Nation and World
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South Korea launches first commercial-grade satellite, as North Korea plans first spy satellite
May 25, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea successfully launched a commercial-grade satellite for the first time Thursday as part of its growing space development program, as riva...
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Austin hopes F-16 fight jet training for Ukrainian pilots will begin in coming weeks
May 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday he hopes that training for Ukrainian pilots on American-made F-16 fighter jets will begin in the coming weeks, ...
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2 planes aborted landings in San Francisco when a Southwest jet taxied across their runways
May 25, 2023 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Two airliners aborted landings at San Francisco International Airport last week after pilots spotted a Southwest Airlines jet taxiing across runways...
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More Americans apply for jobless benefits but labor market remains tight
May 25, 2023 1:00 am - U.S. applications for jobless claims rose slightly last week but remain at healthy levels with companies reticent to let go of employees in a tight labor market. The num...
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COVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval after more than a year of emergency use
May 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Pfizer received full approval on Thursday for its COVID-19 pill Paxlovid that's been the go-to treatment against the coronavirus. More than 11 million ...
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Hong Kong-flagged vessel briefly blocks Egypt's vital Suez Canal
May 25, 2023 1:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - A Hong Kong-flagged ship briefly blocked Egypt's vital Suez Canal on Thursday morning, authorities said, the latest such incident in the busy waterway. Acco...
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Kids could fill labor shortages, even in bars, if these lawmakers succeed
May 25, 2023 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, longer hours on school nights and in expanded r...
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America aged rapidly in the last decade as baby boomers grew older and births dropped
May 25, 2023 1:00 am - The United States grew older, faster, last decade. The share of residents 65 or older grew by more than a third from 2010 to 2020 and at the fastest rate of any decade i...
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Head of Russian private army Wagner says his forces are handing control of Bakhmut to Moscow
May 25, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner claimed Thursday that his forces have started pulling out of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine and ha...
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Companies are finding it's not so simple to leave Russia. Some are quietly staying put
May 25, 2023 1:00 am - When Russia invaded Ukraine, global companies were quick to respond, some announcing they would get out of Russia immediately, others curtailing imports or new investmen...