Nation and World
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Suspected Palestinian gunman kills an Israeli, wounds another in latest attack in occupied West Bank
Aug 21, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - A suspected Palestinian attacker killed an Israeli woman and seriously wounded a man in the south of the occupied West Bank on Monday, Israeli authorities sa...
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Group of House conservatives unveil demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdown
Aug 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands that they want included in a stopgap spending measure to keep the...
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Global food security is at crossroads as rice shortages and surging prices hit the most vulnerable
Aug 21, 2023 1:00 am - Francis Ndege isn't sure if his customers in Africa's largest slum can afford to keep buying rice from him. Prices for rice grown in Kenya soared a while ago because of ...
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Looking for a new car under $20,000? Good luck. Your choice has dwindled to just one vehicle
Aug 21, 2023 1:00 am - DETROIT - Just five years ago, a price-conscious auto shopper in the United States could choose from among a dozen new small cars selling for under $20,000. Now, there's...
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Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in protected area
Aug 21, 2023 1:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end ...
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Zelenskyy vows retaliation for Chernihiv attack that killed seven people and wounded almost 150
Aug 20, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday vowed stern retaliation for a Russian missile strike in the center of the northern Ukrainian city of Ch...
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Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon, ending its bid to reach the lunar south pole
Aug 20, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit, the country's Roscosmos space agency said Sunday. The pilotless spac...
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Pakistan arrests opposition leader accused of exposing official secrets, harming national interest
Aug 20, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's top investigation agency has arrested an opposition leader, who is a close aide of convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan, for exposing offici...
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A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran's threats
Aug 20, 2023 1:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil began offloading its cargo near Texas late Saturday, t...
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The Netherlands and Denmark will give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Dutch prime minister says
Aug 20, 2023 1:00 am - EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) - The Netherlands and Denmark announced Sunday they will give F-16 warplanes to Ukraine, in a long-awaited announcement that Ukrainian Presid...