Nation and World
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Zelenskyy's surprise visit to DC was months in the making
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The idea of a daring wartime trip by Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington had percolated for some time before the surprise visit was revealed just hours ahead ...
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Average long-term US mortgage rate falls a 6th straight week
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate declined for the sixth straight week, giving potential homebuyers a tiny amount of relief after rates topped o...
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US probing automated driving system use in 2 Tesla crashes
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - The U.S. government's highway safety agency said Thursday it will send teams to investigate two November crashes in California and Ohio involving Teslas that may have be...
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Russia scrubs Mariupol's Ukraine identity, builds on death
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - Throughout Mariupol, Russian workers are tearing down bombed-out buildings at a rate of at least one a day, hauling away shattered bodies with the debris. Russian milita...
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US economy grew 3.2% in Q3, an upgrade from earlier estimate
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Shrugging off rampant inflation and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at an unexpectedly strong 3.2% annual pace from July through September...
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India to randomly test international visitors for COVID-19
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - NEW DELHI - India has begun randomly testing international passengers arriving at its airports for COVID-19, the country's health minister said Thursday, citing an incre...
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Senate reaches deal on $1.7 trillion package, pushing toward passage
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate appeared back on track Thursday to pass a $1.7 trillion bill to finance federal agencies through September and provide roughly $45 billion i...
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Pope warns Vatican staff an 'elegant demon' lurks among them
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis warned Vatican bureaucrats on Thursday to beware the devil that lurks among them, saying it is an "elegant demon" that works in people who ha...
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Temperatures fall far and fast as winter storm threatens U.S.
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - MISSION, Kan. - Temperatures plunged far and fast Thursday as a winter storm formed ahead of Christmas weekend, promising heavy snow, ice, flooding and powerful winds ac...
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Arizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico border
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the U.S....