Nation and World
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Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes in Iran after an earlier attack by Tehran, killing 9 people
Jan 17, 2024 11:37 pm - ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday in Iran, allegedly targeting militant hideouts, an attack that killed at least nine people...
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U.S. pledges new sanctions over Houthi attacks will minimize harm to Yemen's hungry millions
Jan 17, 2024 5:40 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday put Yemen's Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists, piling financial sanctions on top ...
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Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case
Jan 17, 2024 2:38 pm - PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine judge on Wednesday put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a...
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Another Republican debate is canceled after Haley says she'll only participate if Trump does, too
Jan 17, 2024 10:33 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Another Republican presidential debate has been canceled after Nikki Haley's refusal to participate in any forum that doesn't also include former Pr...
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Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies
Jan 17, 2024 10:13 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Ca...
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Yellen says current US economic growth 'vindicates' Biden's COVID-19 pandemic stimulus spending
Jan 17, 2024 8:55 am - WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is pushing back against Republican criticism of the Democrats' big coronavirus pandemic response package and making an electi...
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Retail sales up strongly in December as Americans showed continued willingness to spend
Jan 17, 2024 8:53 am - NEW YORK — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers in December, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on an upbeat tone and signaling that people ...
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Kate, the Princess of Wales, hospitalized for up to two weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery
Jan 17, 2024 8:48 am - LONDON — The Princess of Wales has been hospitalized after undergoing planned abdominal surgery and will remain at The London Clinic for up to two weeks, Kensington Palac...
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Officials in Thailand say an explosion at a rural fireworks factory has killed at least 23 people
Jan 17, 2024 8:01 am - BANGKOK — An explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand killed at least 23 people on Wednesday, according to provincial officials. The death toll was announced ...
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An ice storm is bearing down on the Pacific Northwest as other US regions battle bitter coldJan 17, 2024 7:59 am - PORTLAND, Ore. — Residents of the Pacific Northwest suffered through more misery as an ice storm bore down on the region Wednesday, threatening to turn mountain highways ...