Nation and World
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French President Macron opens Gaza aid conference with appeal to Israel to protect civilians
Nov 09, 2023 12:00 am - PARIS - Western and Arab nations, international agencies and nongovernmental groups stressed the urgent need for aid for Gaza civilians at a Paris conference Thursday, h...
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Powell reinforces Fed's cautious approach toward further interest rate hikes
Nov 09, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested Thursday that the Fed is in no hurry to further raise its benchmark interest rate, given evidence that inflati...
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Bypassing mortgage rates: Share of U.S. homes bought with cash hits highest level in nearly a decade
Nov 09, 2023 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Homebuyers who can afford to bypass the highest mortgage rates in two decades are increasingly forgoing financing and paying all cash. Homes purchased enti...
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In growing tide, civilians flee north Gaza or shelter at hospital as Israel, Hamas battle in city
Nov 09, 2023 12:00 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip - Crowds of Palestinian families stretching as far as the eye could see walked out of Gaza City and surrounding areas toward the south Thursday...
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U.S. and South Korea close ranks on common global issues during Blinken visit
Nov 09, 2023 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - The United States and South Korea closed ranks behind common approaches to North Korea, Russia and China on Thursday, vowing to continue to support ...
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House censures Rep. Tlaib over Israel-Hamas rhetoric; Schneider argues it can't 'go unanswered'
Nov 08, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House voted late Tuesday to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan - the only Palestinian American in Congress - in an extraordinary rebuke o...
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Las Vegas hotel workers union reaches tentative deal with Caesars, but threat of strike still looms
Nov 08, 2023 12:00 am - LAS VEGAS - The labor union representing tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers announced Wednesday that it had reached a tentative deal with casino giant Ca...
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Putin calls for closer Russia-China cooperation on military satellites and prospective weapons
Nov 08, 2023 12:00 am - MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin told a senior Chinese military official Wednesday that Moscow and Beijing should expand their cooperation on military satellite...
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Former Uvalde mayor wins back job as mother whose daughter was killed at Robb Elementary loses bid
Nov 08, 2023 12:00 am - In Uvalde's first mayoral race since the Robb Elementary School shooting, former Mayor Cody Smith won back the job Tuesday over Kimberly Mata-Rubio, a mother who has led...
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Trump will try to upstage the GOP debate with a rally targeting South Florida's Cuban community
Nov 08, 2023 12:00 am - HIALEAH, Fla. - A City Council candidate in the Miami suburb of Hialeah used Donald Trump's image on campaign signs. At one polling station this week, many people wore r...