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Duterte Appears in Court in The Hague via Video After Arrest

Rights groups have said tens of thousands were killed in his antidrug campaign while he was the president of the Philippines.

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Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, appeared on a screen on Friday in the courtroom during his first appearance before the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
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Schumer’s Retreat From a Government Shutdown Has Young Democrats Fuming

A generational divide, seen in newer lawmakers’ impatience with bipartisanship and for colleagues who don’t understand new media, has emerged as one of the deepest rifts within the party.

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Senator Chuck Schumer’s reversal on a government shutdown enraged fellow Democrats and brought into the open long-brewing frustrations among younger lawmakers with older party leaders.
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Trump Tariffs Leave No Country Room for Exemptions, U.S. Tells Canada

In talks aimed at finding common ground on tariffs, Canadian officials were told April 2 will be a crucial day in setting the Trump tariff doctrine, and any relief could come later.

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Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, center, Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, and Canada’s ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman, met on Thursday with top Trump administration officials to discuss trade and tariffs.
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Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says

Iraqi Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said that the head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was “one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world,” the statement said

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Alan K. Simpson, a Folksy Republican Force in the Senate, Dies at 93

A plain-spoken lawmaker from Wyoming, he balanced his conservative views with moderate stands on abortion rights, gay marriage and immigration reform.

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Senator Alan K. Simpson, left, and Representative Norman Y. Mineta at the Capitol in 1988. The two had met when they were Boy Scouts.
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U.S. Consumer Sentiment Drops as Inflation Anxiety Soars

A new survey from the University of Michigan shows Americans bracing for economic pain as tariffs and policy uncertainty bite.

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A new survey released on Friday showed consumer sentiment plummeting 11 percent in March.
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