Nation and World Politics
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U.S. military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages onMay 16, 2024 6:59 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip on Thursday, with officials poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid i...
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Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witnessMay 16, 2024 12:05 pm - NEW YORK — With prosecutors’ hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, defense lawyers pressed former attorney Michael Cohen on his criminal history ...
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Slovak interior minister says 'lone wolf' has been charged with shooting prime ministerMay 16, 2024 6:53 am - BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia — The Slovak interior minister said Thursday that a “lone wolf” has been charged in the shooting that seriously wounded Prime Minister Robert Fi...
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Biden and Trump agree to presidential debates in June on CNN and in September on ABCMay 15, 2024 3:16 pm - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates in June and September — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC — setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just weeks.
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Inflation improved slightly in April, with timing for rate cuts still uncertainMay 15, 2024 3:20 pm - Inflation showed some signs of improvement in April, as policymakers grapple with whether their fight against abnormally high price growth is losing ground. Data released...
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Palestinians across the Middle East mark their original ‘catastrophe’ with eyes on the war in GazaMay 15, 2024 7:00 am - JERUSALEM — Palestinians across the Middle East on Wednesday are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel with protests and other events at...
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Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensiveMay 15, 2024 6:37 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces withdrew from some areas of the country's east and battled Russian troops in others on Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy postpo...
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Biden and oil companies like this climate tech. Many Americans do not.May 14, 2024 11:24 am - The remote stretch of public grazing land in southeastern Montana has hardly changed since homesteading days, but underneath this wind-swept expanse lies a hidden asset i...
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Biden adds tariffs on Chinese chips, critical minerals, EVsMay 14, 2024 6:56 am - President Joe Biden is hiking tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports - including semiconductors, batteries, solar cells, and critical minerals - in an election-year b...
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Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in GazaMay 14, 2024 6:49 am - JERUSALEM — Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national struggle. Bu...