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FDA refuses to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application

FDA refuses to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine using mRNA technology, the company announced Tuesday, a decision that could delay the introduction of a shot designed

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Jeffries accuses Republicans of ‘voter suppression’ over bill requiring voter ID, proof of citizenship

Jeffries accuses Republicans of ‘voter suppression’ over bill requiring voter ID, proof of citizenship

The House of Representatives’ top Democrat claimed Republicans’ election security bill was tantamount to ‘voter suppression’ on Monday. House Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., criticized the House GOP-led SAVE America Act during his weekly press

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The world’s top nuclear powers have no arsenal limits, here are the countries with nukes

The world’s top nuclear powers have no arsenal limits, here are the countries with nukes

For the first time in decades, the world’s two largest nuclear superpowers are no longer bound by any treaty limiting their arsenals. The last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia, known

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Tulsi Gabbard denies wrongdoing over delayed whistleblower complaint referral to Congress members: ‘Baseless’

Tulsi Gabbard denies wrongdoing over delayed whistleblower complaint referral to Congress members: ‘Baseless’

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard denied any wrongdoing on Saturday as Democrats question why a whistleblower complaint filed against her last May took nearly a year before it was referred to Congress. ‘[Virginia Democrat] Senator Mark

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Trump overhauls US arms sales to favor key allies, protect American weapons production

Trump overhauls US arms sales to favor key allies, protect American weapons production

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order requiring the government to assess foreign weapons sales based on their impact on U.S. production capacity for key systems and to favor allies whose defense investments

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Iran seizes oil tankers, threatens ‘massacre’ in Strait of Hormuz, hours before US talks

Iran seizes oil tankers, threatens ‘massacre’ in Strait of Hormuz, hours before US talks

Iran seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf Thursday, accusing them of smuggling fuel and detaining 15 foreign crew members ahead of high-stakes U.S.–Iran talks Friday in Oman. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

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Maduro ally Alex Saab arrested in joint US-Venezuelan operation, official says

Maduro ally Alex Saab arrested in joint US-Venezuelan operation, official says

Venezuelan official Alex Saab, a former businessman and close ally of captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was arrested in the Latin American country on Wednesday as part of a joint operation between the U.S.

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Lawmakers question whether US moving fast enough to capitalize on Hezbollah’s weakened state

Lawmakers question whether US moving fast enough to capitalize on Hezbollah’s weakened state

A House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday underscored what lawmakers and witnesses repeatedly described as a ‘historic’ but ‘narrowing’ opportunity to weaken Hezbollah and restore Lebanese state sovereignty, while

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Plan to end government shutdown survives key House hurdle after Trump quells GOP rebellion threats

Plan to end government shutdown survives key House hurdle after Trump quells GOP rebellion threats

The Senate’s compromise to end the ongoing partial government shutdown survived an important hurdle on Monday night, teeing up the legislation for a vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The House Rules Committee,

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Russia kills 12 Ukrainian miners in deadly bus attack hours after peace talks postponed

Russia kills 12 Ukrainian miners in deadly bus attack hours after peace talks postponed

A Russian drone strike hit a bus carrying miners in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday, killing at least 12 people. Ukrainian emergency services later reported the death toll had risen to 15 in one of