Nation and World
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Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago wins his first men’s title at annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest
Jul 04, 2024 2:15 pm - Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title Thursday at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest and taking advantage of the event's biggest star would be chowing down 1,900 miles away.
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Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
Jul 04, 2024 11:36 am - Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of the country, according to the National Wea...
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Hurricane Beryl churns toward Mexico after leaving destruction in Jamaica and eastern Caribbean
Jul 04, 2024 11:35 am - TULUM, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl ripped off roofs in Jamaica, jumbled fishing boats in Barbados and damaged or destroyed 95% of homes on a pair of islands in St. Vinc...
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Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill
Jul 03, 2024 12:14 pm - WASHINGTON — A defiant President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from Democrats to withdraw after a disastrous debate...
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Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after killing at least 6 people in the southeast Caribbean
Jul 03, 2024 7:51 am - KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Beryl was roaring toward Jamaica on Wednesday, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier ki...
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Zelenskyy challenges Trump to reveal plans for quick end to war
Jul 03, 2024 7:11 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Donald Trump should come forward with his plan to quickly end the war with Russia, warning that any proposal must avoid viola...
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Justice Department plans to pursue Trump cases past Election Day, even if he wins
Jul 03, 2024 7:07 am - Justice Department officials plan to pursue the criminal cases against Donald Trump past Election Day even if he wins, under the belief that department rules against char...
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Trump revels in legal and political wins while Biden's campaign reels from their debate
Jul 03, 2024 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump likes to be the one in the spotlight. But in the days since President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance, the presumptive Republican nomine...
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Anti-settlement group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decades
Jul 03, 2024 6:58 am - JERUSALEM — An anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades. The Israeli group Peace Now ...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett is the first Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down as party’s nominee
Jul 02, 2024 1:32 pm - WASHINGTON — A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the party's nominee for president, cit...