Nation and World Politics
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Some Americans will get their student loans canceled in February as Biden accelerates his new plan
Jan 12, 2024 7:01 am - WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will start canceling student loans for some borrowers starting in February as part of a new repayment plan that's taking effect near...
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How Yemeni Houthi rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea are crimping global trade
Jan 12, 2024 6:56 am - LONDON — The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have rerouted most of the trade normally flowing through the crucial maritime...
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Houthi rebels vow fierce retaliation after American and British strikes against them
Jan 12, 2024 6:54 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels vowed fierce retaliation Friday for American and British strikes against them, further raising the prospect of a wider...
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Donald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trialJan 11, 2024 8:42 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump wrested an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Th...
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Friendly fire may have killed their relatives on Oct. 7. These Israeli families want answers now
Jan 11, 2024 10:26 am - KIBBUTZ BE'ERI, Israel — Relatives of civilians killed at a kibbutz in southern Israel during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas are demanding the military immediately investigat...
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Donald Trump defies judge, addresses civil fraud trial after judge receives bomb threat
Jan 11, 2024 9:57 am - NEW YORK — Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump still seized an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Th...
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Blinken sees a path to Gaza peace, reconstruction and regional security after his Mideast tourJan 11, 2024 9:51 am - CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his latest urgent Mideast tour on Thursday in talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi as American of...
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Iran's navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
Jan 11, 2024 9:28 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washi...
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Christie ends his presidential bid in an effort to blunt Trump's momentum before Iowa's GOP caucuses
Jan 11, 2024 8:00 am - WINDHAM, N.H. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday suspended his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, ceding to growing p...
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Biden awards $623M to states, local governments and tribes to build EV charging network
Jan 11, 2024 7:07 am - WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation. Grants being announced Thu...