Nation and World
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Ford agrees to pay up to $165 million penalty to US government for moving too slowly on a recall
Nov 14, 2024 3:09 pm - DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. will pay a penalty of up to $165 million to the U.S. government for moving too slowly on a recall and failing to give accurate recall information...
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Thailand’s baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng has an official song released in 4 languages
Nov 13, 2024 7:06 am - In case you can’t get enough of the little pygmy hippo Moo Deng from Thailand, there's now an official song featuring the internet’s favorite baby animal — released in four languages for her global fans.
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Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken says
Nov 13, 2024 6:43 am - The Biden administration is determined in its final months to help ensure that Ukraine can keep fighting off Russia's full-scale invasion next year, sending it as much aid as possible so that it might hold Russian forces at bay and possess a strong hand in any potential peace negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
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Israel’s West Bank settlers hope Trump’s return will pave the way for major settlement expansion
Nov 13, 2024 6:41 am - As Donald Trump’s victory became apparent in last week's U.S. elections, Jewish West Bank settlement advocates popped bottles of champagne and danced to the Bee Gees at a winery in the heart of the occupied territory, according to a post on Instagram. The winery said it was rolling out a special edition red named for the president-elect.
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Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host’s experience
Nov 13, 2024 6:38 am - President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world's largest and most powerful military.
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Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile kill 6, injure 30 in Ukraine
Nov 11, 2024 7:00 am - Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile smashed into cities in southern and eastern Ukraine on Monday, officials said, killing at least six civilians and injuring about 30 others.
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The Haitians of Springfield, a Trump campaign target, brace for his presidency
Nov 10, 2024 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — This was the worst-case scenario for Yvena Jean François, but she willed herself to thank God. That’s what the Haitian immigrant did on her toughest d...
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Hungry Palestinians in north Gaza search for food, sealed off from aid for a month by Israeli siege
Nov 09, 2024 5:54 pm - JERUSALEM — With virtually no food allowed into the northernmost part of Gaza for the past month, tens of thousands of Palestinians under Israeli siege are rationing thei...
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The hardest job in Washington? A look at those who have served as chief of staff for Trump
Nov 08, 2024 3:15 pm - WASHINGTON — Susie Wiles will be the latest occupant of the hottest hot seat in Washington — Donald Trump's chief of staff. It's a tough job under the best of circumstanc...
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Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump
Nov 08, 2024 12:09 pm - The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this week's election with assassinating the Republican president-elect.