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Iran's rial currency hits record low as shaky ceasefire with US and Israel holds
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s national rial currency hit a record low Wednesday of 1.8 million to the dollar as a shaky ceasefire with the U.S. and Israel holds.The rial had remained stable in the early weeks of the war that began Feb. 28, in part because there was little trading or imports.
The rial began to slide two days ago. Experts warn that its fall is likely to further fuel inflation in a country where many imported goods, from food and medicine to electronics and raw materials, are affected by the dollar rate.
A U.S. naval blockade during the... Read More
Meet the Liberty Bell fans visiting little-known replicas scattered across the country
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Want to see the Liberty Bell this semi-quincentennial but don’t have the time or cheese for a pilgrimage to Philadelphia? Have no fear: Chances are, there’s one at a state Capitol, museum or even a fire station near you.It won’t be the original, but it’ll be a dead ringer.
For a savings bond drive in 1950, the Treasury Department commissioned copies of the famously broken bell, one for each U.S. state and several territories. Except for the serial numbers, they were faithful replicas — right down to the Pass and Stow trademark and a... Read More
Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks and scientists' warnings
Backers of raw milk are pushing to make the potentially dangerous product more widely available and easier to obtain, even as a new outbreak — one of at least five in the past year — sickens U.S. children.More than three dozen bills supporting raw milk have been introduced in statehouses across the nation, The Associated Press found. A growing number of states are making it legal to sell. Dairy farmers say they can barely keep it in stock, even though prices can exceed $10 or $20 a gallon.
Top government officials and internet influencers are helping drive this U.S... Read More
The Latest: Trump says Iran âbetter get smart soonâ as economies face cost of rising energy prices
Talks between Iran and the United States on ending the war seemed stalled Wednesday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump earlier claiming Iran had informed his administration that it was in a “State of Collapse.”In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump criticized Iran’s handling of nuclear negotiations, saying it has failed to move toward a deal.
“Iran can’t get their act together. They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon!” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Pakistan said its weekly oil import bill has surged by about... Read More
Hegseth will be grilled by Congress for the first time since the Iran war began
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face questioning from lawmakers Wednesday for the first time since the Trump administration launched the war against Iran, which Democrats have contested as a costly conflict of choice waged without congressional approval.The hearing before the House Armed Services Committee is being held to discuss the administration's 2027 military budget proposal, which would boost defense spending to a historic $1.5 trillion. Hegseth and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, are expected to stress the need for more... Read More
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- Iran's rial currency hits record low as shaky ceasefire with US and Israel holds
- Hegseth will be grilled by Congress for the first time since the Iran war began
- Iran's highly enriched uranium likely is at the Isfahan site, the UN nuclear chief tells the AP
- EPA leader Zeldin supports slashing agency budget by half at contentious congressional hearings
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- White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will 'soon run out'
- South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years for charges including resisting arrest
- Supreme Court to weigh Trump administration push to end protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants
- King Charles III and Queen Camilla visiting 9/11 Memorial and other NYC landmarks as part of US trip
- Fed likely to leave rates unchanged at what may be Powell's last meeting, as Warsh to advance
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