Nation and World
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Tren de Aragua gang started in Venezuela's prisons and now spreads fear in the US
Sep 24, 2024 11:55 am - MIAMI — Former federal agent Was Tabor says his phone has been lighting up with calls from police departments around the U.S. for advice on how to combat the growing thre...
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House Republicans move to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan testimony
Sep 24, 2024 10:28 am - WASHINGTON — Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are moving Tuesday to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress after a contentious b...
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American consumers are feeling less confident as concerns about jobs take center stage
Sep 24, 2024 9:58 am - American consumers are feeling less confident this month as concerns about jobs rose significantly.
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Heavy rains lash the Cayman Islands as southeast US prepares for a major hurricane
Sep 24, 2024 8:10 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Heavy rains lashed the Cayman Islands on Tuesday as forecasters warned that a nearby cluster of thunderstorms could soon become a major hurricane ...
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GOP effort to change how Nebraska allocates electoral votes hits roadblock
Sep 24, 2024 7:44 am - A key Republican state lawmaker in Nebraska said Monday that he does not support changing how the state awards its electoral votes before the November election, foiling f...
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US debt dynamics ‘inconsistent with a AAA rating,’ Moody’s says
Sep 24, 2024 7:06 am - The next U.S. administration “must grapple with widening budget deficits,” warned Moody’s Ratings in a report published Tuesday, nearly a year after it announced a negative outlook for the country’s sovereign credit profile.
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Biden in farewell U.N. address says peace still possible in conflicts in Mideast and Ukraine
Sep 24, 2024 6:34 am - NEW YORK — President Joe Biden declared in his final address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the U.S. must not retreat from the world, as Israel and Hezbolla...
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Israel bombards Hezbollah and families flee southern Lebanon as conflict widens
Sep 24, 2024 6:27 am - Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes again Tuesday as the death toll from a massive Israeli bombardment climbed to nearly 560 people and thousands fled from southern Lebanon with the two sides on the brink of all-out war.
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FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here’s what to know about the report
Sep 23, 2024 1:09 pm - Violent crime in the U.S. dropped in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike.
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Birmingham, Alabama, officials plead for information on mass shooting and offer reward money
Sep 23, 2024 9:58 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed f...