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How Sen. Cory Booker prepared his body for record 25-hour-long speech

To physically prepare for the feat, Booker used “a lot of tactics,” he said, including fasting and curbing water intake in the days before to make sure he could stand for so long and wouldn’t have to take a bathroom break.
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See Trump’s list: More than 180 countries and territories facing reciprocal tariffs

Trump’s plan sets a 10% baseline tariff across the board. But the president’s list makes it clear that many countries will face significantly higher rates.
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World leaders react to Trump’s global tariffs

World leaders began responding after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled global reciprocal tariffs on Thursday.
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Seven tigers seized from Nevada residence of exotic animal dealer

Seven tigers seized from Nevada residence of exotic animal dealer – The operation took most of Wednesday due to the need to sedate the tigers and remove them from the property, authorities said
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Central U.S. braces for tornadoes and flash flooding as powerful storm approaches

The National Weather Service says a “multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic” storm is expected to impact multiple states beginning on Wednesday.
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Cory Booker’s historic speech energizes a discouraged Democratic base

As Democratic Sen. Cory Booker neared Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night, the typically sparsely filled viewing galleries above the Senate floor grew packed.
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With Trump’s Tariffs, the Chasm Between Allies and the U.S. Widens

President Trump announced sweeping levies on countries across the world. Washington’s partners have been bracing for the fallout.
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Donald Trump builds a wall made of tariffs, enclosing the whole US

President promised liberation, yet immediate impact could be rising shop prices and corrosive uncertainty for firms
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Booker’s Senate record broke Thurmond’s plea to ‘go down fighting’ against voting rights

The New Jersey senator said he didn’t like that the record for the longest Senate speech was held by “someone who was trying to stop people like me from being in the Senate.”
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Federal judge questions whether EPA move to rapidly cancel ‘green bank’ grants was legal

Federal judge questions whether EPA move to rapidly cancel ‘green bank’ grants was legal [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now