Nation and World
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Trump ally Bannon asks the Supreme Court to delay his 4-month prison sentence on contempt charges
Jun 21, 2024 12:05 pm - WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, asked the Supreme Court on Friday to delay his prison sentence while he fights his conviction...
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Trump attorneys in classified documents case are challenging prosecutor's appointment
Jun 21, 2024 11:59 am - FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Lawyers for Donald Trump made a long shot argument Friday that the Justice Department prosecutor who charged the former president with hoarding classi...
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NY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him
Jun 21, 2024 9:48 am - NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to uphold a gag order that bars the former president from critici...
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The Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims
Jun 21, 2024 9:34 am - In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled 8-1 in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people under restraining orders to stay away from their spouses or partners. The justices reversed a ruling from the federal appeals court in New Orleans that had struck down the law.
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South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea
Jun 21, 2024 7:09 am - SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the country’s new defense pact with North Korea on Friday, as border tensions continued to ris...
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How Biden and Trump are taking very different approaches to preparing for next week's debate
Jun 21, 2024 7:05 am - NEW YORK — President Joe Biden begins an intense period of private preparations Friday at Camp David for what may be the most consequential presidential debate in decades...
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The Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business interests
Jun 20, 2024 2:59 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business and anti-regulatory interests, declining their invitation to...
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Donald Sutherland, the towering actor whose career spanned ‘M.A.S.H.’ to ‘Hunger Games,’ dies at 88
Jun 20, 2024 12:39 pm - Donald Sutherland, the prolific film and television actor whose long career stretched from "M.A.S.H." to “The Hunger Games,” has died. He was 88.
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Iran signals a major boost in nuclear program at key site
Jun 20, 2024 11:39 am - A major expansion underway inside Iran’s most heavily protected nuclear facility could soon triple the site’s production of enriched uranium and give Tehran new options f...
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Supreme Court upholds U.S. tax on foreign business income
Jun 20, 2024 9:49 am - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a 2017 tax on American-owned businesses’ foreign profits, rejecting an appeal that could have saved companies hundreds of billions of dollar...