Nation and World
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U.S. employers added a solid 206,000 jobs in June in a sign of continued economic strength
Jul 05, 2024 7:45 am - WASHINGTON — America’s employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in June, adding 206,000 jobs and once again displaying the U.S. economy’s ability to withstand ...
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Starmer vows ‘government of service’ for national renewal as he takes power after Labour landslide
Jul 05, 2024 7:42 am - LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would lead a “government of service” on a mission of national renewal in his first official remarks Friday after his ...
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Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago wins his first men’s title at annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest
Jul 04, 2024 2:15 pm - Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title Thursday at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest and taking advantage of the event's biggest star would be chowing down 1,900 miles away.
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Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
Jul 04, 2024 11:36 am - Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of the country, according to the National Wea...
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Hurricane Beryl churns toward Mexico after leaving destruction in Jamaica and eastern Caribbean
Jul 04, 2024 11:35 am - TULUM, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl ripped off roofs in Jamaica, jumbled fishing boats in Barbados and damaged or destroyed 95% of homes on a pair of islands in St. Vinc...
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Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill
Jul 03, 2024 12:14 pm - WASHINGTON — A defiant President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from Democrats to withdraw after a disastrous debate...
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Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after killing at least 6 people in the southeast Caribbean
Jul 03, 2024 7:51 am - KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Beryl was roaring toward Jamaica on Wednesday, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier ki...
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Zelenskyy challenges Trump to reveal plans for quick end to war
Jul 03, 2024 7:11 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Donald Trump should come forward with his plan to quickly end the war with Russia, warning that any proposal must avoid viola...
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Justice Department plans to pursue Trump cases past Election Day, even if he wins
Jul 03, 2024 7:07 am - Justice Department officials plan to pursue the criminal cases against Donald Trump past Election Day even if he wins, under the belief that department rules against char...
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Trump revels in legal and political wins while Biden's campaign reels from their debate
Jul 03, 2024 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump likes to be the one in the spotlight. But in the days since President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance, the presumptive Republican nomine...