Nation and World
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Thousands of Los Angeles city workers walk off job for 24 hours alleging unfair labor practices
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Thousands of Los Angeles city employees, including sanitation workers, lifeguards and traffic officers, walked off the job Tuesday for a 24-hour strike all...
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Boston man files lawsuit seeking to bankrupt white supremacist group he says assaulted him
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - BOSTON - A Black teacher and musician who says members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and beat him with metal shields during a march through Boston la...
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Who's in, who might be out: Eight candidates have qualified for the first Republican debate
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - With two weeks until the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 campaign, eight candidates say they have met qualifications to be on stage in ...
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There's a winner in the $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. - A single ticket sold in Florida is good for a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, ending weeks of anticipation over who would win the eye-popping...
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U.S. inflation has cooled. Getting it down to the Fed's target rate will be the toughest mile
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Over the past year, inflation in the United States has tumbled from 9% all the way to 3%, softening most of the price pressures that have gripped the nation...
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Powerful storm kills 2 people and leaves 1.1 million without power in eastern U.S.
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - At least two people died, thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed, and more than 1.1 million homes and businesses lost power Monday as severe sto...
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Biden creates new national monument near Grand Canyon, citing tribal heritage, climate concerns
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. - Declaring it good "not only for Arizona but for the planet," President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a national monument designation f...
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Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state's constitution, sett...
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Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is reinstating a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been turning up...
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Pakistan's former premier appeals his conviction and 3-year sentence in graft case, seeks release
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday appealed his conviction and three-year prison sentence in a graft case, a spokesperson for his legal t...