Nation and World
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Biden OKs Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration said Monday it is approving the huge Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental deci...
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Russia: 60-day extension of wartime grain deal acceptable
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - A Russian delegation at talks with senior U.N. officials said Monday that Moscow is ready to accept an extension to a grain export deal that has helped bri...
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Fed, FDIC, Treasury Department say Silicon Valley Bank clients will get fundsMar 12, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The U.S. government took emergency steps Sunday in an attempt to prevent more instability among banks after the historic failure of Silicon Valley Bank, and a...
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Xi awarded 3rd term as China's president, extending rule
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as the nation's president Friday, putting him on track to stay in power for life at a time of seve...
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Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife's killing, dies at 89
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife...
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Earthquakes at 2 Alaska volcanoes could signal eruption
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A second volcano in remote Alaska is experiencing elevated earthquake activity this week, signaling an increased potential for eruption, officials sa...
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German gunman kills 6 at Hamburg Jehovah's Witness hall
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - HAMBURG, Germany - A gunman stormed a service at his former Jehovah's Witness hall in Germany, killing six people before taking his own life after police arrived, author...
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DeSantis making long-anticipated 1st Iowa trip ahead of 2024
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Ahead of a widely expected presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced himself Ato an eager audience of Iowa Republicans on Friday...
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Erdogan sets May 14 election date as he seeks to extend rule
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday formally set the country's parliamentary and presidential elections for May 14 - a month earlier than s...
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Ukrainians who fled war face end of temporary U.S. sanctuary
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - When U.S. officials at the U.S.-Mexico border stamped the Ukrainian passports of Mariia and her daughter last April and gave them permission to stay for...