Nation and World
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U.S. clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5
Oct 12, 2022 1:00 am - The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave. Tweaked boosters ro...
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Social Security payments are set for a big increase. Here's what you need to know
Oct 12, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Tens of millions of older Americans are about to get what may be the biggest raise of their lifetimes. On Thursday, the U.S. government is set to announce how...
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UN seeks help for developing world hit by rising debt costs
Oct 11, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The United Nations' development program is calling on rich countries and financial institutions in them to do more to help alleviate a growing debt crisis ...
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Trial begins for analyst who was source for Trump dossier
Oct 11, 2022 7:00 am - ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A Russian analyst who played a major role in the creation of a flawed dossier about former President Donald Trump fabricated one of his own source...
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Lesotho's election winner announces new coalition government
Oct 11, 2022 7:00 am - MASERU, Lesotho (AP) - Lesotho's businessman-turned-politician Sam Matekane is set to become the southern African country's next prime minister after cobbling together a...
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Ex-NSA worker accused of selling secrets ordered detained
Oct 11, 2022 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - A former National Security Agency employee from Colorado accused of trying to sell classified information to Russia will remain behind bars while he is pro...
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IMF dims outlook for 2023 global economy amid Ukraine war
Oct 11, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The International Monetary Fund is downgrading its outlook for the world economy for 2023, citing a long list of threats that include Russia's war agai...
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Swedes refuse Russian request for pipeline probe info
Oct 11, 2022 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Sweden's prime minister says that her country cannot share with Russia details from its probe into last month's underwater explosions that rup...
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Potential jurors questioned in NYC bike path attack trial
Oct 11, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A judge began questioning Tuesday a few of the hundreds of prospective jurors summoned for the trial of a man charged with killing eight people on a New ...
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Weinstein lawyer decries 'almost medieval' cell conditions
Oct 11, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Harvey Weinstein's attorney told the judge at his sexual assault trial Tuesday that conditions in the holding cell where he's being kept after court a...