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• Rwanda aids Burundi rebels, N.Korea arms Congo: U.N. experts

  13-05-2016 08:56 via news.yahoo.com
  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A confidential report to the United Nations Security Council accuses Rwanda of providing training, financing and logistical support through early 2016 for Burundian rebels seeking to oust Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza.     A panel of six independent experts, appointed by the United Nations to monitor Security Council sanctions on Democratic Republic of Congo, had confidentially reported in February that 18 Burundian
  
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• Ed Sheeran has 10 U.S. shows left — and no backing band or opening acts

  16-09-2026 22:57 via yahoo.com
  The fate of Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour is suddenly uncertain after all of the British singer's remaining opening acts quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped from the remaining North American dates over pro-Palestinian comments.Hours after Sheeran released a statement saying it was the promoter's decision to remove Macklemore from the tour and not his, the rest of his supporting acts  — Irish singer Aaron Rowe, Danish pop band Lukas Graham and songwriter Finneas &md
  
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• Top Democrat places hold on Trump admin. plan to sell $2.8 billion in heavy bombs to Israel

  16-09-2026 22:46 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday that he’s going to block a proposed sale of $2.8 billion in heavy weaponry to Israel over concerns that the powerful bombs may not be used in line with U.S. and international law.Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York said he would withhold approval for the sale because of “grave, unresolved concerns" about how these munitions could be used in densely populated areas of Gaza and Lebanon by Israeli
  
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• White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says she is cancer-free

  16-09-2026 22:16 via health.yahoo.com
  
  White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in March 2026.Alex Wong/Getty ImagesWhite House chief of staff Susie Wiles is "cancer free," she announced on X on Sept. 16, 2026."Some personal news I'm grateful to share. After a medical appointment at the Mayo Clinic this week, my pathology results came back clear," she explained.Wiles was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in March and told the New York Times that her prognosis was "strong."Wiles did no
  
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• Fed hikes interest rates for 1st time in 3 years in unanimous decision

  16-09-2026 21:58 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years in a unanimous decision on Wednesday, with central bankers now seeing a second hike this year to arrest sticky inflation. The Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise its benchmark interest rate to the range of 3.75% to 4% from 3.5% to 3.75%, the first rate hike since July 2023, as renewed tensions in the Middle East drive oil prices higher and raise concerns about broadening price pressures.“We now have d
  
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• What an influencer turned surgeon general could mean for public health in the U.S.

  16-09-2026 20:41 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump's nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Nicole Saphier, faced her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. - Jose Luis Magana/AP
  Wednesday’s Senate confirmation hearing wasn’t the first time much of the American public met Dr. Nicole Saphier and heard her perspective; President Donald Trump’s nominee for US surgeon general is a health and wellness influencer who has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers through her podcast and social media platforms.
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• What the Fed rate hike means for your bank accounts, loans, and credit cards

  16-09-2026 20:04 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday, marking its first hike in more than three years, in a move that will likely make borrowing more expensive while giving savers a modest boost.Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh and the Federal Open Market Committee announced a widely expected quarter-point rate increase and indicated another to come. The stock market's reaction to the Fed's announcement is likely to draw the most headlines, and John Shugar, a partner at Goldman Sachs, leans towar
  
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• House panel votes to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt in Epstein probe

  16-09-2026 19:44 via usatoday.com
  
  A key House panel investigating law enforcement's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case has voted to hold the investor and hedge fund manager Leon Black in contempt of Congress after he did not appear for a deposition or turn over documents.
  The Republican-led House Oversight Committee took the vote unanimously and across party lines on Sept. 15 as Epstein survivors applauded Chairman James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, for his willingness to force the issue.
  "No one is above the law," Comer
  
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• House speaker sends lawmakers home early ahead of midterm election recess

  16-09-2026 19:10 via yahoo.com
  The speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, speaks to reporters at the US Capitol on 16 September 2026 in Washington DC.Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
  The Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, announced on Wednesday that he would again cancel votes scheduled for Thursday, sending lawmakers home one day early ahead of the midterm election recess.
  The latest change to the legislative schedule means House members will avoid voting on Republican Thomas Massie’s resolution to impe
  
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• Senate panel approves bill to bar government officials from pressuring networks on free speech

  16-09-2026 18:36 via yahoo.com
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation on Wednesday to bar government officials from pressuring private companies to censor speech, citing threats from the Trump administration ‌against late-night talk shows as evidence of efforts to stifle free expression.The measure would allow citizens to ‌sue federal employees who pressure private companies into suppressing speech protected by the First Amendment to the U
  
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• 'Resident Evil' review: Zach Cregger's video game adaptation is easily the best 'Resident Evil' movie yet

  16-09-2026 18:00 via yahoo.com
  Austin Abrams in Zach Cregger's Resident Evil. (Sony Pictures Releasing /Courtesy Everett Collection)There have already been seven Resident Evil movies — six of them in a more action-oriented series starring Milla Jovovich, four of which were directed by her husband, Paul W.S. Anderson, plus an unrelated "reboot" in 2021 called Welcome to Raccoon City that went for more of a John Carpenter vibe and was more of an attempt to truly "adapt" the games. There's also a Netflix TV show version th
  
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• Trump administration spent $9.5B last year on employee leave, driven by DOGE-era cuts

  16-09-2026 16:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Trump administration spent $9.5 billion last year on paid administrative leave as it pushed to cut costs, the Government Accountability Office said.
  
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• Merriam-Webster gives its dictionary a ‘glow-up’ with 1,400 new words and definitions

  16-09-2026 15:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  Merriam-Webster is giving its dictionary another “glow-up,” adding 1,400 words and definitions.
  
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• Family blames 'merciless' Texas abortion ban for woman's death in new lawsuit

  16-09-2026 15:04 via cbsnews.com
  
  The family of Tierra Walker, who died of preeclampsia at the age of 37 when she was 20 weeks pregnant, has filed a lawsuit in Texas, saying she was denied an abortion that could have saved her life as her health quickly deteriorated. Lawyers for Walker's family filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Bexar County District Court accusing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, several of her doctors and others of "deliberate indifference, discrim
  
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• Obamas mourn death of 'cherished' family dog, Sunny

  16-09-2026 14:54 via usatoday.com
  
  President Barack Obama is mourning the loss of a "cherished" family member.
  The former president, in a Wednesday, Sept. 16, post on Instagram, shared his pet dog, Sunny, who joined the family during Obama's second term in the White House and immediately won their hearts, has died. He did not share a cause of death.
  Describing his pet of 13 years as a "force of nature," Obama joked the family "had trouble keeping up with her."
  "Athletic and full of boundless energy, she leapt over the hedges on t
  
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• How Kraft Heinz is keeping its legacy brands affordable to cost-conscious shoppers

  16-09-2026 14:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  For Kraft Heinz CEO Steve Cahillane, changes in the grocery marketplace demand a shift in strategy.
  
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• Ed Sheeran’s Opening Acts Drop out in Solidarity With Macklemore

  16-09-2026 13:39 via today.com
  Fallout is growing over rapper Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour with now every one of Sheeran’s music openers and his onstage band announcing that they would no longer take part in the tour. Sheeran is also speaking out, saying “Macklemore coming off tour was the promoter’s decision, it was not mine.” NBC’s Liz Kreutz reports for TODAY.
  
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• Federal Reserve Poised to Raise Interest Rates: What to Know

  16-09-2026 13:32 via today.com
  With inflation and consumer prices on the rise, Wednesday’s meeting of the Federal Reserve is being closely watched to see what the board will signal about interest rates, now and into the future. NBC’s Brian Cheung joins TODAY to break down how the Fed is expected to raise interest rates for the first time since 2023 and for the first time under newly minted chairman Kevin Warsh.
  
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• U.S. accuses Russia of plot to kill a prominent dissident in Washington

  16-09-2026 13:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Kremlin orchestrated a murder-for-hire plot against a prominent Russian dissident in Washington, D.C., this summer, the Department of Justice has said, as it unsealed charges against five people it alleged were part of a “global assassination network” aimed at causing “destruction and mayhem around the world.”
  
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• 3 Dead After NBC LA Helicopter Crashes

  16-09-2026 13:11 via today.com
  A NewsChopper Four helicopter crashed while covering a story for NBC Los Angeles, leaving three people killed including the pilot and a beloved photojournalist. The chopper crew had been on assignment covering a deadly bus crash that killed two. NBC’s Steve Patterson reports for TODAY.
  
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• Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of attacking Mecca, warns holy city is a ‘red line’

  16-09-2026 12:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Saudi Arabia has accused the Iran-backed Houthi rebels of attempting to attack Islam’s holiest city, declaring Mecca a “red line” in the escalating conflict.
  
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• What to know about the victims of the NBC Los Angeles news helicopter crash

  16-09-2026 11:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tributes began pouring in Wednesday after a news helicopter crashed in Los Angeles, leaving three people dead.
  
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• NBC L.A. mourns 2 colleagues killed while covering breaking news from the air

  16-09-2026 11:09 via nbcnews.com
  Tributes began pouring in Wednesday after a news helicopter crashed in Los Angeles, leaving three people dead.The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. local time Tuesday in the Chatsworth area of the San Fernando Valley, as the news chopper was covering a road traffic accident. Angel City Air operated the helicopter, which was providing news coverage for NBC Los Angeles. The victims aboard the helicopter were identified as Eliana Moreno, a journalist familiar to viewers of the station and its Spani
  
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• Canada could become the EU’s 1st 'associate member' under new proposal

  16-09-2026 10:06 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed Canada becoming the first associate member of the European Union. Most Read from BloombergUS 10-Year Yield Rises to Highest Since 2007 as Fed LoomsMBS and Saudi Arabia Face Crisis With Key Oil Pipeline Shut for WeeksTrump Jr.’s Wife Says Russian Paid for Parties But Not WeddingApple Just Launched Its New iPhones. Here Are 16 More Products Coming SoonCrypto Stocks and Tokens Drop After Senate Blocks Landmark Bil
  
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• U.S. military releases video of massive operation to rescue airman inside Iran

  16-09-2026 09:12 via foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. military released dramatic new video on Tuesday showing parts of one of the largest combat search-and-rescue operations in its history, including the moment elite Air Force pararescue operators reached a badly injured American airman stranded deep inside Iran.The footage documents portions of the massive April operation to rescue the two-man crew of an F-15E Strike Eagle, call sign Dude 44, after the fighter was shot down by an Iranian shoulder-fired missile.The pilot, known as Dude44 A
  
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• U.S. confirms it has weapons orbiting Earth for the first time

  16-09-2026 07:59 via cnn.com
  
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  The United States has deployed weapons in space and will use them to defend American forces, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday. It’s the first public acknowledgment that the nation has such capabilities in orbit and a potential signal to those that could pose threats in the domain.
  “Today we continue to ensure we remain ready to meet the challenges of evolving threats wherever they exist,” Meink told attendees of the Air, Space and Cyber Conference,
  
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• 7 Republicans join Democrats in vote to rein in Trump's Iran war powers

  16-09-2026 06:19 via foxnews.com
  
  A handful of House Republicans rebuked President Donald Trump's operation in Iran on Tuesday, joining Democrats to pass a resolution aimed at reining in the commander in chief's war powers.Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., introduced the war powers resolution that was backed by 14 of his fellow House Democrats, including Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo, and Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. But it was Republicans who helped put the legislation over the edge.Seven House Republicans joined all 213 voting Democrats to p
  
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• New photos show widespread damage at U.S. bases caused by Iranian attacks

  16-09-2026 02:11 via cbsnews.com
  
  New photos obtained exclusively by CBS News reveal for the first time the widespread damage and destruction of buildings and vehicles at multiple U.S. positions across the Middle East, as a result of Iranian missile and drone attacks.  The images were sent to CBS News by active service members on condition of anonymity because of rigid media restrictions within the military. "This is major damage to our bases that hasn't been communicated to the American public," one deployed service m
  
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• Federal government paid $9.5 billion for workers not to work, watchdog finds

  16-09-2026 02:00 via time.com
  
  Then-White House Senior Advisor Elon Musk walks to the White House after landing in Marine One on the South Lawn with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 2025. —Samuel Corum—Getty ImagesThe federal government spent an estimated $9.5 billion paying employees to not work last year, with most of the cost tied to a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative to shrink the federal workforce, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
  
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• Blanche says investigation unlikely into Russian oligarch's wedding gift to Trump Jr.

  16-09-2026 00:48 via abcnews.com
  
  The nation's top law enforcement official appears unlikely to investigate a Russian oligarch with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin who allegedly paid thousands of dollars to bankroll festivities for Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding to Bettina Anderson earlier this year, after the news sparked national security and counterintelligence concerns."The president doesn't know who this person is. I think other members of the family don't know who this person is ... When you say am
  
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