Nation and World
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Israel kills militants in the West Bank as a nervous region watches latest on cease-fire talksAug 03, 2024 3:23 pm - ZEITA, West Bank — Two Israeli airstrikes in the West Bank killed nine Palestinian militants on Saturday, Israel's army said, as violence flared again in the Israeli-occu...
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An assassin, a Putin foe's death, secret talks: How a sweeping US-Russia prisoner swap came togetherAug 02, 2024 7:31 pm - WASHINGTON — It was December 2022 and the U.S. government's chief hostage negotiator had just delivered Brittney Griner back to America after her 10-month imprisonment in...
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Harris has secured enough Democratic delegate votes to be the party’s nominee, committee chair says
Aug 02, 2024 12:32 pm - Vice President Kamala Harris had secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to officially be the party’s nominee for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jamie Harrison said Friday.
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For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginningAug 02, 2024 11:51 am - AMHERST, Mass. — Since her arrest at a protest at the University of Massachusetts, Annie McGrew has been pivoting between two sets of hearings: one for the misdemeanor ch...
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Judge suspends Justin Timberlake’s driver’s license over DWI arrest in New York
Aug 02, 2024 11:38 am - SAG HARBOR, N.Y. — A New York judge suspended Justin Timberlake's driver's license Friday at a virtual court appearance on Long Island. Timberlake pleaded not guilty to d...
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Who is Imane Khelif? Algerian boxer facing gender outcry had modest success before Olympics
Aug 02, 2024 10:36 am - VILLEPINTE, France — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has landed in the middle of a divide about gender in sports after her Italian competitor, Angela Carini, pulled out secon...
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Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader's headquarters as postelection tensions mount
Aug 02, 2024 9:06 am - CARACAS, Venezuela — A half-dozen masked assailants ransacked the headquarters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Friday in the latest escalation of ...
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Dow drops 775 on weak jobs data as a global sell-off whips back to Wall Street
Aug 02, 2024 8:27 am - Stocks are tumbling Friday on worries the U.S. economy could be cracking under the weight of high interest rates meant to whip inflation. The S&P 500 was sinking by 2.1% ...
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U.S. added just 114,000 jobs in July, unemployment rate hits 4.3% as interest rates take economic toll
Aug 02, 2024 8:24 am - U.S. hiring decelerated sharply last month in the face of high interest rates as employers added an unexpectedly weak 114,000 jobs.
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US recognizes opposition candidate González as the winner of Venezuela’s presidential electionAug 01, 2024 8:14 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — The U.S. government on Thursday recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of the South American country's presidentia...