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Bayer moves to settle Roundup lawsuits for $7.25 billion
Bayer moves to settle Roundup lawsuits for $7.25 billion

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri: Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients have proposed a US$7.25 billion nationwide settlement to resolve...

Trump’s plan to overhaul East Potomac golf course tees off in court
Trump’s plan to overhaul East Potomac golf course tees off in court

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Adding to the list of legal battles challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to stamp his name on public...

5 former NFL players pardoned by Trump for various crimes
5 former NFL players pardoned by Trump for various crimes

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned five former professional football players this week for past crimes such as...

D.C. United opens season with shocker over 2025 MLS-best Philadelphia
D.C. United opens season with shocker over 2025 MLS-best Philadelphia

(Photo credit: Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images) Playing against his former team, Tai Baribo scored in the 23rd minute to deliver D.C. United...

Pitt snaps losing streak with win over Notre Dame
Pitt snaps losing streak with win over Notre Dame

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) Roman Siulepa scored a game-high 22 points and Nojus Indrusaitis finished with a career-high...

Top 25 roundup: No. 3 Duke knocks off No. 1 Michigan in D.C.
Top 25 roundup: No. 3 Duke knocks off No. 1 Michigan in D.C.

(Photo credit: Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images) Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 3 Duke held on to beat No. 1 Michigan 68-63 in a...

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Without Congressional nod, Trump vows $10 billion for Board of Peace
Without Congressional nod, Trump vows $10 billion for Board of Peace

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump announced at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting on February 19 that the U.S. was pledging...

Man pleads guilty to claiming ownership of New Yorker Hotel
Man pleads guilty to claiming ownership of New Yorker Hotel

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A New York City man who lived rent-free for years in Manhattan's New Yorker Hotel, then attempted to claim...

California avalanche kills 8 backcountry skiers, one still missing
California avalanche kills 8 backcountry skiers, one still missing

TRUCKEE, California: The bodies of eight backcountry skiers caught in an avalanche were discovered near California's Lake Tahoe by...

Actor Shia LaBeouf hits two men in New Orleans, arrested
Actor Shia LaBeouf hits two men in New Orleans, arrested

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana: Actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested after being accused of hitting two men early on the morning of February 17...

Supreme Court rules 6-3, Trump exceeded authority with global tariffs
Supreme Court rules 6-3, Trump exceeded authority with global tariffs

WASHINGTON DC — In a landmark 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs,...

Board of Peace chair set to launch new war against Iran
Board of Peace chair set to launch new war against Iran

After some delays, the United States is dispatching a second aircraft-carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, from the Caribbean to the Middle...