Nation and World
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Wood pellets production boomed to feed EU demand. But it's come at a cost for Blacks in the South
Jul 27, 2024 5:00 am - GLOSTER, Miss. — This southern Mississippi town's expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins' home that she sometimes heard company loudspeakers. She ...
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Arsonists attack French high-speed rail system hours before opening ceremonies of the Paris OlympicsJul 26, 2024 11:03 pm - PARIS — Arsonists attacked France's high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that paralyzed train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, includ...
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Powerful cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was lured onto airplane before arrest in US, AP source saysJul 26, 2024 11:02 pm - WASHINGTON — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S., where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquí...
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Netanyahu meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, offering measured optimism on a Gaza cease-fireJul 26, 2024 11:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu worked to mend ties with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday and offered measured optimis...
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Jul 26, 2024 10:59 pm - California's largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as firefighters scrambled to me...
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Iowa abortion ban taking effect as residents flee out of state for careJul 26, 2024 10:56 pm - Planned Parenthood says it will continue providing abortions in Iowa but only in the very limited circumstances allowed by the state’s six-week abortion ban, which goes i...
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Another major heat wave will build across the United States next weekJul 26, 2024 10:56 pm - Friday is a rare day this summer without widespread record-breaking heat in the United States. But this hiatus won’t last long, as the next round of excessive heat is alr...
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A beaming Trump welcomes Netanyahu to Mar-a-Lago, mending a yearslong rift with a key political ally
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Trump White House was warned sanctions on Venezuela could fuel migration
Jul 26, 2024 9:32 am - The Trump White House was warned that harsh sanctions on Venezuela could accelerate that country’s economic collapse and speed an exodus of millions of migrants to neighb...
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Why a Trump presidency could send oil prices lower
Jul 26, 2024 8:54 am - A U.S. election victory for former President Donald Trump could send oil prices lower, according to some prominent Wall Street banks. While the Republican nominee’s pledg...