Nation and World
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Congress didn’t recognize a race riot in Springfield. Biden will make the site a monument.
Aug 14, 2024 9:14 am - In 1908, a White mob incited a race riot in Springfield, Illinois, leaving several people dead, hundreds injured and dozens of Black-owned businesses and homes burned and...
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The Taliban are celebrating 3 years in power, but they’re not talking about Afghans
Aug 14, 2024 8:13 am - KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of its return to power at a former U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, but there was no mention o...
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Annual U.S. inflation falls to 3-year low, clearing the way for the Fed to begin cutting rates
Aug 14, 2024 7:51 am - WASHINGTON — Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and ...
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Americans give Harris an advantage over Trump on honesty and discipline, an AP-NORC poll finds
Aug 14, 2024 7:19 am - WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has a perceived advantage over former President Donald Trump on several leadership qualities such as honesty, a poll from The As...
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Trump’s campaign called it an economic address. He made big promises but mostly veered off topic
Aug 14, 2024 7:17 am - ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Donald Trump made little effort to stay on message Wednesday at a rally in North Carolina that his campaign billed as a big economic address, mixing ple...
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Ukraine says it has taken more ground and prisoners during its advance into Russia border region
Aug 14, 2024 7:14 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces pushed on with their major cross-border advance into Russia’s Kursk region for a second week Wednesday, claiming that they took more grou...
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This oil tycoon brings in millions for Trump, and may set his agenda
Aug 13, 2024 10:17 am - After Donald Trump asked the oil industry to contribute $1 billion to his presidential campaign in April, oil baron Harold Hamm immediately started working the phones. Ha...
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A year later, sprawling Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has stalled
Aug 13, 2024 9:11 am - ATLANTA — A year after a Georgia grand jury accused Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state, the case has stal...
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Will the attacks on Walz’s military service stick like they did to Kerry 20 years ago?
Aug 13, 2024 8:03 am - WASHINGTON — In some corners of the Democratic Party, last week felt like déjà vu. The party's vice-presidential nominee’s military record was under assault from Republic...
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U.S., Israel view an attack by Iran as ‘increasingly likely’
Aug 13, 2024 7:10 am - The U.S. believes an Iranian attack against Israel has grown even more likely and may come as soon as this week, officials said, as allied leaders sought to head off all-...