Nation and World
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Hunter Biden reportedly sought U.S. government help for Ukrainian gas company Burisma
Aug 14, 2024 2:46 pm - WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden asked the U.S. ambassador to Italy for help regarding an energy project a Ukrainian gas company was pursuing while his father was vice president...
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A new round of Gaza cease-fire talks is starting. Why is a deal so elusive?
Aug 14, 2024 1:10 pm - JERUSALEM — International mediators are hoping to kick-start stalled cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas with a new round of talks meant to finally clinch a ...
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Mpox has been declared a public health emergency in Africa. What is it and what’s the WHO doing?
Aug 14, 2024 1:00 pm - LONDON — The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this week that the increasing spread of mpox across the continent is a health emergency, warning t...
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Why Trump keeps talking about fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter
Aug 14, 2024 11:27 am - Hannibal Lecter is a cannibalistic serial killer, a lover of fava beans and a nice chianti, fictional — and now, a regular feature in Donald Trump’s speeches. As the Rep...
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Presented with rise in border crossings, Kamala Harris chose a long-term approach to the problem
Aug 14, 2024 11:18 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, watching tens of thousands of migrants from Central America reach the U.S.-Mexico border just a few months into his administration, tapp...
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Judge rejects Donald Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
Aug 14, 2024 9:47 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump has lost his latest bid for a new judge in his New York hush money criminal case as it heads toward a key ruling and potential sentencing next mon...
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Congress didn’t recognize a race riot in Springfield. Biden will make the site a monument.
Aug 14, 2024 9:14 am - In 1908, a White mob incited a race riot in Springfield, Illinois, leaving several people dead, hundreds injured and dozens of Black-owned businesses and homes burned and...
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The Taliban are celebrating 3 years in power, but they’re not talking about Afghans
Aug 14, 2024 8:13 am - KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of its return to power at a former U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, but there was no mention o...
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Annual U.S. inflation falls to 3-year low, clearing the way for the Fed to begin cutting rates
Aug 14, 2024 7:51 am - WASHINGTON — Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and ...
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Americans give Harris an advantage over Trump on honesty and discipline, an AP-NORC poll finds
Aug 14, 2024 7:19 am - WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has a perceived advantage over former President Donald Trump on several leadership qualities such as honesty, a poll from The As...