Nation and World
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Texas’ floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persistsJul 31, 2024 7:55 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas can stay for now, a full federal appeals cou...
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guiltyJul 31, 2024 6:33 pm - WASHINGTON — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter in al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Depar...
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Donald Trump questions Kamala Harris’ race as he appears at gathering of Black journalists
Jul 31, 2024 2:59 pm - Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in...
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The Federal Reserve sees cooler inflation and slower job market, suggesting a rate cut is nearing
Jul 31, 2024 2:34 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that greater progress has been made in reducing inflation to its 2% target, a sign that the central bank is moving closer ...
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UK leader accuses far right of hijacking a town’s grief after killing of 3 children sparks violence
Jul 31, 2024 10:37 am - LONDON — Residents swept up broken bricks, shattered glass and burned plastic on Wednesday after far-right protesters clashed with police outside a mosque in a northwest ...
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Delta CEO says airline is facing $500 million in costs from global tech outage
Jul 31, 2024 10:31 am - Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian says the airline is facing $500 million in costs related to a global tech outage this month that disrupted emergency services, communicatio...
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Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack
Jul 31, 2024 10:15 am - BEIRUT — Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties with allies around the region. At the head of i...
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U.N. report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment
Jul 31, 2024 8:02 am - GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks faced waterboarding, sleep de...
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Boeing names new CEO as it posts a loss of more than $1.4 billion in second quarter
Jul 31, 2024 7:58 am - Boeing named a longtime aerospace industry veteran as its next chief executive, who will take over a company that has been rocked by legal, regulatory and production prob...
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is killed in Iran by an alleged Israeli strike, threatening escalation
Jul 30, 2024 10:49 pm - TEHRAN, Iran — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shoc...