Nation and World
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Huge fire engulfs warehouse in Russia outside city of St. Petersburg
Jan 13, 2024 8:43 am - MOSCOW (AP) — A huge fire tore through a large warehouse used by Russia’s largest online retailer south of St. Petersburg on Saturday morning. The blaze covered an area o...
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Winter storm to bring snow, winds, ice and life-threatening chill to US, forecasters warn
Jan 13, 2024 8:41 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brutally cold weather could prove a deadly challenge Saturday amid a continuing wave of Arctic storms that has hammered much of the country with blinding...
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Israel defends itself at the UN's top court against allegations of genocide in Gaza
Jan 12, 2024 2:22 pm - THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Accused of committing genocide against Palestinians, Israel insisted at the United Nations’ highest court Friday that its war in Gaza was a legit...
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Buffalo supermarket gunman who killed 10 will face the death penalty in federal hate crimes case
Jan 12, 2024 2:18 pm - BUFFALO, N.Y. — Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, they said in a court fili...
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Texas is blocking US border agents from patrols, Biden administration tells Supreme CourtJan 12, 2024 2:18 pm - McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to order Texas to stop blocking Border Patrol agents from a portion of the U.S.-Mexico bord...
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Iowa campaign events are falling as fast as the snow as the state readies for record-cold caucuses
Jan 12, 2024 2:17 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — Campaign events are falling as swiftly as the Iowa snow as wintry weather hampers both Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis as they clamor for support in the d...
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Speaker Johnson insists he's sticking to budget deal but announces no plan to stop partial shutdown
Jan 12, 2024 11:49 am - WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Friday he is sticking with the bipartisan spending deal he struck with the other congressional leaders, but offered no cl...
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Some Americans will get their student loans canceled in February as Biden accelerates his new plan
Jan 12, 2024 7:01 am - WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will start canceling student loans for some borrowers starting in February as part of a new repayment plan that's taking effect near...
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A frigid spell hits the Northwest as storm forecast cancels flights and classes across the US
Jan 12, 2024 6:59 am - PORTLAND, Ore. — Tyrone McDougald wore a long-eared, leopard-style hat as he sorted through racks of warm clothes at a homeless service center in Portland, Oregon. He was...
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How Yemeni Houthi rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea are crimping global trade
Jan 12, 2024 6:56 am - LONDON — The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have rerouted most of the trade normally flowing through the crucial maritime...