Nation and World
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Biden approved Gaza pier despite internal pushback, watchdog finds
Aug 28, 2024 10:15 pm - President Joe Biden approved the plan for delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza via a floating military pier despite warnings from within the U.S. government that rough wav...
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Ex-politician convicted in 2022 killing of Vegas reporter, jury sets sentence at 20 years to life
Aug 28, 2024 10:15 pm - LAS VEGAS — A Democratic former politician was found guilty of murder on Wednesday by a Nevada jury that decided he'll serve 20 years to life in prison for killing an inv...
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Supreme Court refuses to allow Biden’s student loan repayment plan - for now
Aug 28, 2024 1:58 pm - The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to immediately clear the way for the Biden administration’s new student loan repayment plan, adding to uncertainty about the future...
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Israeli forces launch a big operation in the West Bank and kill at least 10 militants
Aug 28, 2024 1:57 pm - AL-FARAA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces launched a large operation in the occupied West Bank overnight and into Wednesday, killing at least 10 Hamas milita...
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Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI official says
Aug 28, 2024 1:55 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, repeatedly lo...
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Kroger and Albertsons defend merger plan in federal court against regulators’ objections
Aug 26, 2024 4:02 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. — Supermarket chain Albertsons told a federal judge Monday that it might have to lay off workers, close stores and even exit some markets if its planned me...
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Jack Smith appeals Judge Cannon decision to throw out Trump case
Aug 26, 2024 3:14 pm - Special counsel Jack Smith filed his appeal Monday of U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s decision to dismiss Donald Trump’s classified documents indictment, a ruling ...
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With their massive resources, corporations could be champions of racial equity but often waver
Aug 25, 2024 7:30 am - A Missouri nonprofit founded in 2015 to help address the issues that contributed to the police shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. and the riots that followed has faced the same lament many philanthropies face.
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A close race brings fresh fears of election interference by Trump alliesAug 25, 2024 6:00 am - As invigorated Democrats celebrated Vice President Kamala Harris’s nomination this week, some of them were doing so with a wary eye on new developments in what they fear ...
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‘It's our time': As Harris accepts the nomination, many women say a female president is long overdueAug 25, 2024 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — “Electric.” “Joyful.” The kinetic energy powering Kamala Harris ’ whirlwind presidential campaign carries the hopeful aspirations of history and the almost q...