Nation and World
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Ukraine’s military will pull out of Vuhledar in the east after 2 years of intense fightingOct 02, 2024 7:05 am - Ukrainian forces are withdrawing from the front-line town of Vuhledar, perched atop a tactically significant hill in eastern Ukraine, after more than two years of grinding battle, military officials said Wednesday.
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Israel presses forward on two fronts and reports 8 combat deaths as fears of a wider war mount
Oct 02, 2024 7:02 am - Israel pressed forward on two fronts Wednesday, pursuing a ground incursion into Lebanon against Hezbollah that left eight Israeli soldiers dead and conducting strikes in Gaza that killed dozens, including children. As Israel vowed to retaliate for Iran’s ballistic missile attack a day earlier, the region braced for further escalation.
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Southerners stay in touch the old-fashioned way after Helene cuts roads, power, phones
Oct 02, 2024 6:59 am - Isolated and without electricity or phone service since Hurricane Helene inflicted devastation across the Southeast nearly a week ago, residents in the mountains of western North Carolina are relying on old-fashioned ways of communicating.
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5 takeaways from the 2024 vice-presidential debate
Oct 02, 2024 6:29 am - Welcome to The Campaign Moment, your guide to the biggest moments in the 2024 election, including when politicians occasionally agree on some things. (Did a friend forwar...
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Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico
Oct 01, 2024 4:24 pm - MEXICO CITY — Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor’s social programs but also facing chal...
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Morgan Stanley warns of 70,000 US monthly jobs hit from Trump tariffs
Oct 01, 2024 8:31 am - Morgan Stanley economists estimated that implementation of Republican tariff-hike proposals would drive up inflation and impose a hit to US economic growth that undercuts...
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Crews search for survivors in North Carolina’s mountains days after Helene's deluge
Oct 01, 2024 8:12 am - Rescuers fanned out across the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday in search of anyone still unaccounted for since Hurricane Helene’s remnants caused catastrophic damage to the Southeast, with the death toll nearing 140 people.
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Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president's 100th birthday
Oct 01, 2024 7:54 am - Jimmy Carter reached his 100th birthday Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and advocate for democracy.
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What Vance, Walz need to do to win Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate
Oct 01, 2024 7:08 am - The first and only vice-presidential debate is Tuesday. Republican nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) and Democratic nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off in person, an...
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School bus catches fire outside Bangkok and more than 20 are feared dead, officials say
Oct 01, 2024 7:03 am - BANGKOK — A bus carrying young students with their teachers caught fire in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday, with more than 20 of those on board feared dead, officials and res...