Nation and World Politics
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Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike
Sep 28, 2024 7:17 am - Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions
Sep 27, 2024 2:14 pm - NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges, firmly rejecting allegations that he accepted overseas travel, campaign ca...
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Israel says it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut
Sep 27, 2024 10:48 am - BEIRUT — The Israeli military said Friday it carried out an airstrike on the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, where a massive explosion leveled buildings in a...
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Netanyahu, at U.N., vows that Israel will keep 'degrading Hezbollah' until its objectives are met
Sep 27, 2024 9:51 am - UNITED NATIONS — His leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders at the United Nations on Friday that his...
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Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York amid rising questions about US support for Ukraine
Sep 27, 2024 9:38 am - NEW YORK — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face-to-face with Donald Trump on Friday with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against...
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University of Wisconsin revokes tenure of former porn-making chancellor who wanted to teach
Sep 27, 2024 9:11 am - MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to revoke the tenure of a former campus chancellor who was fired after making pornog...
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Fed's favored inflation gauge shows cooling price pressures, clearing way for more rate cuts
Sep 27, 2024 8:22 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure on Friday provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is expected to fuel furthe...
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Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?
Sep 27, 2024 8:18 am - WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States. The ...
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Harris heads to the US-Mexico border to try to show that her record is more than Trump criticisms
Sep 27, 2024 7:36 am - PHOENIX — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will make her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee to confront head-o...
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‘We all are Americans’: Early voters share hopes and fears for the presidential electionSep 26, 2024 6:22 pm - It was hard to find anyone without a strong opinion about the presidential election as early voters filled out ballots in the suburbs.