Nation and World
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Why Mike Johnson’s bid to remain House speaker could be a struggle despite Trump’s support
Jan 02, 2025 7:13 am - Mike Johnson is fighting for his political life, again.
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Biden is giving the 2nd highest civilian award to the leaders of the Jan. 6 congressional committee
Jan 02, 2025 6:49 am - President Joe Biden is bestowing the second highest civilian medal on Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, leaders of the congressional investigation into the Capitol riot who Donald Trump has said should be jailed for their roles in the inquiry.
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FBI says driver in New Orleans rampage acted alone and was ‘100%’ inspired by Islamic State group
Jan 02, 2025 6:46 am - A U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 people, had posted videos to social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and expressing a desire to kill, the president said.
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The epicenter of revelry in New Orleans turns into a scene of horror
Jan 01, 2025 8:29 pm - NEW ORLEANS — On New Year’s Eve, in a town where anything goes, Bourbon Street sits at the center of it all. Street performers are everywhere, playing their jazz, wearing...
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An aspiring nurse, football star, single mother and father of 2 killed in New Orleans attack
Jan 01, 2025 8:26 pm - NEW ORLEANS — An 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single mother, a father of two and a former Princeton football star suffered fatal injuries when the dri...
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Protesters in Syria demand justice for disappeared activists and accountability from all factions
Jan 01, 2025 5:37 pm - DOUMA, Syria — Protesters in Syria held a sit-in Wednesday demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in 2013 and whose fate remains one of the mo...
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An armed man kills at least 10 people, including 2 children, in a shooting rampage in Montenegro
Jan 01, 2025 3:53 pm - PODGORICA, Montenegro — At least 10 people, including two children, were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting on Wednesday that followed a bar brawl in a wes...
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Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expired
Jan 01, 2025 3:20 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of 2024...
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Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103
Jan 01, 2025 2:57 pm - HONOLULU — Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base, has died. H...
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1 person dies when truck catches fire and explodes outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel
Jan 01, 2025 2:53 pm - LAS VEGAS — One person died and seven more were injured Wednesday when a Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel, auth...