Nation and World
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Taliban: Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul
Dec 12, 2022 12:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - A hotel catering to foreign visitors in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul was attacked Monday and three of the assailants were killed, a Taliban official s...
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3 dead, 1 critical in shooting after fight at Chicago bar
Dec 12, 2022 12:00 am - Three people were fatally shot and a fourth was critically wounded Sunday when a fight inside a Chicago bar led to a shooting outside the bar, authorities said. The shoo...
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Ukraine president again presses West for advanced weapons
Dec 12, 2022 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed Western leaders again on Monday to provide more advanced weapons to help his country in its war with Russ...
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Free ride: DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit
Dec 12, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare for the District of Columbia and other major cities that public transit was a lifeline for essential workers and that even m...
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Millions in central U.S. brace for snow, rain and floods
Dec 12, 2022 12:00 am - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A massive winter storm blew across the center of the U.S. on Monday, threatening millions of people with heavy snow, freezing rain and flooding. The ...
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Dog therapy for kids facing the trauma of the war in Ukraine
Dec 12, 2022 12:00 am - BOYARKA, Ukraine - Bice is an American pit bull terrier with an important and sensitive job in Ukraine - comforting children traumatized by Russia's war. The playful 8-y...
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Brittney Griner back home in US after Russian prisoner swap
Dec 09, 2022 12:00 am - SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday, nearly 10 months after the basketball star's detention in Russia made her the most high-pr...
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China's looser anti-COVID measures met with relief, caution
Dec 08, 2022 12:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan - People across China reacted with relief and caution Thursday to the dramatic government decision to loosen some of the world's most severe COVID-19 rest...
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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in U.S.-Russia prisoner swap
Dec 08, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a high-profile prisoner exchange as the U.S. released notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. But t...
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Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions clears Congress
Dec 08, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition th...