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Today's Top News Compilation - Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2020

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Trump says he'll speak separately to Zelenskyy, Putin about potential ceasefire

  • News source: Alexandra Marquez | NBC News
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President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he'll speak separately to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as he ramps up efforts to help the two nations reach a ceasefire.

"I will be speaking, by telephone, to President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Monday, at 10:00 a.m.," Trump wrote in an all-caps post on Truth Social on Saturday, adding, "I will then be speaking to President Zelenskyy of Ukraine."

Trump said he would speak to Putin about "stopping the 'bloodbath' that is killing, on average, more...
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Rubio says U.S. will find out if Russia is "tapping us along"

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on the phone Saturday with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to get a readout on the latest talks, as the U.S. tries to determine whether Russia is "tapping us along" in efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

"We talked about a variety of things," Rubio told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" in an interview airing Sunday. "I wanted to get his readout on his view of how the talks went yesterday. They were not a complete waste of time."

The phone call between the countries' top diplomats occurred a day...
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Police investigate fatal explosion near fertility clinic in Palm Springs

  • News source: BBC News - World
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No one from a nearby fertility clinic was harmed, but one person was killed and several were injured.
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US loses last perfect credit rating amid rising debt

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Moody's said successive US administrations had failed to reverse ballooning deficits and interest costs.
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Five killed after helicopters collide in Finland

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Police have not confirmed the number of deaths but said there were five people on board in total.
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'To Easy LoL' - New Orleans jail break may have been inside job

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The inmates ripped a toilet from the wall and escaped through a hole before running across a highway.
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Walz calls Trump a "tyrant" who abuses power and violates rule of law

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota criticized Donald Trump in a law school graduation speech Saturday, accusing the Republican president of creating a national emergency by repeatedly violating the rule of law.

Walz, the vice presidential nominee in 2024, used his remarks at the University of Minnesota's law school commencement ceremony to call on graduates to stand up to abuses of power. Lawyers, he said, are "our first and last line of defense."

"Right now, more than any other time in my lifetime, we need you to live up to the oath that you're...
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Transcript: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 18, 2025

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The following is the transcript of an interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that will air on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 18, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: And joining us now is Secretary of State Marco Rubio from Rome. Mr. Secretary, you've had a very busy week. I know you have been at the Vatican, and they have offered to host a direct meeting between Ukraine and Russia. Given that Vladimir Putin was a no show at the talks he called for in Istanbul this past week, is there reason to believe that he will take up Pope Leo on the...
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Secretary Rubio says Trump wants summit with Russia's Putin "as soon as feasible"

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio told "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan in an interview that will air on Sunday that President Trump wants a face-to-face meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin "as soon as feasible." He believes a direct conversation between the two world leaders is the only way to move the Russia-Ukraine talks forward.
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Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs' after retailer warned it will raise prices

  • News source: Leslie Josephs, CNBC and Melissa Repko, CNBC
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President Donald Trump blasted Walmart on Saturday after the country's largest retailer warned this week that it will have to raise prices because of tariffs.

"Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Between Walmart and China they should, as is said, "EAT THE TARIFFS," and not charge valued customers ANYTHING. "I'll be watching, and so will your customers!!!"

Walmart CFO John David Rainey said in an interview with CNBC on Thursday that, "We have not seen price...
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Trump says he will call Putin on Monday to discuss stopping Ukraine 'bloodbath'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The US president said he would also talk to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Nato leaders.
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Avalanche in Swiss Alps buries several people, police say

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A search and rescue operation is under way after an avalanche on the Eiger mountain in the Swiss Alps.
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Young Dems blame Biden and their own party for losing in 2024 as they distance themselves from the old-guard

  • News source: FOX News
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The Democratic Party is finally saying the quiet part out loud: "Biden should not have run again."

Revelations about President Joe Biden's cognitive decline and his administration's alleged cover-up have returned to the national conversation ahead of next week's release of CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios political correspondent Alex Thompson's book, "Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again."

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., a 2024 presidential campaign surrogate for President Joe Biden, and considered...
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Avalanche in Swiss Alps buries several people, police say

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A search and rescue operation is under way after an avalanche on the Eiger mountain in the Swiss Alps.
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Melania Trump statue goes missing in Slovenia

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The bronze depiction of the US First Lady is a replacement for a previous wooden version, which was set on fire in 2019.
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