Nation and World
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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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Jewish community holds solemn Israel Independence Day ceremony at Daley PlazaMay 14, 2024 7:13 pm - Chicago’s Jewish community celebrated a solemn Israel Independence Day on Tuesday during a flag-raising ceremony at Daley Plaza that was minimally impacted by pro-Palesti...
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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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David Sanborn, Grammy-winning saxophonist who played on hundreds of albums, dies at 78May 14, 2024 10:45 am - NEW YORK — David Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist who played lively solos on such hits as David Bowie's “Young Americans” and James Taylor's “How Sweet It Is (To B...
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8 dead, at least 40 injured as bus overturns in central FloridaMay 14, 2024 10:42 am - A bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida overturned on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring about 40 other passengers, authorities said.
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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...
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Blinken in Kyiv says U.S. arms will make a difference as Ukraine reels from a new Russian offensiveMay 14, 2024 6:45 am - KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that American military aid on its way to Ukraine will make a “real difference” on the battlefield, as ...
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Check stubs, fake receipts, blind loyalty: Cohen offers inside knowledge in Trump's hush money trialMay 14, 2024 3:40 pm - NEW YORK — It wasn't until after a decade in the fold, after his family pleaded with him, after the FBI raided his office, apartment and hotel room, Michael Cohen testifi...
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GM’s Cruise to start testing robotaxis in Phoenix area with human safety drivers on boardMay 13, 2024 3:24 pm - DETROIT — General Motors' troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit said Monday it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board. Cru...