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Last year, FIFA President Gianni Infantino likened this year’s World Cup to “104 Super Bowls.”
With the soccer tournament a month away, that’s feeling like a stretch.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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5/13/26
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Passengers from the Hondius cruise ship are being repatriated under a patchwork of measures that reflect uncertainty over how this strain of hantavirus spreads, complicating efforts to contain the …
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Jason Gale / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/12/26
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U.S. President Donald Trump is showing signs of frustration at a lack of progress in negotiations to end the 10-week war with Iran, as the Strait of Hormuz remains all but closed to vital energy …
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Kate Sullivan and Salma El Wardany / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/12/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended a highly anticipated stay blocking an appellate court’s pause on telehealth abortion access until May 14.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s …
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By Sofia Resnick / Stateline
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5/12/26
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The U.S. was waiting on Iran’s response to its latest proposal to end the war after suggesting word could come imminently, following clashes in the Strait of Hormuz that strained a monthlong …
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Courtney Subramanian, Courtney McBride and Jen Judson / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/10/26
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The federal student loan system is set to see a dramatic overhaul beginning this summer, and critics warn it likely will make loans more expensive and difficult to obtain for borrowers — driving …
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By Shauneen Miranda / Washington State Standard
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5/10/26
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From the Rockies to the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada, mountainsides across the West are sparsely covered by the snow that usually blankets the high country well into the summer.
That snowpack …
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By Alex Brown / Washington State Standard
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5/10/26
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The U.S. is waiting on Iran to respond to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end a war that’s killed thousands of people, with tensions still high in both the Persian Gulf and in …
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Salma El Wardany, Dan Williams and Patrick Sykes / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/7/26
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Washington state Democrats are wrestling with whether to join the redistricting battles unfolding across the country.
There’s no immediate push to redraw the state’s congressional map. But …
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By Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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5/7/26
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Iran is evaluating a new proposal from the U.S. to end their near 10-week war, according to a person familiar with the matter, as China added its voice to global pressure to wrap up the …
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Salma El Wardany, Fiona MacDonald and Omar Tamo / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/6/26
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Tory Starr is worried about the people who get medical care at Open Door Community Health Centers along California’s North Coast.
“They’re the folks that work at restaurants. They’re the …
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By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News
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5/6/26
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Two Republican-led Senate committees late Monday released legislative text to flesh out a nearly $70 billion reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement agencies at the Department of …
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David Lerman / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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5/5/26
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The U.S. played down the prospect of a return to active war with Iran after a day of clashes involving ships in the Strait of Hormuz and missile strikes against the United Arab Emirates.
Attacks …
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Eltaf Najafizada and Omar Tamo / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/5/26
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Federal agencies say they have yet to take steps to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, as the Department of Justice fights a Democrat-led lawsuit against …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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5/5/26
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Golden Tempo won the 152nd running of the Grade 1, $5 million Kentucky Derby on Saturday night on an unseasonably chilly, but ultimately sunny, day at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Cherie DeVaux …
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Cameron Drummond / Lexington Herald-Leader (TNS)
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5/3/26
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Pioneering discount carrier Spirit Airlines formally announced an end to more than three decades of flying early Saturday after the U.S. Government and the Dania Beach-based company failed to reach …
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David Lyons, Shira Moolten and Angie DiMichele / South Florida Sun Sentinel (TNS)
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5/3/26
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More than 60 days into his war with Iran, well past public deadlines he had set for its end, President Donald Trump sat through a briefing from U.S. Central Command outlining yet another set of …
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Michael Wilner / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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5/3/26
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he will review Iran’s latest peace offer but wouldn’t rule out restarting strikes on Tehran’s military targets should the regime “misbehave.”
Trump, …
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Arsalan Shahla and Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/3/26
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A new effort to force states to affirm the Trump administration’s views on DEI, transgender athletes and immigration when signing contracts with the U.S. Forest Service is threatening millions of …
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By Alex Brown / Stateline
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5/3/26
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The U.S. and Iran showed little sign of breaking their impasse and agreeing to another round of peace talks, with President Donald Trump insisting that his navy’s blockade is working.
Trump …
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Omar Tamo, Eltaf Najafizada / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/30/26
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