Nation and World
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Biden, Xi emerge from hours of talks, agree to curb illicit fentanyl, restart military dialogue
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - WOODSIDE, Calif. - U.S. President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping emerged Wednesday from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught re...
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Economy has lost momentum during a tough year, EU commission says and warns of risk from Mideast
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany - The European Union's executive commission lowered growth its expectations for this year and next, saying the economy "has lost momentum" as inflatio...
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Retail sales slip in October as consumers pull back after summer splurges
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Americans cut back on retail spending in October, ending six straight months of gains, though the decline was partly driven by falling prices for both gasolin...
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Trump's lawyers want a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case. They claim the judge is biased
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Lawyers for Donald Trump asked for a mistrial Wednesday in the New York civil fraud case that threatens the former president's real estate empire. They accuse...
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U.S. consumer inflation eased in October as cheaper gas slowed overall price increases
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Inflation in the United States slowed last month in a sign that the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes are continuing to cool the consumer price spikes t...
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A former Fox News reporter who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - In a case with potentially far-reaching press freedom implications, a federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journali...
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Long-haul carrier Emirates signals it will hold off on major Airbus purchase over engine worries
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Long-haul carrier Emirates signaled Tuesday it will hold off on a major purchase of Airbus A350 aircraft over concerns about their Rolls-Ro...
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What's pushing inflation down? More goods, workers and housing
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Long past its painful peak, inflation in the United States may be heading steadily back toward its pre-pandemic levels, without the need for further interes...
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Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, U.S. climate assessment shows
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - Revved-up climate change now permeates Americans' daily lives with harm that is "already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States," a massive ...
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The Biden administration is slow to act as millions are booted off Medicaid, advocates say
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Up to 30 million of the poorest Americans could be purged from the Medicaid program, many the result of error-ridden state reviews that poverty experts say ...