Nation and World
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UK boosts defense spending in response to Russia and China
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON (AP) - U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Monday to increase military funding by 5 billion pounds ($6 billion) over the next two years in response to Russia'...
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After two historic U.S. bank failures, here's what comes next
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Two large banks that cater to the tech industry have collapsed after a bank run, government agencies are taking emergency measures to backstop the financial...
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Cohen testifies before grand jury in Trump hush money probe
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen testified Monday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments made on the former presi...
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Nepal's newly elected president takes oath of office
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's newly elected president - the third since the Himalayan nation abolished its centuries-old monarchy in 2008 and became a republic - took ...
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China's Xi wants bigger global role after Saudi-Iran deal
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - BEJIING - President Xi Jinping called Monday for China to play a bigger role in managing global affairs after Beijing scored a diplomatic coup as the host of talks that ...
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Government races to reassure U.S. that banking system is safe
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Depositors withdrew savings and investors broadly sold off bank shares Monday as the federal government raced to reassure Americans that the banking system wa...
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Iran-Saudi Arabia deal casts China in unfamiliar global role
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - An agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations has cast China in a leading role in Middle Eastern politics - a part previously ...
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Biden OKs Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration said Monday it is approving the huge Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental deci...
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Russia: 60-day extension of wartime grain deal acceptable
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - A Russian delegation at talks with senior U.N. officials said Monday that Moscow is ready to accept an extension to a grain export deal that has helped bri...
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Fed, FDIC, Treasury Department say Silicon Valley Bank clients will get fundsMar 12, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The U.S. government took emergency steps Sunday in an attempt to prevent more instability among banks after the historic failure of Silicon Valley Bank, and a...