Nation and World
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Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban. He says limits should be left to the states
Apr 08, 2024 7:15 am - NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump said Monday he believes abortion limits should be left to the states, outlining his position in a video in which he declined to ...
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Ukraine denies a Russian claim that it launched drone strikes on a major nuclear power plant
Apr 08, 2024 6:49 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine are trading fresh accusations over renewed threats to Europe’s largest nuclear plant that has been caught up in the war, with Moscow al...
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Small town businesses embrace total solar eclipse crowd, come rain or shine on Monday
Apr 07, 2024 8:01 am - WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — The last time a total solar eclipse passed through this Texas town, horses and buggies filled the streets and cotton fetched 9 cents a pound. Nea...
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Oregon Powerball player wins a $1.3 billion jackpot, ending more than 3 months without a grand prize
Apr 07, 2024 8:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball player in Oregon won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion on Sunday, ending a winless streak that had stretched more than three mont...
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Biden tours collapsed Baltimore bridge as clearing proceeds and declares 'your nation has your back'
Apr 05, 2024 2:53 pm - BALTIMORE — President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the “mangled mess” of remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore,...
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Earthquake centered near New York City rattles the Northeast
Apr 05, 2024 9:39 am - NEW YORK — An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with residents across the Northeast...
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Yellen calls for level playing field for US workers and firms during China visit
Apr 05, 2024 8:26 am - GUANGZHOU, China — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on China on Friday to address manufacturing overcapacity that she said risks causing global economic disloc...
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Israel dismisses 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza
Apr 05, 2024 7:55 am - JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on Friday that it dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid...
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U.S. employers added a surprisingly robust 303,000 jobs in March in a sign of economic strength
Apr 05, 2024 7:51 am - WASHINGTON — America’s employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the economy ...
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Judge denies Trump bid to dismiss classified documents prosecutionApr 04, 2024 2:52 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge refused Thursday to throw out the classified documents prosecution against Donald Trump, turning aside defense arguments that a decades-old l...