termination of support.

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How federal job cuts are playing out in Western states

4:36pm February 26, 2025

by Kirk Siegler

Red states with lots of federally owned land have long called agencies managing them "bloated." Now, agency job cuts are affecting local economies.

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How a son spent a year trying to save his father from conspiracy theories

3:39pm February 26, 2025

Zach Mack spent a year attempting to rescue his father from the depths of the conspiracy rabbit hole. Their family was forced to reckon with clashing realities, ideological divides and misinformation.

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Joined By Elon Musk, Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting Of His Second Term

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Musk says federal workers should expect another round of 'pulse check' emails

3:06pm February 26, 2025

President Trump warned federal workers who did not reply to recent emails asking them to describe "five things" they accomplished are "on the bubble" suggesting they are at risk of losing their jobs.

The Inauguration Of Donald J. Trump As The 47th President

Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads editor to quit

3:06pm February 26, 2025

Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who owns the Post, says the newspaper's editorial section will publish columns only "in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."

Dean Karlan, former chief economist for USAID

Why Dean Karlan, chief economist of USAID, resigned this week

3:01pm February 26, 2025

He was hired in 2022 so the aid agency could get 'more bang for our buck' with its projects. He tried to reach out to help in the rebuilding of the agency. On Tuesday he tendered his resignation.

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'Last Seen': After slavery, family members placed ads looking for loved ones

2:37pm February 26, 2025

Formerly enslaved people would placed ads in newspapers hoping to find lost children, parents, spouses and siblings. Historian Judith Giesberg tells the stories of some of those families in a new book.

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As Elon Musk continues sweeping cuts to the US government: 'People are really scared'

2:27pm February 26, 2025

by Dave Davies

DOGE has eliminated thousands of federal jobs and canceled more than 1,000 contracts. Harvard professor Elizabeth Linos warns, "We're seeing harms that are not going to be easily undone."

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