Nation and World
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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...
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Moscow and Kyiv swap prisoners of war as Ukraine marks independence anniversaryAug 24, 2024 9:33 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war each on Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow's full-scale invasion. Ukr...
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Judge rules Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend caused her death, dismisses some charges against ex-officersAug 24, 2024 9:29 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge has thrown out major felony charges against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Ta...