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Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. In Clearwater, Florida, authorities responded to a call Thursday morning about…

The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s big trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday in Congress, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July deadline. The tight roll…

U.S. Strikes Iran: B-2 Bombers Target Nuclear Sites

WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) – U.S. forces struck three Iranian nuclear sites in a “very successful attack,” President Donald Trump said on Saturday, adding that the crown jewel of Tehran’s nuclear program, Fordow, is gone. After days of deliberation and…

Trump Administration Rescinds Freeze on Federal Grants and Loans

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the…