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Hamas says it’s open to a Gaza truce but stops short of accepting a Trump-backed proposal
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas suggested Wednesday that it was open to a ceasefire agreement with Israel, but stopped short of accepting ...
House Republicans race toward a final vote on Trump’s tax bill, daring critics to oppose
The Tax Policy Center, which provides nonpartisan analysis of tax and budget policy, projected the bill would result next ...
President Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam that will let US goods into the country duty-free
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam Wednesday that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free. Vietnamese exports to the United States, by contrast, ...
The Dalai Lama says he plans to reincarnate, ensuring the institution will continue
The Dalai Lama’s succession plan is politically consequential for most Tibetans who oppose China’s tight control of Tibet and have struggled to keep their identity alive, in their homeland or in exile ...
In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republicans in Congress rushed forward with a massive tax and spending cut bill, a North Carolina renewable energy executive wrote to his 190 employees with a warning: Deep cuts ...