Nation and World Politics
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Top Ukrainian commander says his forces now control almost 390 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region
Aug 12, 2024 7:40 am - KYIV, Ukraine — KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russia's neighboring Kursk...
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Americans’ refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to U.S. inflation spike
Aug 12, 2024 7:13 am - The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it.
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Ferguson marks 10 years since Michael Brown’s death. While there's some progress, challenges persist
Aug 11, 2024 6:00 am - FERGUSON, Mo. — Michael Brown once told his father the “world is going to know my name,” words Michael Brown Sr. still takes to heart. Friday marks 10 years since the 18-...
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False information follows VP nominee onto the campaign trailAug 10, 2024 4:00 pm - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz changed the design of his state’s flag, clones of first lady Jill Biden are being used and more.
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Kamala Harris makes an immigration pitch in Arizona as she fights to gain ground in the Sun BeltAug 10, 2024 3:57 pm - GLENDALE, Ariz. — Vice President Kamala Harris drew on her prosecutorial background to make her first expansive pitch on immigration to border-state voters as she and her...
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Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school used as a shelter kills at least 80, Palestinian officials say
Aug 10, 2024 8:25 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people, Palestinian health authorities said, in o...
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'Original sin': Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdict
Aug 10, 2024 8:15 am - WASHINGTON — A Defense Department disagreement over how to bring to justice the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and two others has thrown the cases into disarr...
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Body camera footage shows local police anger at Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt
Aug 09, 2024 1:24 pm - WASHINGTON — In the chaotic aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last month, a local police officer told a fellow officer he h...
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Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the U.S. election, Microsoft says
Aug 09, 2024 7:25 am - NEW YORK — Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing...
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U.S. and other frustrated mediators call on Israel, Hamas to resume Gaza talks, saying, 'no excuses'Aug 09, 2024 7:22 am - WASHINGTON — Leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar jointly demanded Israel and Hamas return to stalled talks on the war in Gaza next week, saying that “only the d...