Nation and World
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Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth
Sep 12, 2024 8:19 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional ...
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Top US and UK diplomats pledge almost $1.5B in additional aid for Ukraine during visit to Kyiv
Sep 11, 2024 3:07 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — The United States and Britain pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine on Wednesday during a visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats as Ukrai...
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Speaker Johnson calls off a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
Sep 11, 2024 2:27 pm - WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months as it became in...
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Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza and kill at least 34 people, hospitals say
Sep 11, 2024 2:15 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killi...
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USPS is ending discounts for shipping consolidators that tap into its vast delivery network
Sep 11, 2024 11:01 am - The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday that it is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use to get packages to the nation's doorsteps, in a mov...
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9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero
Sep 11, 2024 9:31 am - NEW YORK — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced wit...
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Fact-checking the 2024 Trump-Harris debate
Sep 11, 2024 8:26 am - In their first and perhaps only presidential debate in the 2024 election, a defensive former president Donald Trump relied on many of his favorite falsehoods to combat attacks from Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris stretched the truth on occasion, but she was no match in the falsehood department against Trump.
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US inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates
Sep 11, 2024 7:49 am - WASHINGTON — The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Feder...
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Hurricane Francine threatens Louisiana's coast with strong winds and flooding
Sep 11, 2024 7:46 am - MORGAN CITY, La. — Hurricane Francine barreled toward Louisiana on Wednesday as residents made last-minute trips to stock up on supplies and forecasters warned of potenti...
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4 takeaways from the first Trump-Harris presidential debate
Sep 11, 2024 7:09 am - The 2024 election appears about as tight as can be, meaning the onus was on both Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump as they took the stage for the ABC News debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. And the stakes were especially high, given no further debates have been scheduled.