Nation and World
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Incoming Trump team is questioning civil servants at National Security Council about their loyalty
Jan 13, 2025 8:31 am - WASHINGTON — Incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work on the White House National Security Council about who t...
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Jeff Bezos’ space company calls off debut launch of massive new rocket in final minutes of countdownJan 13, 2025 7:31 am - Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble.
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More firefighters rush to Los Angeles as stronger winds are forecastJan 13, 2025 7:29 am - After making some progress battling wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area, firefighters prepared for a return of dangerous winds that could again stoke the flames.
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Departing US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel looks back at his tenure
Jan 11, 2025 5:53 pm - TOKYO — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel looked back at his three-year tenure and was confident that he played a role in reinvigorating the Japan-U. S. relationship,...
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Judge who blocked release of Trump report was ‘plainly’ wrong, special counsel tells appeals court
Jan 11, 2025 5:41 pm - WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to move swiftly in reversing a judge's order that had blocked the agency from releasing any part of ...
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Israel’s Netanyahu sends Mossad director to Gaza cease-fire talks in Qatar in sign of progress
Jan 11, 2025 5:29 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar...
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Charles Person, youngest of the Freedom Riders, dies at 82
Jan 11, 2025 5:23 pm - Charles Person, the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders, who were battered, bloodied and nearly killed as they traveled across the South in 1961, helping the civil...
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Ukraine says it captured 2 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia
Jan 11, 2025 4:34 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s forces have captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...
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Powerful winter storm that dumped snow in US South maintains its icy grip
Jan 11, 2025 3:29 pm - ATLANTA — Flight cancellations piled up and officials warned of continuing dangerous roads Saturday in the wake of a winter storm that brought biting cold and wet snow to...
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Biden honors Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Jan 11, 2025 3:23 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the highest civilian award given by the preside...