Nation and World
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Lower auto prices are finally giving Americans a break after years of inflationary increases
Feb 28, 2024 8:28 am - DETROIT — Price increases for cars and trucks in the United States, which helped fuel inflation for nearly three years, are slowing and in some cases falling, helping coo...
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Biden is having his annual physical exam. The results will be closely watched as he seeks reelection
Feb 28, 2024 8:25 am - BETHESDA, Md. — President Joe Biden is visiting Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday for his annual physical exam — and the results are sure to be cl...
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About as many abortions are happening in the U.S. monthly as before Roe was overturned, report finds
Feb 28, 2024 8:22 am - The number of abortions performed each month is about the same as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion more than a ye...
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Out-of-control wildfires scorch Texas Panhandle and briefly shut down nuclear weapons facility
Feb 28, 2024 6:37 am - A series of wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early Wednesday, prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands, and forcing the brief shutdown of a nuclear...
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Michigan takeaways: Presidential primaries show warning signs for Trump and Biden
Feb 28, 2024 6:34 am - LANSING, Mich. — Joe Biden and Donald Trump easily won their party’s primaries in Michigan, but Tuesday’s results showed that both candidates have cause for concern in th...
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Why does the US government think a Kroger-Albertsons merger would be bad for grocery shoppers?
Feb 27, 2024 10:18 am - Kroger and Albertsons — two of the biggest grocery chains in the United States — had hoped to complete the largest supermarket merger in the country's history this year. ...
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Biden and party leaders implore Speaker Johnson to help Ukraine in 'intense' Oval Office meeting
Feb 27, 2024 8:55 am - WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders emerged from an “intense” Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday speaking optimistically about the prospects for avoid...
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Kids are using phones in class, even when it’s against the rules. Should schools ban them all day?
Feb 27, 2024 8:55 am - SAN FRANCISCO — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students us...
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Germany and Poland say they're not sending troops to Ukraine as the Kremlin warns of wider war
Feb 27, 2024 7:16 am - BRUSSELS — European military heavyweights Germany and Poland affirmed Tuesday that they would not be sending troops to Ukraine, after reports that some Western countries ...
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By defining sex, some states are denying transgender people legal recognition
Feb 27, 2024 7:15 am - TOPEKA, Kan. — Mack Allen, an 18-year-old high school senior from Kansas, braces for sideways glances, questioning looks and snide comments whenever he has to hand over h...