Nation and World
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Judge denies Trump bid to dismiss classified documents prosecutionApr 04, 2024 2:52 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge refused Thursday to throw out the classified documents prosecution against Donald Trump, turning aside defense arguments that a decades-old l...
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Total solar eclipse forecast: Will your city have clear skies Monday?
Apr 04, 2024 1:38 pm - DALLAS — Some who hope to witness Monday's total solar eclipse may see the sun obscured by clouds instead of by the moon. There's still plenty of time for forecasts to c...
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U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rise, but layoffs remain at historically low levels
Apr 04, 2024 7:44 am - The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose to their highest level in two months last week, but layoffs remain at historically low levels as the labor mark...
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Senior UK jurists have joined calls to stop arms sales to Israel. Other allies face similar pressure
Apr 04, 2024 7:39 am - LONDON — More than 600 British jurists, including three retired judges from the U.K. Supreme Court, are calling on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel, piling ...
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Rescuers in Taiwan search for those missing after major earthquake as death toll rises to 10
Apr 04, 2024 7:13 am - HUALIEN, Taiwan — Rescuers searched Thursday for missing people and worked to reach hundreds stranded when Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years sent boulders and mud...
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NATO marks its 75th birthday as Russia’s war in Ukraine gnaws at its unity
Apr 04, 2024 7:08 am - BRUSSELS — NATO marked on Thursday 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America, with its top diplomats vowing to stay the course in Ukraine as better-a...
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Powell: Fed still sees rate cuts this year; election timing won't affect decision
Apr 03, 2024 12:48 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials will likely reduce their benchmark interest rate later this year, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday, despite recent reports showin...
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Prosecutors in Trump's classified documents case sharply rebuke judge's unusual and 'flawed' order
Apr 03, 2024 12:43 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors chided the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump's classified documents case in Florida, warning her off potential jury inst...
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Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people
Apr 03, 2024 7:03 am - HUALIEN, Taiwan — The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, sending others scrambling out t...
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Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a shortfall in troop numbers fighting Russia
Apr 03, 2024 6:59 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Wednesday lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 in an effort to replenish its depleted ranks after more than two years of war fol...