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Israel launches attack on Syrian government forces near Damascus

7:07am May 01, 2025

by Jane Arraf

Israel attacked Syrian government forces near Damascus in what is says is a bid to protect a religious minority there. Clashes between Druze and Sunni Muslim fighters have killed at least 20 people.

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World News

Russia Cautions Against A Return Of Cold War Rhetoric

by Michele Kelemen

NATO is scaling back cooperation with Russia to punish it for its annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. While the rhetoric is tough, Secretary Kerry is keeping the door open for negotiations.

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Finding A More Nuanced View Of Poverty's 'Black Hole'

by Pam Fessler

Thirty-seven percent of New Yorkers faced severe material hardship last year, but the city's official poverty rate is only 21 percent. Researchers are trying to find a better way to measure poverty.

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Ryan's Budget Plan Takes Midterm Elections Into Consideration

by Ailsa Chang

Liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans both can find a lot to love in House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's latest budget proposal. In the Senate, there's no chance the plan will pass.

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Ranch Dressing Is The Cream Of The Crop

A new report says ranch is the salad dressing of choice in cafeterias and restaurants in the U.S. Its sales and shipments are double that of the No. 2 dressing: blue cheese.

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Concerns Linger For N.C. Residents After Coal Ash Spill

by Jeff Tiberii

It has been nearly 2 months since a metal stormwater pipe ruptured near the Dan River. A federal criminal probe was launched into the relationship between Duke Energy and a state environmental agency.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Part Of Campaign Finance Law

by David Greene

By a 5-4 vote, the justices eliminated the cap on the total amount donors can contribute in an election cycle. The aggregate limit had been $123,000.

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Music & Culture

Science

Methane-Producing Microbes Caused 'The Great Dying'

by Christopher Joyce

The world's biggest extinction some 250 million years ago wiped out 90 percent of all living things. What caused it has puzzled scientists, and now they think microbes may have done it.

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Israel launches attack on Syrian government forces near Damascus

Russia Cautions Against A Return Of Cold War Rhetoric

Finding A More Nuanced View Of Poverty's 'Black Hole'

Ryan's Budget Plan Takes Midterm Elections Into Consideration

Ranch Dressing Is The Cream Of The Crop

Concerns Linger For N.C. Residents After Coal Ash Spill

Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Part Of Campaign Finance Law

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Calvin and Zatera Spencer Have Midas Touch

Michigan Firefighter Safely Evacuates Snake

Car Rolls Off Valet Parking Deck Into Gulf Of Mexico

Post Arab Spring, Where Do Islamist Parties Stand?

Methane-Producing Microbes Caused 'The Great Dying'