Nation and World
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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...
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Houthi rebels vow fierce retaliation after American and British strikes against them
Jan 12, 2024 6:54 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels vowed fierce retaliation Friday for American and British strikes against them, further raising the prospect of a wider...
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Friendly fire may have killed their relatives on Oct. 7. These Israeli families want answers now
Jan 11, 2024 10:26 am - KIBBUTZ BE'ERI, Israel — Relatives of civilians killed at a kibbutz in southern Israel during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas are demanding the military immediately investigat...
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Donald Trump defies judge, addresses civil fraud trial after judge receives bomb threat
Jan 11, 2024 9:57 am - NEW YORK — Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump still seized an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Th...