Nation and World
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Video of plump Chicago snapping turtle dubbed 'Chonkosaurus' goes viral
May 11, 2023 1:00 am - Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it “...
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Expel George Santos? GOP leaders aren't ready to take that step
May 11, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Protecting a narrow, four-vote majority, Republican leaders in the House are making clear that they intend to let the legal process play out with New Y...
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Jacklyn Zeman, longtime 'General Hospital' cast member who played Bobbie Spencer, dies at 70
May 11, 2023 1:00 am - Jacklyn Zeman, who became one of the most recognizable actors on daytime television during 45 years of playing Bobbie Spencer on ABC's "General Hospital," has died. She ...
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Weekly US jobless claims highest since 2021, but companies avoid risk of being caught short-handed
May 11, 2023 1:00 am - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week rose to its highest level in a year-and-a-half, though jobs remain plentiful by historical standards e...
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Israel kills another militant commander in Gaza as Cairo presses on with efforts to mediate truce
May 11, 2023 1:00 am - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed a fourth militant commander on Thursday, raising the Palestinian death toll from the latest burs...
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House Republicans point to increased migration as they advance asylum restrictions, border wall
May 11, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans are seeking Thursday to pass a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers, cre...
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UK gives cruise missiles to Ukraine; Kyiv delays counteroffensive as it waits for more weapons
May 11, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The British government said Thursday that it sent long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine to help drive out Russia's occupying forces, an announcement...
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Why the arrest of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan could push the country into chaos
May 11, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan is witnessing a wave of violence following the arrest of popular opposition leader and former Prime Minister Imran Khan on corruption charges. ...
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Suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance faces extradition to US on fraud charges
May 11, 2023 1:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's government will allow the extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee H...
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Biden ramps up pressure on House GOP in debt limit battle
May 10, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Fresh off a White House meeting with no serious breakthrough on the debt limit standoff, President Joe Biden is launching a new phase of his pressure c...