Nation and World
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At least 52 dead and millions without power after Helene's deadly march across southeastern US
Sep 28, 2024 1:54 pm - PERRY, Fla. — Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday — as the cleanup began from the tempest that...
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Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike
Sep 28, 2024 7:17 am - Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions
Sep 27, 2024 2:14 pm - NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges, firmly rejecting allegations that he accepted overseas travel, campaign ca...
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Israel says it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut
Sep 27, 2024 10:48 am - BEIRUT — The Israeli military said Friday it carried out an airstrike on the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, where a massive explosion leveled buildings in a...
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Netanyahu, at U.N., vows that Israel will keep 'degrading Hezbollah' until its objectives are met
Sep 27, 2024 9:51 am - UNITED NATIONS — His leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders at the United Nations on Friday that his...
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Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York amid rising questions about US support for Ukraine
Sep 27, 2024 9:38 am - NEW YORK — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face-to-face with Donald Trump on Friday with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against...
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University of Wisconsin revokes tenure of former porn-making chancellor who wanted to teach
Sep 27, 2024 9:11 am - MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to revoke the tenure of a former campus chancellor who was fired after making pornog...
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Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89
Sep 27, 2024 8:28 am - Maggie Smith, who won an Oscar for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in "Downton Abbey," has died, her publicist said Friday. She was 89.
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Fed's favored inflation gauge shows cooling price pressures, clearing way for more rate cuts
Sep 27, 2024 8:22 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure on Friday provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is expected to fuel furthe...
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Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?
Sep 27, 2024 8:18 am - WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States. The ...