Nation and World
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At least 17 US states, including Illinois, likely to see northern lights Thursday night
Sep 12, 2024 4:44 pm - A strong geomagnetic storm could trigger a display of the aurora borealis, or northern lights, across most of Canada and at least 17 U.S. states on Thursday night. The Sp...
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The debate opened voters' eyes in suburban Philadelphia and Harris is getting a closer look
Sep 12, 2024 8:27 am - BRISTOL, Pa. — The presidential debate this week was the final affront to Rosie Torres' lifelong Republicanism. She said her allegiance to Donald Trump, already strained ...
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Francine weakens moving inland as the storm leaves behind flooding and widespread power outages
Sep 12, 2024 8:23 am - MORGAN CITY, La. — Francine weakened Thursday after striking Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, ...
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Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth
Sep 12, 2024 8:19 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional ...
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Top US and UK diplomats pledge almost $1.5B in additional aid for Ukraine during visit to Kyiv
Sep 11, 2024 3:07 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — The United States and Britain pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine on Wednesday during a visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats as Ukrai...
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Speaker Johnson calls off a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
Sep 11, 2024 2:27 pm - WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months as it became in...
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Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza and kill at least 34 people, hospitals say
Sep 11, 2024 2:15 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killi...
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USPS is ending discounts for shipping consolidators that tap into its vast delivery network
Sep 11, 2024 11:01 am - The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday that it is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use to get packages to the nation's doorsteps, in a mov...
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9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero
Sep 11, 2024 9:31 am - NEW YORK — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced wit...
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Fact-checking the 2024 Trump-Harris debate
Sep 11, 2024 8:26 am - In their first and perhaps only presidential debate in the 2024 election, a defensive former president Donald Trump relied on many of his favorite falsehoods to combat attacks from Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris stretched the truth on occasion, but she was no match in the falsehood department against Trump.