Nation and World
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After a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?Sep 28, 2024 5:30 pm - Congress is off for the campaign season, as lawmakers from one of the most chaotic and unproductive legislative sessions in modern times try to persuade voters to keep them on the job.
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Trump lists his grievances in a Wisconsin speech intended to link Harris to illegal immigrationSep 28, 2024 5:16 pm - PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. — Former President Donald Trump meandered Saturday through a list of grievances against Vice President Kamala Harris and other issues during an eve...
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SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next yearSep 28, 2024 5:09 pm - SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year.
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Biden and Harris call the Israeli strike killing Hezbollah’s Nasrallah a ‘measure of justice’
Sep 28, 2024 5:03 pm - REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — The Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah was a “measure of justice” for victims of a four-decade “reign of terror,” President Jo...
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Rare condor hatched, raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wildSep 28, 2024 5:02 pm - Another chapter in one of the greatest comeback stories in the world of endangered species is being written with the release of three young California condors north of the Grand Canyon. The group includes Milagra, a young condor whose story is nothing short of a miracle, as her name implies. Her mother died last year during a devastating outbreak of avian flu, and her father struggled alone to incubate the egg. Hatched in captivity and raised by foster condor parents, Milagra joined other endangered condors in the wild this weekend.
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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...