Nation and World Politics
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FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here’s what to know about the report
Sep 23, 2024 1:09 pm - Violent crime in the U.S. dropped in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike.
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The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree?
Sep 23, 2024 9:44 am - WASHINGTON — With its larger-than-usual half-point cut to its key interest rate last week, the Federal Reserve underscored its belief that it's all but conquered inflatio...
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Feds: Man accused in apparent assassination attempt wrote note indicating he intended to kill Trump
Sep 23, 2024 7:49 am - The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump wrote a note months earlier saying that he intended to kill the former president, the Justice Department disclosed Monday in arguing that he should remain locked up as the case moves forward.
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Harris raises $27 million in New York fundraiser, promises economic speech this week
Sep 23, 2024 7:32 am - NEW YORK — Vice President Kamala Harris raised $27 million at a packed New York City fundraiser on Sunday, her largest fundraising haul since she took over at the top of ...
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Harris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign’s last stretch
Sep 23, 2024 7:30 am - NEW YORK — One presidential candidate is talking up gun ownership and promising tough border security measures. The other vows to cap credit card interest rates and force...
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Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 400
Sep 23, 2024 7:28 am - Israeli strikes Monday on Lebanon killed more than 490 people, including more than 90 women and children, Lebanese authorities said, in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. The Israeli military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate ahead of its widening air campaign against Hezbollah.
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US will let more people take methadone at home
Sep 22, 2024 6:00 am - The first big update to U.S. methadone regulations in 20 years is poised to expand access to the lifesaving drug starting next month, but experts say the addiction treatment changes could fall flat if state governments and methadone clinics fail to act.
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The politics of immigration play differently along the US-Mexico border
Sep 22, 2024 6:00 am - SUNLAND PARK, N.M. — The politics of immigration look different from the back patio of Ardovino’s Desert Crossing restaurant. That's where Robert Ardovino sees a Border P...
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Robinson won’t speak at local GOP event amid latest firestormSep 21, 2024 11:48 am - North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has canceled an appearance at a suburban GOP fundraiser.
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Smartmatic’s case against Newsmax will test 2020 defamation claims
Sep 21, 2024 6:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del.- A high-stakes court case scheduled to begin later this month will finally test whether a television network can be held liable for making statements abo...