Nation and World
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Judge rejects Donald Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
Aug 14, 2024 9:47 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump has lost his latest bid for a new judge in his New York hush money criminal case as it heads toward a key ruling and potential sentencing next mon...
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Congress didn’t recognize a race riot in Springfield. Biden will make the site a monument.
Aug 14, 2024 9:14 am - In 1908, a White mob incited a race riot in Springfield, Illinois, leaving several people dead, hundreds injured and dozens of Black-owned businesses and homes burned and...
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The Taliban are celebrating 3 years in power, but they’re not talking about Afghans
Aug 14, 2024 8:13 am - KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of its return to power at a former U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, but there was no mention o...
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Annual U.S. inflation falls to 3-year low, clearing the way for the Fed to begin cutting rates
Aug 14, 2024 7:51 am - WASHINGTON — Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and ...
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Americans give Harris an advantage over Trump on honesty and discipline, an AP-NORC poll finds
Aug 14, 2024 7:19 am - WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has a perceived advantage over former President Donald Trump on several leadership qualities such as honesty, a poll from The As...
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Trump’s campaign called it an economic address. He made big promises but mostly veered off topic
Aug 14, 2024 7:17 am - ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Donald Trump made little effort to stay on message Wednesday at a rally in North Carolina that his campaign billed as a big economic address, mixing ple...
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Ukraine says it has taken more ground and prisoners during its advance into Russia border region
Aug 14, 2024 7:14 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces pushed on with their major cross-border advance into Russia’s Kursk region for a second week Wednesday, claiming that they took more grou...
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This oil tycoon brings in millions for Trump, and may set his agenda
Aug 13, 2024 10:17 am - After Donald Trump asked the oil industry to contribute $1 billion to his presidential campaign in April, oil baron Harold Hamm immediately started working the phones. Ha...
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A year later, sprawling Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has stalled
Aug 13, 2024 9:11 am - ATLANTA — A year after a Georgia grand jury accused Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state, the case has stal...
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Will the attacks on Walz’s military service stick like they did to Kerry 20 years ago?
Aug 13, 2024 8:03 am - WASHINGTON — In some corners of the Democratic Party, last week felt like déjà vu. The party's vice-presidential nominee’s military record was under assault from Republic...