Nation and World
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Biden praises political unity at anniversary of the PACT Act expanding veterans benefits
Aug 10, 2023 1:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY - President Joe Biden evoked the memory of his late son and praised leaders from both parties for unifying behind veterans Thursday as he and Utah's Repub...
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Brazil's Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world's rainforests, but no measurable goals
Aug 10, 2023 1:00 am - BELEM, Brazil - Brazil's Amazon Summit closed Wednesday with a road map to protect tropical rainforests that was welcomed as an important step in countering climate chan...
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Iran transfers 5 Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest in step toward deal for ultimate release
Aug 10, 2023 1:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran has transferred five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest in exchange for billions of dollars frozen in South Korea, U.S. and...
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Khanun begins blowing into South Korea with strong winds after dumping rain on Japan for a week
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - BUSAN, South Korea - Rains and winds were growing in southern South Korea Wednesday as a tropical storm drew closer to the Korean Peninsula, where it was forecast to sla...
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Niger's ousted president is said to be running low on food under house arrest 2 weeks after coup
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - NIAMEY, Niger - Niger's deposed president is running out of food and under increasingly dire conditions two weeks after he was ousted in a military coup and put under ho...
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Aurora family among people fleeing wildfire and trapped in Maui
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - KAHULUI, Hawaii - A wildfire tore through the heart of the Hawaiian island of Maui in darkness Wednesday, reducing much of a historic town to ash and forcing people to j...
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Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rain, flooding and evacuations
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A dam in southern Norway partially burst Wednesday following days of heavy rain that triggered landslides and flooding in the mountainous regi...
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Is it election season? Pakistan leader moves to disband parliament, his jailed nemesis seeks release
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's prime minister said Wednesday he is moving toward dissolving parliament, starting a possible countdown to a general election, as his chief po...
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Russian attack in Ukraine kills 3 in Zaporizhzhia. A blast at a Moscow-area factory adds to jitters
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia - A Russian rocket attack on Wednesday killed three people and wounded at least seven others in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, which is near Europe...
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Top US and EU lawmakers say West is too soft on Serbia when it comes to easing Kosovo tensions
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - Senior lawmakers from the United States and Europe are calling for a change in the Western diplomatic approach toward Serbia and Kosovo amid concern that tens...