Nation and World
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Who is Imane Khelif? Algerian boxer facing gender outcry had modest success before Olympics
Aug 02, 2024 10:36 am - VILLEPINTE, France — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has landed in the middle of a divide about gender in sports after her Italian competitor, Angela Carini, pulled out secon...
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Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader's headquarters as postelection tensions mount
Aug 02, 2024 9:06 am - CARACAS, Venezuela — A half-dozen masked assailants ransacked the headquarters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Friday in the latest escalation of ...
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Dow drops 775 on weak jobs data as a global sell-off whips back to Wall Street
Aug 02, 2024 8:27 am - Stocks are tumbling Friday on worries the U.S. economy could be cracking under the weight of high interest rates meant to whip inflation. The S&P 500 was sinking by 2.1% ...
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U.S. added just 114,000 jobs in July, unemployment rate hits 4.3% as interest rates take economic toll
Aug 02, 2024 8:24 am - U.S. hiring decelerated sharply last month in the face of high interest rates as employers added an unexpectedly weak 114,000 jobs.
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US recognizes opposition candidate González as the winner of Venezuela’s presidential electionAug 01, 2024 8:14 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — The U.S. government on Thursday recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of the South American country's presidentia...
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Proposed US rule would ban airlines from charging parents additional fees to sit with their children
Aug 01, 2024 4:32 pm - The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing a new rule that would ban airlines from charging parents more to sit with their young children. Under the proposal, rel...
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Donald Trump’s gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction, New York appeals court rules
Aug 01, 2024 11:45 am - NEW YORK — A New York appeals court on Thursday denied Donald Trump's bid to end a gag order in his hush money criminal case, rejecting the Republican former president’s ...
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Trump issues many falsehoods at Black journalists’ conventionAug 01, 2024 11:43 am - “You know, nobody died that day, you do know that? But people died in Seattle. Nobody died, but people died in Minneapolis. You know, people died in Minneapolis, and noth...
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Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered ‘new phase’ after killings of top militant figures
Aug 01, 2024 11:37 am - BEIRUT — Hezbollah’s leader warned Thursday that the conflict with Israel has entered a “new phase,” as he addressed mourners at the funeral of a commander from the group...
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Who’s in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?
Aug 01, 2024 11:28 am - TALLINN, Estonia — One spent over 5½ years behind bars in Russia while other, higher-profile detainees were released ahead of him. Another was jailed for only a few month...