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U.S. pledges new sanctions over Houthi attacks will minimize harm to Yemen's hungry millions

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and AAMER MADHANI
Jan 17, 2024 5:44 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday put Yemen's Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists, piling financial sanctions on top ...
Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case

By DAVID SHARP and NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Jan 17, 2024 2:38 pm - PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine judge on Wednesday put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a...
Another Republican debate is canceled after Haley says she'll only participate if Trump does, too

By MEG KINNARD
Jan 17, 2024 10:33 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Another Republican presidential debate has been canceled after Nikki Haley's refusal to participate in any forum that doesn't also include former Pr...
Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, LARRY NEUMEISTER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Jan 17, 2024 12:52 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Ca...
Yellen says current US economic growth 'vindicates' Biden's COVID-19 pandemic stimulus spending

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Jan 17, 2024 8:55 am - WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is pushing back against Republican criticism of the Democrats' big coronavirus pandemic response package and making an electi...
Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over airstrike by Tehran that killed 2 people

By MUNIR AHMED and JON GAMBRELL
Jan 17, 2024 7:57 am - ISLAMABAD — Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, a day after Iran launched airstrikes on Pakistan that it claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni ...
Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal

By KEN SWEET and CORA LEWIS
Jan 17, 2024 7:15 am - NEW YORK — The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest effort by the Biden administration ...
Russian missiles hit Ukrainian apartment buildings and injure 17 in latest strikes on civilian areas

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Jan 17, 2024 7:13 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired two missiles at Kharkiv during the night, hitting apartment buildings and a medical center and injuring 17 people in the city in northeastern...
At Davos, Blinken calls a pathway to a Palestinian state a necessity for Israeli security

By JAMEY KEATEN
Jan 17, 2024 7:11 am - DAVOS, Switzerland — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the need for a “pathway to a Palestinian state” during a talk Wednesday at the World Economic Forum...
Banks prepare to take on the Biden administration over billions of dollars in overdraft fees

By KEN SWEET and CORA LEWIS
Jan 16, 2024 1:43 pm - NEW YORK — The squabble over billion of dollars in overdraft fees that Americans get charged every year is intensifying. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expe...

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