Nation and World
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The heat wave blamed for 13 deaths in Texas so far spreads eastward
Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - Scorching heat blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and another in Louisiana blanketed more of the Southeast on Wednesday, stretching government warnings of dangerous,...
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Russia outlaws critical news outlet as 'undesirable' in continued crackdown on dissent
Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia - Russian authorities on Wednesday declared a news outlet critical of the Kremlin an "undesirable" organization, effectively banning it from operating i...
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President talks up 'Bidenomics' though new poll shows just 34% approve his handling of the economy
Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - President Joe Biden made his pitch Wednesday to a skeptical public that the U.S. economy is thriving under what he now touts as "Bidenomics" - even as a new poll showed ...
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Dozens of Israeli air force vets threaten not to serve after Netanyahu resumes judicial overhaul
Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - TEL AVIV, Israel - Dozens of Israeli air force reservists said Wednesday they'll refuse to show up for duty if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government ...
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Ukraine accuses local man of directing missile strike that killed 10 at popular pizza restaurant
Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday arrested a man they accused of helping Russia direct a missile strike that killed at least 11 people, including three ...
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London jury seated in Kevin Spacey sex assault trial on allegations over a decade old
Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - Jurors who will decide the fate of actor Kevin Spacey were sworn in Wednesday in a London court as the Oscar winner faces charges of sexually assaulting four me...
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Muslims at Hajj pilgrimage brave intense heat to cast stones at pillars representing the devil
Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - MINA, Saudi Arabia - Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday braved intense heat to perform the symbolic stoning of the devil during the Hajj pilgrimage in...
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Recruitment of children by armed groups in Syria is on the rise, even as fighting subsides
Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - QAMISHLI, Syria - A 13-year-old Kurdish girl went missing on her way home from a school exam last month, after being approached by a man from an armed group. Her parents...
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France heightens security after unrest prompted by police shooting of 17-year-old
Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - NANTERRE, France - France's government on Wednesday announced heightened police presence around Paris and other big cities and called for calm after scattered violence e...
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Is it a 'richcession'? Or a 'rolling recession'? Or maybe no recession at all?
Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The warnings have been sounded for more than a year: A recession is going to hit the United States. If not this quarter, then by next quarter. Or the q...