Nation and World
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An Ohio amendment serves as a testing ground for statewide abortion fights expected in 2024
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio - Abortion access is expected to play a central role in the 2024 elections. The preview comes next week, when Ohio voters decide whether to enshrine repro...
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As vacancies grow, Senate Democrats work to circumvent Tuberville's blockade on military nominees
Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats are trying a new workaround to confirm hundreds of military officers blocked by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, ten months after the Alabama Republi...
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Why was Maine shooter allowed to have guns? Questions swirl in wake of massacre
Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - LEWISTON, Maine - A history of mental illness. An array of weapons. Law enforcement knew about his potential for violence. But he was still able to own guns and commit t...
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Republicans confront Tuberville over military holds in extraordinary showdown on Senate floor
Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republican senators angrily challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers Wednesday evening, taking over the Senate floor...
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Dozens of Afghans who were illegally in Pakistan are detained and deported in nationwide sweeps
Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security forces on Wednesday detained and deported dozens of Afghans who were living in the country illegally, after a government-set deadline for ...
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House rejects move by fellow New York Republicans to expel Rep. George Santos
Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Rep. George Santos easily survived a vote Wednesday to expel him from the House as most Republicans opted to withhold punishment as both his criminal trial ...
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The U.S. infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades
Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK — The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. White and...
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Eruption of Eurasia's tallest active volcano sends ash columns above a Russian peninsula
Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Huge ash columns erupted from Eurasia's tallest active volcano Wednesday, forcing authorities to close schools in two towns on Russia's sparsely populated Kamch...
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After weeks in besieged Gaza, some foreign nationals and wounded Palestinians are allowed to leave
Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Hundreds of foreign nationals and dozens of seriously injured Palestinians were allowed to leave Gaza on Wednesday after more than three weeks under ...
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Federal Reserve leaves its key rate unchanged but keeps open possibility of a future hike
Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve kept its key short-term interest rate unchanged Wednesday for a second straight time but left the door open to further rate hikes if inf...