Nation and World
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Retail sales slip in October as consumers pull back after summer splurges
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Americans cut back on retail spending in October, ending six straight months of gains, though the decline was partly driven by falling prices for both gasolin...
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Trump's lawyers want a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case. They claim the judge is biased
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Lawyers for Donald Trump asked for a mistrial Wednesday in the New York civil fraud case that threatens the former president's real estate empire. They accuse...
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U.S. consumer inflation eased in October as cheaper gas slowed overall price increases
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Inflation in the United States slowed last month in a sign that the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes are continuing to cool the consumer price spikes t...
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A former Fox News reporter who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - In a case with potentially far-reaching press freedom implications, a federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journali...
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Long-haul carrier Emirates signals it will hold off on major Airbus purchase over engine worries
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Long-haul carrier Emirates signaled Tuesday it will hold off on a major purchase of Airbus A350 aircraft over concerns about their Rolls-Ro...
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What's pushing inflation down? More goods, workers and housing
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Long past its painful peak, inflation in the United States may be heading steadily back toward its pre-pandemic levels, without the need for further interes...
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Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, U.S. climate assessment shows
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - Revved-up climate change now permeates Americans' daily lives with harm that is "already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States," a massive ...
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The Biden administration is slow to act as millions are booted off Medicaid, advocates say
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Up to 30 million of the poorest Americans could be purged from the Medicaid program, many the result of error-ridden state reviews that poverty experts say ...
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Palestinians call for evacuation of hundreds of patients and newborns from Gaza's largest hospital
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Palestinian authorities on Tuesday called for a cease-fire to evacuate three dozen newborns and other patients trapped inside Gaza's biggest ho...
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In fight to curb climate change, a grim report shows world is struggling to get on track
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - The world is off track in its efforts to curb global warming in 41 of 42 important measurements and is even heading in the wrong direction in six crucial ways, a new int...