Nation and World
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International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
Nov 21, 2024 8:16 am - The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity over their 13-month war in Gaza and the October 2023 attack on Israel respectively.
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Federal Reserve's likely slowdown in rate cuts could disappoint borrowers
Nov 21, 2024 8:11 am - Just a few weeks ago, the path ahead for the Federal Reserve looked straightforward: With inflation cooling and the job market slowing, the Fed appeared on track to steadily cut interest rates.
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Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental missile in an attack for the first time in the war
Nov 21, 2024 8:03 am - Ukraine claimed Thursday that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight at one of its cities. If confirmed, it would be the first time Moscow has used such a weapon in the war.
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At UN climate talks, nations blast draft of vague deal on climate cash for developing countriesNov 21, 2024 7:25 am - Countries of the world took turns rejecting a new but vague draft text released early Thursday which attempts to form the spine of any deal reached at United Nations climate talks on money for developing countries to transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change.
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US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
Nov 21, 2024 7:21 am - U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court foun...
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Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole
Nov 20, 2024 10:34 am - The Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in a case that became a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration.
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Israeli officials demand the right to strike Hezbollah under any cease-fire deal for LebanonNov 20, 2024 10:20 am - Israeli officials demanded Wednesday the freedom to strike Lebanon's Hezbollah as part of any cease-fire deal, raising a potential complication as a top U.S. envoy was in the region attempting to clinch an agreement.
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Susan Smith is denied parole 30 years after drowning 2 sons by rolling car into South Carolina lake
Nov 20, 2024 8:16 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. — A parole board decided unanimously Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison, despite her plea that God has forgiven her for infamously killing ...
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US will allow Ukraine to use American antipersonnel land mines against Russian forces
Nov 20, 2024 8:02 am - The Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied antipersonnel land mines to help it slow Russia’s battlefield progress in the war, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday, as the U.S. and some other Western embassies in Kyiv stayed closed after a threat of a major Russian aerial attack on the Ukrainian capital.
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Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden’s arms decision for Ukraine
Nov 19, 2024 7:53 am - President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles.