Nation and World
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Israel to vote on severely restricting UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza
Oct 28, 2024 10:30 am - Israel's parliament is scheduled to vote Monday on a pair of bills that would effectively sever ties with the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid in Gaza, strip it of legal immunities and restrict its ability to support Palestinians in east Jerusalem and the West Bank.
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Here’s what to watch in the final full week of the presidential campaign
Oct 28, 2024 8:07 am - Uncertainty reigns entering the final full week of the 2024 campaign with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a fiercely competitive presidential contest. What happens in the coming days will be pivotal in deciding the winner.
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Trump rally speakers lob racist insults, call Puerto Rico ‘island of garbage’
Oct 28, 2024 8:02 am - A comedian who warmed up the crowd at Donald Trump’s rally here Sunday described Puerto Rico as an “island of garbage,” attracting widespread criticism and triggering a Trump campaign statement disavowing the remark.
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Israeli military launches strikes on military targets in Iran, officials say
Oct 25, 2024 7:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday on what it described as military targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault Oc...
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Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the ‘sin’ of a 150-year-old boarding school policy
Oct 25, 2024 2:32 pm - President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a “blot on American history” in his first presidential visit to Indian Country.
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At least 75 sickened as deadly McDonald’s E. coli outbreak expands
Oct 25, 2024 10:58 am - A deadly outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has expanded, with at least 75 people sick in 13 states, federal health officials said Friday.
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Polarizing pipeline law is on the ballot in major corn state
Oct 25, 2024 8:25 am - A proposed $8.9-billion carbon-capture pipeline that has polarized the U.S. Corn Belt is facing one of its biggest obstacles yet: Election Day. When South Dakota voters c...
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Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won't come quickly
Oct 25, 2024 8:17 am - Erik and Lyle Menendez still have a long way to go before they can walk out of prison, even though the Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended their life-without-parole sentences be thrown out and the brothers be resentenced and immediately eligible for parole.
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Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon kills 3 journalists as they sleep
Oct 25, 2024 8:07 am - An Israeli airstrike killed three journalists as they slept at a guesthouse in southeast Lebanon early Friday, a rare strike on an area that had so far been spared the hostilities in the rest of the region.
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Harris, Beyoncé team up for a Texas rally on abortion rights and hope battleground states hear them
Oct 25, 2024 6:50 am - Vice President Kamala Harris will team up with Beyoncé on Friday for a rally in solidly Republican Texas aimed at highlighting the perilous medical fallout from the state's strict abortion ban and putting the blame squarely on Donald Trump.