Nation and World
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Kroger and Albertsons defend merger plan in federal court against regulators’ objections
Aug 26, 2024 4:02 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. — Supermarket chain Albertsons told a federal judge Monday that it might have to lay off workers, close stores and even exit some markets if its planned me...
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Jack Smith appeals Judge Cannon decision to throw out Trump case
Aug 26, 2024 3:14 pm - Special counsel Jack Smith filed his appeal Monday of U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s decision to dismiss Donald Trump’s classified documents indictment, a ruling ...
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With their massive resources, corporations could be champions of racial equity but often waver
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A close race brings fresh fears of election interference by Trump alliesAug 25, 2024 6:00 am - As invigorated Democrats celebrated Vice President Kamala Harris’s nomination this week, some of them were doing so with a wary eye on new developments in what they fear ...
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‘It's our time': As Harris accepts the nomination, many women say a female president is long overdueAug 25, 2024 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — “Electric.” “Joyful.” The kinetic energy powering Kamala Harris ’ whirlwind presidential campaign carries the hopeful aspirations of history and the almost q...
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Moscow and Kyiv swap prisoners of war as Ukraine marks independence anniversaryAug 24, 2024 9:33 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war each on Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow's full-scale invasion. Ukr...
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Judge rules Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend caused her death, dismisses some charges against ex-officersAug 24, 2024 9:29 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge has thrown out major felony charges against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Ta...
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Fauci hospitalized with West Nile virus, now recovering at homeAug 24, 2024 9:28 pm - Anthony S. Fauci was hospitalized with West Nile virus this month, according to a spokesperson for the nation’s former top infectious-disease official. Fauci, 83, was the...
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Islamic State group claims responsibility for knife attack; suspect detainedAug 24, 2024 9:27 pm - SOLINGEN, Germany — The Islamic State militant group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a knife attack that killed three people and wounded eight more at a crowded fe...
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Tropical Storm Hone steadily approaches Hawaii, threatening floods and firesAug 24, 2024 9:26 pm - HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Hone, whose name is Hawaiian for “sweet and soft,” drew near the islands Saturday with breezes that were expected to intensify — and increase th...