Nation and World
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Fire at a coal mining company building in northern China kills 26 and injures dozens
Nov 16, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - A fire erupted in a coal mining company building in a northern Chinese city on Thursday, killing 26 people and injuring at least 38, Chinese state media report...
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Longtime Israeli policy foes are leading US protests against Israel's action in Gaza. Who are they?
Nov 16, 2023 12:00 am - As the Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza, there's a bitter battle for public opinion flaring in the United States, with angry rallies on many college campuses and disruptiv...
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Populist Javier Milei is rallying for the Argentine presidency with chainsaws and Comic-Con costumes
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Batman and the Joker, a man decked out in a full-body lion costume, and another whose head and arms have been replaced by chain saws. This isn'...
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Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - To meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), nine major Asian economies must increase the share of ...
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Some of the 40 workers trapped in India tunnel collapse get sick as glitches delay rescue
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - LUCKNOW, India - Some of the 40 workers trapped for days in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India were falling sick Wednesday as falling debris and technical glitche...
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New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy announces run for U.S. Senate seat in 2024
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy on Wednesday launched a bid for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in next year's contest. Her candidacy, annou...
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Vote on tentative contract with General Motors too close to call as more tallies are reported
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - DETROIT - Voting on a tentative contract agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union that ended a six-week strike against the company appears too ...
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A key U.S. spy tool will lapse at year's end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - With less than two months until the end of the year, the Biden administration is running out of time to win the reauthorization of a spy program it says is ...
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Hospital director in Haiti says police rescued women and children after gangs surround facility
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday, trapping women, children and newborns inside until police rescued them, accordi...
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UK top court says a plan to send migrants to Rwanda is illegal. The government still wants to do it
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - The British government said Wednesday it will still try to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the conten...