Nation and World Politics
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Court puts Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross illegally back on hold
Mar 20, 2024 9:15 am - McALLEN, Texas — Plans by Texas to arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally were again on hold Wednesday after setting off uncertainty along the border an...
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A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees capsizes off Indonesia's coast
Mar 20, 2024 8:18 am - BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized off Indonesia’s northernmost coast on Wednesday, according to local fishermen who rescu...
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A Russian border region reels from sustained Ukrainian artillery and drone strikes
Mar 20, 2024 7:58 am - A Russian border region being pounded by Ukrainian shelling and drones is expanding its closure of schools and colleges amid a major evacuation plan, authorities announce...
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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he’s quitting as head of his party and the country
Mar 20, 2024 7:56 am - LONDON — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced Wednesday that he will step down within weeks once a successor is chosen Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting...
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Federal Reserve still foresees 3 rate cuts this year but envisions higher rates in future
Mar 20, 2024 7:50 am - WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials signaled Wednesday that they still expect to cut their key interest rate three times in 2024 despite signs that inflation stayed su...
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Biden and Trump notch wins in Tuesday's primaries. Other races will offer hints on national politicsMar 19, 2024 7:47 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joe Biden and Donald Trump won their party's primaries in Illinois on Tuesday, notching more delegates as they continue their march to a rematch in this ...
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Ex-Trump White House official Navarro reports to prison to serve contempt of Congress sentence
Mar 19, 2024 1:53 pm - MIAMI — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro reported to prison Tuesday to begin serving his sentence for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigat...
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Divided Supreme Court lifts stay on a Texas law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants
Mar 19, 2024 1:43 pm - WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico borde...
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U.S. defense chief vows continued aid to Ukraine, even as Congress is stalled on funding bill
Mar 19, 2024 6:38 am - RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine's war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Con...
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Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve law that gives government more power to curb dissent
Mar 19, 2024 6:33 am - HONG KONG — Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the lates...