Nation and World
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Jussie Smollett asks Illinois high court to hear appeal of convictions for lying about hate crime
Feb 06, 2024 3:00 pm - Actor Jussie Smollett has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to intervene in his yearslong legal battle stemming from charges that he staged a racist, homophobic attack...
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Border security and Ukraine aid collapses despite Biden’s plea for Congress to ‘show some spine’
Feb 06, 2024 1:47 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to “show some spine” and stand up to Donald Trump even as a Senate deal on border enforcement measures and Ukra...
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Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley, the Michigan school shooter’s mother, guilty of manslaughterFeb 06, 2024 1:44 pm - PONTIAC, Mich. — A Michigan jury convicted a school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind trial to determine whether she had any res...
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GOP says Biden has all the power he needs to control the border. The reality is far more complicated
Feb 06, 2024 1:39 pm - WASHINGTON — Build more wall. Reinstate Trump-era immigration policies. Or simply shut down the U.S.-Mexico border. Congressional Republicans argue that President Joe Bid...
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Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, U.S. appeals court saysFeb 06, 2024 9:26 am - A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting the former president’s claims that he is immune from prosecution.
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Nikki Haley is trounced by the 'none of these candidates' option in Nevada's Republican primaryFeb 06, 2024 9:00 am - LAS VEGAS — Nikki Haley was swamped in Nevada's symbolic Republican presidential primary as GOP voters resoundingly picked the “none of these candidates” option on the ba...
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Landslides threaten California after LA is walloped with nearly half its seasonal rainfall in 2 daysFeb 06, 2024 8:56 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rainfall from one of the wettest storms in Southern California history was easing Tuesday after Los Angeles was bombarded with nearly half of its seaso...
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UK leader Rishi Sunak says King Charles III's cancer was caught earlyFeb 06, 2024 6:11 am - LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday that he was “shocked and sad” to learn that King Charles III has cancer, but is relieved that the illness was cau...
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Suspected drones used by Yemen's Houthi rebels attack 2 more ships in Mideast waters
Feb 06, 2024 6:08 am - TEL AVIV, Israel — Two ships traveling in Middle East waters were attacked by suspected Yemen Houthi rebel drones early on Tuesday, authorities said, the latest assaults...
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Qatar gets 'positive' response from Hamas on cease-fire plan as group reiterates its broader demandsFeb 06, 2024 5:44 am - CAIRO — Hamas' response to the latest plan for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages was “generally positive,” key mediator Qatar said Tuesday, as the militant...