Nation and World
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after U.S. legal battle ends
Jun 26, 2024 2:42 pm - CANBERRA, Australia — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched fist as his supporters ch...
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Most Americans plan to watch the Biden-Trump debate, and many see high stakes, an AP-NORC poll finds
Jun 26, 2024 2:35 pm - WASHINGTON — Most U.S. adults plan to watch some element of Thursday's presidential debate and many think the event will be important for the campaigns of both President ...
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The Supreme Court rules for Biden administration in a social media dispute with conservative states
Jun 26, 2024 9:43 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to comb...
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GOP former Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden, whose campaign wants to flip anti-Trump Republicans
Jun 26, 2024 7:58 am - NEW YORK — Republican former congressman Adam Kinzinger endorsed President Joe Biden on Wednesday, giving the Democrat a prominent new ally in his high-stakes campaign to...
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A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions
Jun 26, 2024 7:56 am - WASHINGTON — As he campaigned for the presidency, Joe Biden promised to spend billions of dollars to “save the world” from climate change. One of the largest players in t...
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Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer’s, her son Nick Cassavetes says
Jun 25, 2024 2:32 pm - NEW YORK — Celebrated actor and honorary Academy Award recipient Gena Rowlands is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, her son, filmmaker Nick Cassavetes, has revealed. C...
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's plane leaves Bangkok on his way to a US court and later freedom
Jun 25, 2024 9:48 am - BANGKOK (AP) — A plane with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange departed Bangkok after refueling Tuesday and he is on the way to Saipan to enter a plea deal with the U.S. go...
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Israeli military must draft ultra-Orthodox men, Supreme Court rules
Jun 25, 2024 9:46 am - Israel’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for military service — a decision that could lead to the collaps...
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A trackside sensor didn’t catch burning rail bearing suspected in Ohio derailment in time, NTSB says
Jun 25, 2024 9:44 am - EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed on Tuesday that a trackside detector in Salem, Ohio, failed to detect accurate elevated tem...
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Closing arguments begin in Karen Read trial. Jurors to decide: Deadly romance or police corruption?
Jun 25, 2024 9:40 am - DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Attorneys launched closing arguments Tuesday in the long-running murder trial of Karen Read, in which jurors were presented with two starkly differen...