Nation and World
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Southern Baptists narrowly reject formal ban on churches with any women pastors
Jun 12, 2024 2:56 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Southern Baptists narrowly rejected a proposal Wednesday to enshrine a ban on churches with women pastors in their constitution after opponents argued it w...
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Russian warships reach Cuban waters ahead of military exercises in the Caribbean
Jun 12, 2024 2:45 pm - HAVANA (AP) — A fleet of Russian warships reached Cuban waters on Wednesday ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean that some see as a projection of strength...
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Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the NBA logo, dies at 86
Jun 12, 2024 9:08 am - Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced.
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Thefts of charging cables pose yet another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles
Jun 12, 2024 8:02 am - DETROIT — Just before 2 a.m. on a chilly April night in Seattle, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup stopped at an electric vehicle charging station on the edge of a shopping ce...
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U.S. inflation cooled in May in sign that price pressures may be easing
Jun 12, 2024 7:54 am - WASHINGTON — Inflation in the United States eased last month in a hopeful sign that a pickup in prices that occurred early this year may have passed. The trend, if it hol...
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Blinken says some of Hamas’ proposed changes to a cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable and some not
Jun 12, 2024 7:51 am - BEIRUT — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the war in Gaza would go on after Hamas proposed “numerous” changes to a U.S.-backed cease-fire plan, ...
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More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage
Jun 12, 2024 7:35 am - MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage ...
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French President Macron urges moderate politicians to regroup to defeat the far right in elections
Jun 12, 2024 7:06 am - PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron urged Wednesday moderate politicians from the left and the right to regroup to defeat the far right in the upcoming national legi...
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Russia fires more missiles and drones at Ukraine ahead of diplomatic efforts to stop the war
Jun 12, 2024 7:04 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces fired missiles and drones at the Kyiv region and five other areas of Ukraine in a nighttime attack, officials said Wednesday, ahead of seve...
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Supreme Court has a lot of work to do and little time to do it with a sizable case backlog
Jun 12, 2024 7:03 am - The Supreme Court is headed into its final few weeks with nearly half of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape the law on everything from guns to abortion to social media.