Nation and World
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Suicide rates in preteens have continued to climb across 15 years, study findsJul 30, 2024 10:43 pm - The suicide rate for U.S. children 8 to 12 years old has steadily climbed in the past decade and a half, with a disproportionate rise among girls, data released Tuesday b...
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U.S. military launches first airstrike in Iraq in monthsJul 30, 2024 10:43 pm - U.S. forces carried out an airstrike in Iraq on Tuesday night, targeting unspecified “combatants” attempting to launch a one-way attack drone, officials said. The inciden...
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Trump rally gunman stopped firing after local officer shot at himJul 30, 2024 8:16 pm - Thomas Matthew Crooks paused shooting at former President Donald Trump after a local law enforcement officer assigned to a SWAT team returned fire, and Crooks did not sho...
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Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads not guilty in federal court following dramatic arrestJul 30, 2024 4:53 pm - CHICAGO — A son of infamous drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera pleaded not guilty to federal drug distribution, money laundering and firearms charges on Tuesday, h...
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Criticism mounts against Venezuela’s Maduro and the electoral council that declared him a victor
Jul 30, 2024 2:52 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — Criticism of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro mounted Tuesday, a day after electoral authorities declared him the winner in a presidential electio...
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William Calley, who led the My Lai massacre that shamed US military in Vietnam, has died
Jul 30, 2024 2:49 pm - GAINESVILLE, Fla. — William Laws Calley Jr., who as an Army lieutenant led the U.S. soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre, the most ...
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Donald Trump says Kamala Harris, who’s married to a Jewish man, ‘doesn’t like Jewish people’
Jul 30, 2024 2:34 pm - NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump in an interview on Tuesday claimed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, “doesn’t like Jewish people" and...
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Israeli airstrike hits Beirut and kills 1 person in escalating tensions with Hezbollah
Jul 30, 2024 2:30 pm - BEIRUT — Israel carried out a rare strike Tuesday on Beirut that killed at least one person and wounded others, raising the stakes in the escalating tensions with the Leb...
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Landslides, heavy rains kill at least 99 in south India’s Kerala state
Jul 30, 2024 9:40 am - Heavy rains caused several landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala, killing at least 99 people, and rescue efforts were underway to help those feared trapped, a...
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Acting Secret Service boss says he 'cannot defend' why roof in Trump rally shooting was not secured
Jul 30, 2024 9:36 am - WASHINGTON — The acting director of the Secret Service says he “cannot defend” why the roof used by the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Tru...