Nation and World
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Fauci hospitalized with West Nile virus, now recovering at homeAug 24, 2024 9:28 pm - Anthony S. Fauci was hospitalized with West Nile virus this month, according to a spokesperson for the nation’s former top infectious-disease official. Fauci, 83, was the...
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Islamic State group claims responsibility for knife attack; suspect detainedAug 24, 2024 9:27 pm - SOLINGEN, Germany — The Islamic State militant group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a knife attack that killed three people and wounded eight more at a crowded fe...
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Tropical Storm Hone steadily approaches Hawaii, threatening floods and firesAug 24, 2024 9:26 pm - HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Hone, whose name is Hawaiian for “sweet and soft,” drew near the islands Saturday with breezes that were expected to intensify — and increase th...
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California sees a summer of extremes, from heat waves and wildfires to snowAug 24, 2024 9:26 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast on Saturday, bringing snow to mountains in Californi...
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Ahead of speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says in a Pennsylvania court filing that he's endorsing Trump
Aug 23, 2024 1:34 pm - Ahead of a planned speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign said in a Pennsylvania court filing Friday that he is endorsing Donald Trump for president.
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Ukraine says it used U.S. glide bombs in Russia's Kursk region and has retaken some land in Kharkiv
Aug 23, 2024 10:09 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military says it used high-precision glide bombs provided by the United States to carry out strikes in Russia’s Kursk region while also claiming...
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Fact-checking Kamala Harris at the Democratic convention on Day 4
Aug 23, 2024 7:56 am - Vice President Kamala Harris’s acceptance speech on the final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago featured high rhetoric but not many facts easily...
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Powell: ‘The time has come’ for the Fed to soon begin reducing interest rates
Aug 23, 2024 7:37 am - With inflation nearly defeated and the job market cooling, the Federal Reserve is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate from its current 23-year high, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday.
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‘He is what you see’: How Coach Walz’s speech scored points with local delegatesAug 22, 2024 2:26 pm - Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz’s Midwestern dad persona struck a chord with suburban delegates at this week’s Democratic National convention.
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Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders say
Aug 22, 2024 1:11 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Some new Ukrainian soldiers refuse to fire at the enemy. Others, according to commanders and fellow fighters, struggle to assemble weapons or to coordinat...