Nation and World
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Bank of England lowers its main interest rate by 0.25%, to 5%, its first cut in over 4 years
Aug 01, 2024 6:53 am - LONDON — The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 as inflationary pressures in the economy hav...
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17-year-old suspect in UK dance class stabbings is named in courtAug 01, 2024 6:49 am - LONDON — A 17-year-old boy charged with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder for the stabbings at a dance class in northwest England was named in cour...
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Israel says it has confirmed Hamas military wing chief Mohammed Deif was killed in a July strike
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Biden urges Congress to get tougher on fentanyl traffickersJul 31, 2024 10:31 pm - The White House on Wednesday backed proposals to permanently stiffen penalties on synthetic-drug traffickers, monitor machines used to make fentanyl pills and close a loo...
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U.S. faces prolonged, coast-to-coast heat wave. Here’s a forecast for 12 cities.
Jul 31, 2024 10:31 pm - A new, long-lasting round of punishing heat is in the forecast for much of the lower forty-eight states that will extend through the first week of August. Some of the hig...
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US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden's presidencyJul 31, 2024 10:28 pm - SAN DIEGO — Arrests of migrants for illegally crossing the border to the United States from Mexico plummeted about 30% in July to a new low for Joe Biden's presidency, U....
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Lawyers for Saudi Arabia seek dismissal of claims it supported the Sept. 11 hijackersJul 31, 2024 10:27 pm - NEW YORK — Lawyers for Saudi Arabia argued Wednesday that the country fought against terrorism and al-Qaida, just like the United States, in the 1990s and should not be a...
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Texas’ floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persistsJul 31, 2024 7:55 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas can stay for now, a full federal appeals cou...
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guiltyJul 31, 2024 6:33 pm - WASHINGTON — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter in al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Depar...
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Donald Trump questions Kamala Harris’ race as he appears at gathering of Black journalists