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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he’s quitting as head of his party and the country

Mar 20, 2024 7:56 am - LONDON — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced Wednesday that he will step down within weeks once a successor is chosen Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting...
Federal Reserve still foresees 3 rate cuts this year but envisions higher rates in future

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Mar 20, 2024 7:50 am - WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials signaled Wednesday that they still expect to cut their key interest rate three times in 2024 despite signs that inflation stayed su...
Biden and Trump notch wins in Tuesday's primaries. Other races will offer hints on national politics

By PATRICK ORSAGOS, CODY JACKSON, MICHELLE L. PRICE and BILL BARROW
Mar 19, 2024 7:47 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joe Biden and Donald Trump won their party's primaries in Illinois on Tuesday, notching more delegates as they continue their march to a rematch in this ...
Ex-Trump White House official Navarro reports to prison to serve contempt of Congress sentence

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Mar 19, 2024 1:53 pm - MIAMI — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro reported to prison Tuesday to begin serving his sentence for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigat...
Divided Supreme Court lifts stay on a Texas law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Mar 19, 2024 1:43 pm - WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico borde...
U.S. defense chief vows continued aid to Ukraine, even as Congress is stalled on funding bill

By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Mar 19, 2024 6:38 am - RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine's war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Con...
Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve law that gives government more power to curb dissent

By KANIS LEUNG
Mar 19, 2024 6:33 am - HONG KONG — Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the lates...
In Vermont, 'Town Meeting' is democracy embodied. What can the rest of the country learn from it?

By NICK PERRY and LISA RATHKE
Mar 18, 2024 9:40 pm - ELMORE, Vermont — Julie wants more donations to the food pantry. Kipp is busy knitting a sweater. Shorty is ready to ask: Why is so much being spent on a truck? The coffe...
Biden signs executive order on advancing study of women’s health

By COLLEEN LONG
Mar 18, 2024 9:40 pm - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at advancing the study of women's health by strengthening data collection and providing better funding opportun...
With the election behind him, Russia’s leader says he aims to create a buffer zone in Ukraine

By The Associated Press
Mar 18, 2024 7:34 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin said after extending his rule in an election that had stifled opposition that Moscow will not relent in its invasion of Ukraine and plans...

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