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Biden unveils his budget plan, challenges GOP to follow suit

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - PHILADELPHIA - As political gridlock puts the government at risk of defaulting, President Joe Biden on Thursday made an opening bid with a budget plan that would cut def...
Applications for US jobless aid rise by most in 5 months

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most in five months, but layoffs remain historically low as the labor market continues...
GOP Leader McConnell remains in hospital after concussion

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell suffered a concussion after a fall at a local hotel and remains hospitalized "for a few days of observation and tre...
Bomb kills 3, including provincial governor, in Afghanistan

Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - ISLAMABAD - A bomb killed a Taliban-appointed provincial governor and two others in Afghanistan's Mazar-e- Sharif Thursday, a Taliban police spokesman said. The explosio...
Greece: 3 more rail officials charged over deadly collision

By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - THESSALONIKI, Greece - Three more Greek rail officials were charged on Thursday in connection with a train crash that killed 57 people, as protests continued and the gov...
China's Xi calls for 'more quickly elevating' armed forces

Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - China's leader Xi Jinping has called for "more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class standards," in a speech just days after a top diplomat warned ...
Pakistani police probe officers over women's march violence

Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Pakistani police are investigating officers after violence at a march to mark International Women's Day in Islamabad, a spokesman said Thursday. Three consta...
Malaysian ex-PM Muhyiddin arrested, faces graft charges

Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was arrested Thursday and will be brought to court to face corruption charges, the anti-graf...
Norfolk Southern brings apology, aid to derailment hearing

By STEPHEN GROVES and JOSH FUNK Associated Press
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Norfolk Southern's CEO apologized before Congress on Thursday and pledged millions of dollars to help East Palestine, Ohio, recover from last month's fiery,...
Georgia withdraws foreign agent bill after days of protests

By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - TBILISI, Georgia - Georgia's ruling party said Thursday it is withdrawing a draft law from the parliament criticized as potentially stifling media freedom and civil soci...

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