Nation and World
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U.S. begins strikes on militias in Iraq, Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack, officials tell APFeb 02, 2024 3:55 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation fo...
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Federal judge in DC postpones Trump's March trial on charges of plotting to overturn 2020 election
Feb 02, 2024 3:03 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington formally postponed Donald Trump's March trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election as a key legal appeal f...
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Footballer-turned-actor Carl Weathers, who starred in 'Rocky' movies and 'The Mandalorian,' dies
Feb 02, 2024 1:53 pm - NEW YORK — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, fac...
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'Pineapple Expresses' and rising seas are battering California's piers, threatening iconic landmarks
Feb 02, 2024 1:14 pm - SAN DIEGO (AP) — More storms, rising seas and huge waves are taking their toll on California’s iconic piers that have dotted the Pacific coast since the Gold Rush, posing...
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Think the news industry was struggling already? The dawn of 2024 is offering few good tidings
Feb 02, 2024 12:41 pm - NEW YORK — On Friday, the National Press Club is offering solace — and a free meal — by giving recently laid-off journalists tacos in recognition of a brutal stretch that...
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Biden meets grieving families of 3 US troops killed in Jordan, who he says 'risked it all'Feb 02, 2024 11:06 am - WILMINGTON, Del. — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base on Friday to honor the three American service members ki...
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Haley insists she's staying in the GOP race. Here's how that could cause problems for Trump
Feb 02, 2024 11:04 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. — For months, the underdog in the presidential primary refused to concede defeat. He fought hard in state after state, even as the front-runner amassed a d...
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Putin casts the Ukraine conflict as a fight for Russia's survival as he seeks reelection
Feb 02, 2024 11:01 am - MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Friday described Moscow's military action in Ukraine as a battle for Russia's survival as he campaigned for reelection next month in ...
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The U.S. didn't just avoid a recession — it's adding hundreds of thousands of new jobs
Feb 02, 2024 7:57 am - WASHINGTON — The nation’s employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000 jobs in January in the latest sign of the economy’s continuing abil...
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Tesla recalling nearly 2.2 million vehicles for software update to fix warning lights that are too small
Feb 02, 2024 7:54 am - DETROIT — Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it has sold in the U.S. because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small. The recall of nearly 2....