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Appeals court declares DC ban on certain gun magazines unconstitutional
Appeals court strikes down a local District of Columbia law banning gun magazines over 10 bullets, ruling the measure violates Second Amendment rights.
Israeli troops push into Lebanon for yet another war with Iran's proxy Hezbollah
The BBC sees troops and tanks massing near the border, as speculation mounts that Israel is planning a full-scale ground invasion to fight Hezbollah.
U.S. payrolls unexpectedly fell by 92,000 in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.4%
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase 50,000 in February while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%.
Analysis: Tough jobs report puts Trump's Iran war plans to the test
The economy is showing signs of slowing as the Iran war quickly pushes up gas prices.
San Francisco Fed's Daly says jobs report complicates interest rate call
Daly told CNBC on Friday that the weak February jobs report adds to a difficult policymaking environment.
What people get wrong about women’s rights
Elites should stop assuming that the barriers to progress are the same from Brazil to Bangladesh, writes Alice Evans
Six books to understand the Gilded Age
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Hungary seizes millions of euros in cash and gold from Ukrainian convoy
Seven Ukrainians arrested and money-laundering investigation launched in latest spat between Kyiv and BudapestAn increasingly acrimonious spat between Hungary and Ukraine has escalated further, as Budapest impounded two Ukrainian armoured...
Iranian mathematician missing in Canada may have been targeted by Tehran, activists say
Police say Masood Masjoody was most likely murdered; Iranian expats suspect he was killed for his criticism of the theocratic regimePolice in Canada have concluded that a missing Iranian activist...
Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, suspends two key shipping services due to Iran war
The update comes as the Iran war enters its seventh day and the escalating regional conflict continues to disrupt global supply chains.
Does America have a strategy in Iran?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we consider what would be a good outcome to the war
Trump Remarks on U.S.S. Cole and Iran Raise Questions in Guantánamo Case
Prosecutors have offered up no evidence supporting a link that the president claimed between Iran and the attack in Yemen in 2000, defense lawyers say.