Nation and World Politics
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The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
Jun 27, 2024 9:18 am - The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic.
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Biden's asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take
Jun 27, 2024 8:56 am - NOGALES, Mexico — Ana Ruiz was dismayed seeing migrants from some countries released in the United States with orders to appear in immigration court while she and other M...
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Bolivia reels from short-lived coup attempt as apparent calm returnsJun 27, 2024 7:14 am - LA PAZ, Bolivia — Calm returned to Bolivia's capital on Thursday after troops led by a top general stormed the presidential palace, then quickly retreated, tumultuous sce...
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Biden and Trump go head to head: How to watch the first general election presidential debate
Jun 27, 2024 7:08 am - ATLANTA — The first general election debate of the 2024 election season is here, and it's a historic moment no matter what happens on stage. President Joe Biden and forme...
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Supreme Court allows White House contacts with social media firmsJun 26, 2024 10:59 pm - The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Republican-led effort to sharply restrict White House officials and other federal employees from pressuring social media compani...
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Trump claims Biden will be on drugs at debateJun 26, 2024 10:56 pm - In 2016, Donald Trump accused opponent Hillary Rodham Clinton of being suspiciously “pumped up” at a presidential debate and said she should take a drug test before the n...
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CNN’s presidential debate rules irk other TV networksJun 26, 2024 10:55 pm - CNN, which is hosting the first presidential debate on Thursday, has put in place rules that other news outlets say are unusual and restrictive. The division of Warner B...
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Kenya’s president says he won’t sign the finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliamentJun 26, 2024 10:53 pm - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president said Wednesday he won't sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that prompted thousands of protesters to storm the parlia...
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after U.S. legal battle ends
Jun 26, 2024 2:42 pm - CANBERRA, Australia — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched fist as his supporters ch...
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Most Americans plan to watch the Biden-Trump debate, and many see high stakes, an AP-NORC poll finds
Jun 26, 2024 2:35 pm - WASHINGTON — Most U.S. adults plan to watch some element of Thursday's presidential debate and many think the event will be important for the campaigns of both President ...