Nation and World
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Biden details three-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down Israel-Hamas war
May 31, 2024 1:27 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of remaining hostages ...
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Trump carries the stain of conviction like a crown. Will the verdict matter to voters?
May 31, 2024 1:24 pm - WASHINGTON — The bravado behind Donald Trump' s boastful hypothesis in 2016 — “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any vote...
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Trump responds to his guilty verdict by falsely blasting a ‘rigged trial’ and attacking star witness
May 31, 2024 1:21 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Trump attacked the judge and the star witness in his criminal hush money trial and again tried to undermine New York's criminal justice system on Friday...
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An inflation gauge closely tracked by Federal Reserve rises at slowest pace this year
May 31, 2024 8:20 am - WASHINGTON — A price gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve cooled slightly last month, a sign that inflation may be easing after running high in the first three mo...
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Berlin lets Ukraine use German weapons against targets in Russia after the U.S. also eases its stance
May 31, 2024 7:15 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Germany joined the United States on Friday in authorizing Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying — a s...
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Supreme Court clears the way for the NRA’s free speech lawsuit against an ex-New York official
May 30, 2024 9:53 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she violated its ...
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As Ukraine stumbles in war, Kyiv and Western powers struggle to coordinate
May 30, 2024 7:48 am - KYIV - Sharp fractures are opening between Kyiv and its Western backers, including the United States, over the future of Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion. Ukra...
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Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
May 30, 2024 7:19 am - Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
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Alito rejects calls to quit Supreme Court cases on Trump and Jan. 6 because of flag controversies
May 29, 2024 1:11 pm - WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the c...
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Charges against world's top golfer Scottie Scheffler dropped after arrest outside PGA ChampionshipMay 29, 2024 12:27 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world’s top male golfer being arrested...