Nation and World
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Banks upbeat on US consumer despite bank profit declines, inflation and rising debt levels
Jan 18, 2024 12:59 pm - The biggest banks in the country posted strong profits last year, helped by higher interest rates and a strong economy, despite having to deal with the lingering industry...
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Could it escalate? A look at what is behind Iran and Pakistan's airstrikes
Jan 18, 2024 8:05 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) — This week's airstrikes between Iran and Pakistan that killed at least 11 people marks a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors...
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Anti-abortion activists brace for challenges ahead as they gather for annual March for Life
Jan 18, 2024 7:50 am - A year ago, anti-abortion activists from across the U.S. gathered for their annual March for Life with reason to celebrate: It was their first march since the Supreme Cou...
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Biden will promote internet access in North Carolina, a state he hopes to win in the 2024 election
Jan 18, 2024 7:38 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is going to North Carolina on Thursday to highlight $82 million in new investments that would connect 16,000 households and businesses to...
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In Davos, Israel's president calls ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending war in Gaza
Jan 18, 2024 7:33 am - DAVOS, Switzerland — Normalizing ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia is a key element of ending the war with Hamas and a gamechanger for the entire Middle East, Israeli ...
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AI is the buzz, the big opportunity and the risk to watch among the Davos glitterati
Jan 18, 2024 7:31 am - DAVOS, Switzerland — Artificial intelligence is easily the biggest buzzword for world leaders and corporate bosses diving into big ideas at the World Economic Forum’s gli...
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Israeli strike kills 16 in southern Gaza; no word on whether medicines reached hostages
Jan 18, 2024 6:32 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike on a home killed 16 people, half of them children, in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, medics said early Thursday. The military c...
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Netanyahu says he has told US he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario
Jan 17, 2024 11:49 pm - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he has told the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state as part...
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A cholera outbreak in Zambia has caused more than 400 deaths and infected 10,000Jan 17, 2024 11:46 pm - LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia is reeling from a major cholera outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 10,000, leading authorities to order sch...
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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...