Nation and World Politics
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Biden and Trump agree to presidential debates in June on CNN and in September on ABC
May 15, 2024 11:06 am - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates in June and September — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC — setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just weeks.
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Inflation improved slightly in April, with timing for rate cuts still uncertain
May 15, 2024 7:51 am - Inflation showed some signs of improvement in April, as policymakers grapple with whether their fight against abnormally high price growth is losing ground. Data released...
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Palestinians across the Middle East mark their original ‘catastrophe’ with eyes on the war in Gaza
May 15, 2024 6:39 am - JERUSALEM — Palestinians across the Middle East on Wednesday are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel with protests and other events at...
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Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive
May 15, 2024 6:37 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces withdrew from some areas of the country's east and battled Russian troops in others on Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy postpo...
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Biden and oil companies like this climate tech. Many Americans do not.
May 14, 2024 11:24 am - The remote stretch of public grazing land in southeastern Montana has hardly changed since homesteading days, but underneath this wind-swept expanse lies a hidden asset i...
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Biden adds tariffs on Chinese chips, critical minerals, EVs
May 14, 2024 6:56 am - President Joe Biden is hiking tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports - including semiconductors, batteries, solar cells, and critical minerals - in an election-year b...
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Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza
May 14, 2024 6:49 am - JERUSALEM — Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national struggle. Bu...
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Blinken in Kyiv says U.S. arms will make a difference as Ukraine reels from a new Russian offensive
May 14, 2024 6:45 am - KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that American military aid on its way to Ukraine will make a “real difference” on the battlefield, as ...
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Check stubs, fake receipts, blind loyalty: Cohen offers inside knowledge in Trump's hush money trial
May 14, 2024 6:42 am - NEW YORK — It wasn't until after a decade in the fold, after his family pleaded with him, after the FBI raided his office, apartment and hotel room, Michael Cohen testifi...
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With the shock of Oct. 7 still raw, profound sadness and anger grip Israel on its Memorial Day
May 13, 2024 10:22 am - TEL AVIV, Israel — Ruby Chen’s son, Itay, was killed in the Hamas attack on Oct. 7. But unlike scores of other families of soldiers killed that day, Chen doesn’t have a g...