Nation and World
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Former drilling foe Harris now says she supports it. ‘Sprint to the middle’ or climate betrayal?
Sep 13, 2024 7:19 am - WASHINGTON — Even as she promoted her efforts to boost clean energy, Vice President Kamala Harris said in Tuesday's debate that the Biden-Harris administration has overse...
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Judge tosses some counts in Georgia election case against Trump and others
Sep 12, 2024 8:11 pm - ATLANTA — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others on Thursday tossed out three counts in the indictment — including tw...
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U.N. agency says six of its staff among those killed in Israeli strikes
Sep 12, 2024 7:46 pm - JERUSALEM — Six workers for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees were among those killed when two Israeli airstrikes hit a school and its surroundings in a central Ga...
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At least 17 US states, including Illinois, likely to see northern lights Thursday night
Sep 12, 2024 4:44 pm - A strong geomagnetic storm could trigger a display of the aurora borealis, or northern lights, across most of Canada and at least 17 U.S. states on Thursday night. The Sp...
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The debate opened voters' eyes in suburban Philadelphia and Harris is getting a closer look
Sep 12, 2024 8:27 am - BRISTOL, Pa. — The presidential debate this week was the final affront to Rosie Torres' lifelong Republicanism. She said her allegiance to Donald Trump, already strained ...
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Francine weakens moving inland as the storm leaves behind flooding and widespread power outages
Sep 12, 2024 8:23 am - MORGAN CITY, La. — Francine weakened Thursday after striking Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, ...
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Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth
Sep 12, 2024 8:19 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional ...
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Top US and UK diplomats pledge almost $1.5B in additional aid for Ukraine during visit to Kyiv
Sep 11, 2024 3:07 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — The United States and Britain pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine on Wednesday during a visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats as Ukrai...
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Speaker Johnson calls off a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
Sep 11, 2024 2:27 pm - WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months as it became in...
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Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza and kill at least 34 people, hospitals say
Sep 11, 2024 2:15 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killi...