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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 18.05.2025.
It displays 166 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
18.05.2025 ⇢ The Dual Tragedy Day
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Two unrelated tragedies dominated news coverage. An explosion at a Palm Springs fertility clinic initially described as terrorism was later attributed to Guy Edward Bartkus, an "anti-natalist" who opposed people being born "without their consent." FBI investigation revealed Bartkus likely died in his own attack.
Concurrently, a Mexican Navy training ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, killing two sailors and injuring 19 others. Reports indicated the vessel lost power before impact.
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his inaugural mass, calling for unity, with Vice President Vance in attendance. Conflicting reports emerged about their interaction, some suggesting a snub.
By evening, focus dramatically shifted when former President Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones, generating bipartisan expressions of support. This news came amid ongoing Trump administration efforts to revitalize their "big, beautiful bill" containing $900B in spending cuts.
18.05.2025
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The New York Times
On Iran, Gaza, Syria and Yemen, President Trump is moving ahead without Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reshaping decades of foreign policy.
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00:42⇢Mexican Tall Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge
⌨The newspapers report extensively on a Mexican Navy tall ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, with multiple sources indicating between 19-35 people were injured (ABC News, CNN, The Daily Beast, The Epoch Times, Fox News, NY Post). FBI has declared a blast near a Palm Springs fertility clinic "an intentional act of terrorism" that killed one person (CBS, LA Times, Newsweek). Trump administration is making significant policy moves, including terminating federal grants at Harvard (Boston Globe), warning Walmart about tariffs (AP News, Common Dreams, HuffPost), reshaping Middle East policy independently from Netanyahu (NYTimes), and potentially removing checks on lawmaker prosecutions (Washington Post). Internal Democratic Party turmoil continues with potential ouster of David Hogg as DNC vice chair (Breitbart).
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New York Post
A massive Mexican navy tall ship making a festive visit to New York slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday — toppling its huge masts into the deck in a horrifying scene that left at least 19 hurt.
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More than a dozen injured when the training boat carrying 277 passengers hit the bottom of bridge, officials say
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Two people died and more than a dozen were hurt when a Mexican navy ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday in New York City, officials said.
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The Daily Beast
“The pilot lost power of the ship,” an NYPD spokesperson explained on Saturday night.
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More than a dozen injured when the training boat carrying 277 passengers hit the bottom of bridge, officials say
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New York Post
A massive Mexican navy tall ship making a festive visit to New York slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday — toppling its huge masts into the deck in a horrifying scene that left at least 2 dead.
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Hospitals and medics in the Gaza Strip say Israeli strikes across the Palestinian enclave killed at least 66 people overnight and into Sunday.
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Hospitals and medics in the Gaza Strip say Israeli strikes across the Palestinian enclave killed at least 75 people.
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The Daily Beast
The president posted a wild video that accuses Bill and Hillary Clinton of numerous murders.
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JD Vance is attending Pope Leo's inaugural mass. The trip could set the tone for the Trump administration's relationship with the new pope.
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Associated Press
The Health Ministry in Gaza says that the main hospital serving people in the territory’s north has been forced to close because of escalating Israeli strikes and what it said was a siege of the facility.
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Associated Press
Hospitals and medics in the Gaza Strip say Israeli strikes across the Palestinian enclave killed at least 103 people.
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Associated Press
Hospitals and medics in the Gaza Strip say Israeli strikes across the Palestinian enclave killed at least 103 people.
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Even before President Trump was re-elected, the Heritage Foundation, best known for Project 2025, set out to destroy pro-Palestinian activism in the United States.
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06:07⇢Fatal Mexican Ship Crash at Brooklyn Bridge
⌨The newspapers report on a Mexican Navy tall ship crash into the Brooklyn Bridge that killed two people and injured more than a dozen (ABC News, Boston Globe, CBS, CNN, The Epoch Times, Fox News, NY Post). Pope Leo XIV is celebrating his inaugural mass, with Vice President JD Vance attending (ABC News, The Blaze, USA Today). Other news includes ongoing Israeli strikes across Gaza killing dozens (AP News), Heritage Foundation's plan to counter pro-Palestinian activism (NYTimes), and continued coverage of Trump's warning to Walmart about tariffs (continuing from previous headlines).
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More than a dozen people are injured after a Mexican Navy training ship carrying 277 passengers hit the bottom of bridge, officials say
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Associated Press
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the 142-year-old bridge was spared major damage but at least 19 people aboard the ship needed medical treatment. Two of the four people who suffered serious injuries later died.
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New York Post
The Mexican navy tall ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night apparently lost power shortly before the collision, the NYPD said.
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Vice President JD Vance attended Pope Leo's inaugural mass. The trip could set the tone for the Trump administration's relationship with the new pope.
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The Daily Beast
The president is not taking the Supreme Court’s rejection of his immigration plan well.
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The Epoch Times
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The record drop in drug overdose deaths, briefly explained.
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More than a dozen people are injured after a Mexican Navy training ship carrying 277 passengers hit the bottom of bridge, officials say
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The Epoch Times
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James Comey's Deleted '86 47' Post Is Protected by the First Amendment
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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has publicly mourned the loss of two sailors who were killed in Saturday’s tragic Brooklyn Bridge crash.
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Some religious colleges and universities are cutting programs. Others are seeking mergers to reduce costs and expand offerings.
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The Atlantic
The framers of the Constitution were trying to prevent exactly this sort of corruption.
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New York Post
Video taken at the moment of the crash shows dozens of sailors lined up on the 147-foot masts as it set off on its journey for Iceland with 277 on board following a goodwill visit to New York City.
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10:00⇢Brooklyn Bridge Ship Crash Kills Two Mexican Sailors
⌨The newspapers report extensively on a Mexican Navy tall ship crash into the Brooklyn Bridge that killed two sailors and injured at least 19 people (ABC News, AP News, Boston Globe, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, Fox News, NY Post). Pope Leo XIV held his inaugural mass, calling for unity and "missionary spirit," with Vice President JD Vance attending (ABC News, The Blaze, USA Today). Political tensions continue with coverage of Trump's conflicts with the Supreme Court over immigration policy (The Daily Beast, HuffPost), Democrats' response to election loss (The Hill), and James Comey's controversial "86 47" post (Reason).
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Two people died and more than a dozen were hurt when a Mexican navy ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday in New York City, officials said.
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The Daily Beast
Leo preached the need for the world to get over a “fear of difference” during his inaugural mass in a subtle dig at the administration.
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Suspects and witnesses are being deported without justice being served, prosecutors and legal experts say.
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The Daily Beast
“An absolutely stunning modern metaphor,” wrote one MAGA influencer.
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The New Jersey Transit engineers’ strike caught many commuters by surprise. But since 2019, the engineers have been working without a new contract while making less than their counterparts at Metro-North, Amtrak, and the Long Island Rail Road.
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The Washington Post
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NBC News
The Knicks spent two decades in the NBA wilderness before a recent return to success. Fans are asking, how far can this team go?
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the intelligence community is incorrect in its assessment that Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua is not a proxy force of Nicolás Maduro's government.
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Officials are investigating what caused the Mexican Navy tall ship Cuauhtémoc to veer off course and strike the Brooklyn Bridge, killing two people.
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Associated Press
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is playing down inflation risks from the Trump administration’s tariffs.
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The Inflation Reduction Act has helped create good union jobs in the clean energy sector. Republicans want to derail this progress to pay for tax cuts for the rich. The building trades are starting to fight back, and environmentalists should join them.
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One America News
A Mexican naval training ship has rammed into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Saturday, killing two individuals on board and injuring over a dozen others.
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Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have attended Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass in the Vatican City.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has acknowledged that Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer, may pass along some of the costs from President Donald Trump’s tariffs to its shoppers through higher prices.
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One person was killed and four were injured in the weekend blast, said Akil Davis, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office.
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Breitbart News
During Sunday’s Mass of Inauguration, Pope Leo XIV called for a “united Church” to foster peace throughout the world and for the faithful to “walk towards God and love one another”.
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The Daily Beast
The pope gave the vice president the short shrift after the ceremony.
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The Daily Beast
The pope gave the vice president the short shrift.
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The bomb explosion in Palm Springs outside a fertility clinic Saturday caused damage for blocks and has been classified as an intentional act of terrorism.
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12:41⇢Palm Springs Clinic Bombing Declared Terrorism Act
⌨The newspapers report on a fatal bombing at a Palm Springs fertility clinic being investigated as terrorism, with one person killed and several injured (LA Times, NPR). The Mexican Navy tall ship crash into the Brooklyn Bridge continues to be covered, with two confirmed dead (CNN, NY Post, USA Today). Diplomatic news includes VP Vance meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Rome (ABC News), Secretary Rubio disputing intelligence assessments about Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (CBS), and conflicting reports about Vance's interaction with newly inaugurated Pope Leo XIV (Breitbart, The Daily Beast, OANN). Economic concerns surface regarding Trump's tariffs potentially raising prices at Walmart (AP News) and Trump seeking direct control over the economy (Washington Post).
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Mexican Navy training ship that hit the bottom of bridge was moving in the wrong direction, official tells CNN
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While the South Korean media has been focused on a snap presidential election, an important scandal has emerged involving the union that represents Samsung workers. It’s a cautionary tale about the difficulties facing organized labor in South Korea.
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New York Post
The FBI declared a “blast zone” and cleared residents in the Twentynine Palms neighborhood over concerns that bomb-making materials could be inside a home.
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One America News
Edan Alexander, the last American hostage in Gaza who was recently released, has called President Donald Trump, telling him “you saved my life.”
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The bomb explosion in Palm Springs outside a fertility clinic Saturday caused damage for blocks and has been classified as an intentional act of terrorism.
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One America News
Israel’s negotiators in Doha, Qatar, are exploring “every possibility” towards a deal that would free the hostages and even potentially ending the war in Gaza, according to the prime minister’s office.
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Dawn Teh
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Los Angeles Times
The suspect in the bombing of a Palm Springs fertility clinic was tentatively identified by the FBI as Guy Edwards Bartkus, 25.
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One person was killed and four were injured in the weekend blast, said Akil Davis, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office.
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Los Angeles Times
The suspect in the bombing of a Palm Springs fertility clinic was tentatively identified by the FBI as Guy Edwards Bartkus, 25.
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One America News
The man who detonated a car bomb outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs has been identified as a “25-year-old self-described pro-mortalist.”
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Explosion called an 'intentional act of terrorism' by FBI. Eggs, embryos are safe, clinic confirms.
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14:59⇢Palm Springs Clinic Bomber Identified As Anti-Natalist
⌨The newspapers report on a bombing at a Palm Springs fertility clinic, now identified as terrorism. The FBI has named Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, as the suspect, describing him as a "pro-mortalist" who opposed people being born "without their consent" (Fox News, LA Times, NPR, NY Post, One America News, USA Today). A Mexican Navy training ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge while moving in the wrong direction (CNN). Gun reform groups warn that a Trump administration settlement on trigger devices could enable mass violence (Common Dreams). Other stories include Russia launching a major drone barrage against Ukraine before Trump-Putin talks (NYTimes) and impeachment discussions against Trump (Newsweek).
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned other nations that the United States could reintroduce the reciprocal tariff levels if foreign countries fail to negotiate in “good faith.”
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During this week’s broadcast of FNC’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” FBI Director Kash Patel discussed the 2017 claim that President Donald Trump’s first presidential election win resulted from Russian collusion.
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Investigators have identified Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, as the primary person of interest in the explosion that injured four others.
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The suspect in the explosion at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday was reportedly an “anti-natalist” who did not believe people should have more children.
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One America News
Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a “good meeting” in their first public encounter since their infamous Oval Office blow-up.
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Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday.
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The diagnosis was announced after doctors found a “small nodule” on Biden’s prostate during a physical exam earlier this month.
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A statement from the former president’s office said the cancer has spread to his bones
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Associated Press
Former President Joe Biden’s office says he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found.
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The Boston Globe
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HuffPost
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One America News
Joe Biden’s personal office has announced that the former president has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer.
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The Daily Beast
The former president, 82, was diagnosed last week after experiencing “increasing urinary symptoms.”
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16:35⇢Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Bone Cancer
⌨The newspapers report extensively on former President Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis. Multiple sources indicate he has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of the disease that has spread to his bones (ABC News, AP News, Boston Globe, CBS, CNN, Fox News, HuffPost, NY Post, The Daily Beast, The Hill, USA Today). Separately, coverage continues on the Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing, with Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, identified as the primary suspect who reportedly held "anti-natalist" beliefs opposing population growth (Breitbart, NPR, Newsweek).
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The Epoch Times
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Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from his personal office.
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Breitbart News
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer that is “characterized by a Gleason score of 9,” his office revealed in a statement Sunday.
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The Epoch Times
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One America News
FBI Director Kash Patel announced the imminent release of “truckloads” of documents pertaining to the Trump-Russia collusion hoax to provide a “wave of transparency” to the American public.
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The Washington Post
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The New York Times
The bombardment, which Ukrainian officials said mostly targeted Kyiv, came a day before President Trump was expected to talk with President Vladimir Putin.
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The New York Times
The cancer has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from former President Biden’s personal office.
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The Blaze
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One America News
President Donald Trump, along with many other political figures, have sent their best wishes to former President Joe Biden after it was revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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The Boston Globe
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The Washington Post
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One America News
House Speaker Mike Johnson stated on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” aimed at cutting around $900 billion in federal spending is still “on track” to pass by the “end of next week” despite opposition from GOP fiscal hawks.
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Former President Joe Biden announced he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Here's what you need to know about the disease.
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Former President Joe Biden announced he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Here's what you need to know about the disease.
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The Daily Beast
Trump penned a conciliatory message to his predecessor shortly after the news was announced Sunday.
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20:19⇢Biden Battles Aggressive Cancer
⌨The newspapers extensively report on former President Joe Biden's diagnosis with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones (ABC, AP, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, Common Dreams, Fox News, HuffPost, NPR, NY Post, NYTimes, The Daily Beast, The Epoch Times, The Hill, USA Today, Washington Post). New developments include bipartisan support for Biden (The Hill) and Trump's conciliatory message to his predecessor (The Daily Beast). Meanwhile, House Speaker Johnson claims Trump's "$900B spending cuts bill" remains "on track" despite Republican opposition (OANN), and a human interest story features Matt Brown's recovery 15 years after a paralyzing hockey injury (Boston Globe).
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The Daily Beast
Hours after Biden’s cancer diagnosis was announced, conservatives raised their eyebrows at what they claimed was another cover-up.
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The 82-year-old former US president’s office says the cancer has metastasized to his bones
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'This represents a more aggressive form of the disease," a Biden spokesman said in a statement.
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Associated Press
Republicans are looking to get their massive tax cut and border security package back on track. The House Budget Committee will hold a rare Sunday night committee meeting after that same panel voted against advancing the measure two days earlier.
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Associated Press
Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday night vote.
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Los Angeles Times
Rebecca Onion
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The Washington Post
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Associated Press
Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday night vote.
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The remarks took place as two of the sport's biggest rivals, the Fever's Caitlin Clark and the Sky's Angel Reese, faced off on the court.
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