Nation and World
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An unlikely challenger to Putin brings a rare show of defiance, creating a dilemma for the Kremlin
Jan 26, 2024 7:01 am - They have lined up by the thousands across Russia in recent days, standing in the bitter cold for a chance to sign petitions to support an unlikely challenger to Presiden...
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Top UN court stops short of ordering cease-fire in Gaza and demands Israel contain deaths
Jan 26, 2024 6:57 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ top court stopped short Friday of ordering a cease-fire in Gaza in a case accusing Israel of genocide in the tiny coastal enc...
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US economy grew at a surprisingly strong 3.3% pace last quarter, pointing to continued resilience
Jan 25, 2024 2:58 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy grew at an unexpectedly brisk 3.3% annual pace from October through December as Americans showed a continued willingness to spend f...
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Israel vows to fight Hamas all the way to Gaza's southern border. That's fueling tension with Egypt
Jan 25, 2024 2:53 pm - CAIRO — Israel faces a growing risk of damaging its peace with neighboring Egypt as its military pushes the offensive against Hamas further south in the Gaza Strip. Alrea...
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Alabama set to execute inmate with nitrogen gas, a never before used method
Jan 25, 2024 1:29 pm - MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama, unless blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court, will attempt to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas on Thursday night, a never before used exec...
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Trump White House official Peter Navarro gets a 4-month sentence for defying a House Jan. 6 subpoena
Jan 25, 2024 11:48 am - WASHINGTON — Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan...
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Donald Trump testifies in his defense in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit
Jan 25, 2024 8:54 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump began testifying Thursday in a New York defamation trial to determine how much he might owe the advice columnist E. Jean Carroll for disparaging h...
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Flight recorders reportedly found from plane that Russia says crashed with Ukrainian POWs aboard
Jan 25, 2024 8:04 am - Investigators have found the flight recorders of a Russian military transport plane that crashed in a border region near Ukraine, Russian media reported Thursday, a day a...
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Russia's top diplomat accuses US, South Korea and Japan of preparing for war with North Korea
Jan 25, 2024 7:45 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat accused the United States, South Korea and Japan on Wednesday of preparing for war with North Korea. Foreign Minister Sergey L...
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Witness says fatal shooting of American-Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank was unprovoked
Jan 25, 2024 7:44 am - AL-MAZRA’A ASH-SHARQIYA, West Bank — The fatal shooting of an American-Palestinian teen driving a pickup truck in the occupied West Bank was unprovoked, the sole passenge...