Nation and World
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Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows a modest rise in latest sign of slowing price increases
Aug 31, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, adding to signs of cooling price increases and raising the likelihoo...
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College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic
Aug 31, 2023 1:00 am - FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - Diego Fonseca looked at the computer and took a breath. It was his final attempt at the math placement test for his first year of college. His first ...
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pursued perks beyond impeachment allegations, ex-staffers say
Aug 31, 2023 1:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Unexplained Caribbean and European trips that cost taxpayers more than $90,000. A $600 sports coat paid for by an event organizer. A $45 office Chri...
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North Korea says it simulated nuclear attacks on South Korea, rehearsed occupation of its rival
Aug 31, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Thursday its latest missile launches simulated "scorched earth" nuclear strikes on South Korea and that it's also been rehears...
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Russia says major Ukraine drone attack reaches deep into its territory while Kyiv barrage kills 2
Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in nighttime attacks that lasted more than four hours and struck military assets, Russian offi...
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Judge's illness delays sentencing for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The sentencing for former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted of orchestrating the far-right extremist group's attack on the U.S. C...
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Pakistan's Imran Khan will be imprisoned for 2 more weeks despite getting bail
Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan will remain in a high-security prison for at least another two weeks despite being granted bail the previous...
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Mutinous soldiers in Gabon say they've ousted president whose family has ruled for 55 years
Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) - Mutinous soldiers claimed to have seized power in Gabon on Wednesday and put the president under house arrest, hours after he was declared the w...
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Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees, cutting power
Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - PERRY, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small ...
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Millions more workers would be entitled to overtime pay under a proposed Biden administration rule
Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Biden administration will propose a new rule Wednesday that would make 3.6 million more U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay, reviving an Obama-era...