Nation and World
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A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He's finally being posthumously honored
Jun 03, 2024 2:15 pm - WASHINGTON — Waverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day invasion of France during World War II, is being posthumous...
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After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive
Jun 03, 2024 8:00 am - HONG KONG — As the 35th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown neared, Rowena He, a prominent scholar of that bloody chapter of modern China's history, was b...
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CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they oversee
Jun 03, 2024 7:20 am - NEW YORK — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at ...
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A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum?
Jun 03, 2024 7:13 am - MEXICO CITY — Claudia Sheinbaum, who will be Mexico’s first woman leader in the nation's more than 200 years of independence, captured the presidency by promising continu...
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Prospective jurors in Hunter Biden's firearms case questioned on gun rights, addiction, politics
Jun 03, 2024 7:07 am - WILMINGTON, Del. — Prospective jurors in a federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter were questioned Monday on their thoughts about gun rights and drug ad...
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Zelenskyy in Manila to promote peace summit, which he says China and Russia are trying to undermine
Jun 03, 2024 7:05 am - MANILA, Philippines — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Philippine president on Monday in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-...
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AP analysis finds 2023 set record for U.S. heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat
Jun 02, 2024 6:00 am - The death certificates of more than 2,300 people who died in the United States last summer mention the effects of excessive heat, the highest number in 45 years of records, according to an Associated Press analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
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In a swing county, Trump’s faithful are angry. But they believe he’ll get even.
Jun 02, 2024 6:00 am - SAGINAW, Mich. — Hard-right commentators on Real America’s Voice were talking about “the death of America” on the TV in the corner. But Wally Ribble was calm as he walked...
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Upside-down American flag reappears as a right-wing protest symbol after Trump’s guilty verdict
May 31, 2024 7:52 pm - After Donald Trump's historic guilty verdict, a steady flow of images showing upside-down American flags has appeared on social media as his supporters and right-wing com...
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Biden details three-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down Israel-Hamas war
May 31, 2024 1:27 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of remaining hostages ...