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Equal Pay Day: Women’s Wages Fall Again

Women working full-time, year round, earn an average of 81 cents for every dollar men working full-time, year round make. simplehappyart/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption simplehappyart/Getty Images Equal Pay Day has come around again. The annual observance marks how far into the new year women must work to make what men earned in the

Rural hospitals’ $50B fund may prompt closures and service cuts

Big Sandy , in north-central Montana and home to nearly 800 people, is an isolated farming and ranching community about 80 miles from the nearest major town. Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio The emergency department at Big Sandy Medical Center in Montana is just one room, with a

Maine Democrats Clash in Costly Senate Primary to Unseat Collins

Combat veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner in Sullivan, Maine in 2025; Maine Gov. Janet Mills in National Harbor, Md. in 2023. Both Platner and Mills are Democrats vying to defeat Sen. Susan Collins, who is running for a sixth consecutive term in Maine. Robert F. Bukaty/AP; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robert

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Iran rejects U.S. peace proposal and lays out its own conditions, the Army's 82nd Airborne Division readies to deploy to Iran, jury finds Meta and Google liable in social media addiction trial.

Ukraine updates: Hungary threatens gas stop amid oil dispute

Live Published March 25, 2026 last updated March 25, 2026 Prime Minister Viktor Orban says Hungary will gradually stop the flow of gas to Ukraine until Russian Druzhba pipeline oil deliveries restart. Meanwhile Russia reports widespread overnight drone strikes. DW has more. https://p.dw.com/p/5B4GV Hungary's Orban, facing a tough election campaign, has been trying to pressure

Two arrested over London Jewish ambulance arson

Two men have been arrested in connection with an arson attack on ambulances serving a Jewish community in north London, police said on Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police said counterterrorism officers detained the men, ages 47 and 45, at separate London addresses. Both remain in custody. Police said the investigation remains active, noting that CCTV footage

Football: St. Pauli coach comes out as gay, criticizes game

An under-19 football coach at German Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli publicly came out as gay this week and used the opportunity to criticize attitudes towards homosexuality in the game. Christian Dobrick, 29, told German broadcaster RTL and news magazine Stern on Tuesday that gay men are "still treated like extraterrestrials" in professional men's football. He

Iran war: Tehran says US is ‘negotiating with itself’

Skip next section Iran continues to strike neighbors as it rejects Trump's claims of negotiations March 25, 2026 Iran continues to strike neighbors as it rejects Trump's claims of negotiations Iran on Wednesday continued to launch strikes against countries in the region it considers aligned with the US. Missiles were reported in Israel and in

Germany news: Race against time for stranded humpback whale

Published March 25, 2026 last updated March 25, 2026 Efforts to free a humpback whale trapped in shallow waters have so far failed, but wheels are in motion to free the creature. Meanwhile, police are guarding a nuclear waste convoy in western Germany. DW has the latest. https://p.dw.com/p/5B3h2 Rescue efforts are still underway after dredging
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