Nation and World
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Beryl leaves hot misery in its wake as the still-dangerous storm churns into the U.S. interior
Jul 09, 2024 8:05 am - HOUSTON — Many of the millions left without power when Hurricane Beryl crashed into the Houston area, killing several people and unleashing flooding, now face days withou...
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Trump returns to campaign trail with VP deadline nearing amid calls for Biden to withdraw
Jul 09, 2024 8:01 am - MIAMI — Former President Donald Trump is getting back on the campaign trail Tuesday, rallying voters in his home state at his flagship golf resort in a celebratory mood a...
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Kyiv mourns as rescuers sift piles of rubble at a children's hospital hit by a Russian missile
Jul 09, 2024 7:59 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Rescuers searched the rubble at a children’s hospital Tuesday for more dead and wounded, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, a day after Russian...
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Texas officials say restoring electricity will take days after Beryl knocked out power to millions
Jul 08, 2024 6:34 pm - HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Beryl slammed into Texas on Monday, knocking out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses and unleashing heavy rains that prompted dozens o...
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Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion
Jul 08, 2024 3:47 pm - MILWAUKEE — The Republican National Committee moved Monday to adopt a party platform that reflects former President Donald Trump’s position opposing a federal abortion ba...
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'It's time for it to end': Biden tells Hill Democrats he won't step aside amid party drama
Jul 08, 2024 12:05 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, in an open letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm Monday against calls for him to drop his reelection candidacy and called for an...
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Beryl weakens to tropical storm after sweeping into Texas as Category 1 hurricane
Jul 08, 2024 8:25 am - MATAGORDA, Texas — Beryl weakened to a tropical storm Monday hours after sweeping ashore in Texas, unleashing flooding and knocking out power to more than 1 million homes...
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Israel deepens its operation in Gaza City in pursuit of militants. Thousands flee again
Jul 08, 2024 7:28 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest city in pursuit of militants who had regrouped there, sending thousands of Palest...
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June sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record. String may end soon, but dangerous heat won't
Jul 08, 2024 7:24 am - Earth's more than yearlong streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service Copernicus. There's hope that ...
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A major Russian missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 28 people and hits a children’s hospital
Jul 08, 2024 7:20 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine on Monday, damaging the country's largest children's hospital and other buildings in a fierce assault that ...