Nation and World
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A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions
Jun 26, 2024 7:56 am - WASHINGTON — As he campaigned for the presidency, Joe Biden promised to spend billions of dollars to “save the world” from climate change. One of the largest players in t...
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Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer’s, her son Nick Cassavetes says
Jun 25, 2024 2:32 pm - NEW YORK — Celebrated actor and honorary Academy Award recipient Gena Rowlands is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, her son, filmmaker Nick Cassavetes, has revealed. C...
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's plane leaves Bangkok on his way to a US court and later freedom
Jun 25, 2024 9:48 am - BANGKOK (AP) — A plane with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange departed Bangkok after refueling Tuesday and he is on the way to Saipan to enter a plea deal with the U.S. go...
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Israeli military must draft ultra-Orthodox men, Supreme Court rules
Jun 25, 2024 9:46 am - Israel’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for military service — a decision that could lead to the collaps...
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A trackside sensor didn’t catch burning rail bearing suspected in Ohio derailment in time, NTSB says
Jun 25, 2024 9:44 am - EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed on Tuesday that a trackside detector in Salem, Ohio, failed to detect accurate elevated tem...
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Closing arguments begin in Karen Read trial. Jurors to decide: Deadly romance or police corruption?
Jun 25, 2024 9:40 am - DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Attorneys launched closing arguments Tuesday in the long-running murder trial of Karen Read, in which jurors were presented with two starkly differen...
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Russian region of Dagestan holds a day of mourning after attacks kill 20 people, officials say
Jun 24, 2024 7:55 pm - MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s southern region of Dagestan held the first of three days of mourning Monday following an attack by Islamic militants who authorities say killed 20 ...
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison
Jun 24, 2024 6:53 pm - WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a...
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Prosecutor in classified documents case clashes with judge over request to restrict Trump's speech
Jun 24, 2024 6:37 pm - FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal prosecutor in the classified documents case of Donald Trump clashed with the judge Monday as he faced skeptical questioning over a request t...
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Netanyahu says he won't agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal
Jun 24, 2024 5:33 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel — The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza has been cast into doubt after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netany...