Nation and World
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Federal judge revives legal effort to limit access to abortion pill
Jan 21, 2025 6:32 pm - A decision by a federal judge last week is reviving the effort to limit access to mifepristone, opening a fresh round of litigation over a widely used drug that has grown...
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Tariffs for Mexico and Canada taking shape for Feb. 1
Jan 21, 2025 4:53 pm - President Donald Trump signaled early plans to use tariffs on imported goods as a key weapon in relations with the United States’ three top trading partners, saying the f...
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Trump pardons upend massive Jan. 6 prosecution by freeing rioters and dismissing cases
Jan 21, 2025 4:44 pm - WASHINGTON — Rioters locked up for their roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack were released while judges began dismissing dozens of pending cases Tuesday after President Do...
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At least 76 people killed in a hotel fire at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey
Jan 21, 2025 1:28 pm - A fire raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people — at least two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flames, officials said.
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States sue to stop Trump’s order blocking birthright citizenship
Jan 21, 2025 12:59 pm - Attorneys general from 18 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's move to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents’ status.
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Trump White House celebrates release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden
Jan 21, 2025 11:17 am - A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday.
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Threat of immigration raids turns Chicago’s ‘Little Village’ into ghost town
Jan 21, 2025 10:31 am - The second busiest retail corridor in Chicago is typically a bustling area dotted with taquerias and Mexican grocery stores in the southwestern part of the city. By Monday afternoon it had turned into a ghost town.
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Trump signs order to end birthright citizenship. Legal experts say it won’t work.
Jan 21, 2025 9:12 am - President Donald Trump on Monday tried to use executive authority to end birthright citizenship for children born to people who are in the country without authorization o...
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A rare winter storm is bringing heavy snow, sleet and ice to Texas and the northern Gulf Coast
Jan 21, 2025 8:12 am - A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday has closed highways and airports and prompted the first blizzard warning for southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.
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Israel’s top general resigns over Oct. 7 attack as it launches major military operation in West Bank
Jan 21, 2025 7:58 am - Israel's top general resigned on Tuesday, citing the security and intelligence failures related to Hamas' surprise attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip.