Nation and World
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Blinken seeks G-7 unity on Israel-Hamas war among items on crisis-heavy global agenda
Nov 07, 2023 12:00 am - TOKYO - Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia on Tuesday w...
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Special counsel in the Hunter Biden case insists he was the 'decision-maker' in rare testimony
Nov 07, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation testified Tuesday that he had the ultimate authority in the yearslong case as he made an unpreceden...
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What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the cases against police and paramedics
Nov 07, 2023 12:00 am - BRIGHTON, Colo. - A jury has acquitted a Denver-area police officer of manslaughter, following trial testimony that he put Elijah McClain in a neck hold before the Black...
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The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victims
Nov 07, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns. In thei...
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NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms control
Nov 07, 2023 12:00 am - BRUSSELS - NATO member countries that signed a key Cold War-era security treaty froze their participation in the pact on Tuesday just hours after Russia pulled out, rais...
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U.S. envoy flies to Beirut in a surprise visit, says Washington doesn't want Gaza war to expand
Nov 07, 2023 12:00 am - BLIDA, Lebanon - A top U.S. envoy said in Beirut Tuesday that Washington doesn't want the ongoing war in Gaza to expand to Lebanon after a Lebanese woman and her three g...
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WeWork seeks bankruptcy protection, a stunning fall for a firm once valued at close to $50 billion
Nov 07, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - WeWork has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking a stunning fall for the office sharing company once seen as a Wall Street darling that promised...
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5 years after California's deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery
Nov 07, 2023 12:00 am - PARADISE, Calif. - On the day Paradise burned, Gwen Nordgren stopped her car just long enough to rescue a young woman escaping by foot. By that time on Nov. 8, 2018, the...
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Ohio is the lone state deciding an abortion rights question, providing hints for 2024 races
Nov 07, 2023 12:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio became the latest flashpoint Tuesday in the nation's battle over abortion access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to ...
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Treasury's Yellen calls Republican effort to cut IRS funding for Israel 'damaging and irresponsible'
Nov 07, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called Republicans' most recent round of proposed funding cuts to the IRS "damaging and irresponsible" during a Tuesday even...