Nation and World
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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 21, hospital workers say, as talks underway
Jan 04, 2025 8:10 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 people, including at least two children, on Saturday in Gaza, hospital staff said, while a new effort at...
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Jimmy Carter’s flag-draped casket is on its way to Atlanta as 39th president's state funeral begins
Jan 04, 2025 5:20 pm - PLAINS, Ga. — Jimmy Carter 's long public goodbye began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket rolling through his tiny hometown and past ...
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Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington received the highest US civilian honor
Jan 04, 2025 5:05 pm - WASHINGTON — In the East Room of the White House on a particularly frigid Saturday afternoon, President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the ...
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How Congress will certify Trump’s Electoral College victory on Jan. 6
Jan 04, 2025 4:51 pm - WASHINGTON — The congressional joint session to count electoral votes on Monday is expected to be much less eventful than the certification four years ago that was interr...
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Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power
Jan 04, 2025 2:17 pm - Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence are increasingly hard to find.
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Surgeon General calls for new label on drinks to warn Americans of alcohol’s cancer risk
Jan 04, 2025 9:34 am - Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed on Friday.
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Sick season is in full force. What the latest CDC figures show
Jan 04, 2025 9:34 am - The holidays came with a side of flu for many Americans, with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of illness last week, according to the latest government health data.
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New Majority Leader Thune kicks off Senate session with pledge to preserve filibuster
Jan 03, 2025 7:53 pm - WASHINGTON — New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his first floor speech as leader th...
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Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?
Jan 03, 2025 7:31 pm - President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month. It's an action put in place by Presi...
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New Orleans attacker had suspected bomb materials at home, reserved truck weeks ago, officials say
Jan 03, 2025 5:19 pm - NEW ORLEANS — The man killed by New Orleans police after ramming a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and re...