Nation and World
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes a container ship near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Israel
Apr 13, 2024 8:19 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near ...
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Bird flu is spreading to more farm animals. Are milk and eggs safe?
Apr 13, 2024 8:19 am - A bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows has grown to affect more than two dozen herds in eight states, just weeks after the nation's largest egg producer found the virus i...
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In death, 3 decades after his trial verdict, O.J. Simpson still reflects America's racial divides
Apr 12, 2024 2:17 pm - For many people old enough to remember O.J. Simpson’s murder trial, his 1995 exoneration was a defining moment in their understanding of race, policing and justice. Nearl...
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House passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes
Apr 12, 2024 1:26 pm - WASHINGTON — The House voted Friday to reauthorize and reform a key U.S. government surveillance tool following a dramatic showdown on the floor over whether the FBI shou...
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Many say Biden and Trump did more harm than good, but for different reasons, AP-NORC poll shows
Apr 12, 2024 7:28 am - WASHINGTON — There’s a reason why President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are spending so much time attacking each other — people don't think either man has...
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A healthy U.S. economy’s secret ingredient: Immigrant workers, eager to fill jobs
Apr 12, 2024 7:23 am - MIAMI — Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceri...
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OJ Simpson, fallen football star acquitted of murder in 'trial of the century,' dies at 76
Apr 11, 2024 10:13 am - LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liabl...
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Biden will meet with Philippine and Japanese leaders as worry grows over China's Indo-Pacific action
Apr 11, 2024 8:11 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is meeting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Thursday as the thre...
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High interest rates, rising inflation: The economy still isn’t normal
Apr 11, 2024 8:05 am - The economy still isn’t behaving the way anyone expected. The job market is growing at a blockbuster pace, even though high interest rates usually slow hiring or cause la...
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Ukraine's parliament passes a controversial law to boost much-needed conscripts as war drags on
Apr 11, 2024 7:07 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s parliament passed a controversial law Thursday that will govern how the country recruits new soldiers to replenish depleted forces who are incre...