Nation and World
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Fed keeps rates unchanged but signals likelihood of another hike this year to fight inflation
Sep 20, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday for the second time in its past three meetings, a sign that it's moderating its fight aga...
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Video shows high school band director shocked with stun gun, arrested after refusing to stop music
Sep 20, 2023 1:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Police body camera video shows an Alabama high school band director being shocked with a stun gun and arrested by officers in front of screaming stude...
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Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports
Sep 20, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Book bans and attempted bans continue to hit record highs, according to the American Library Association. And the efforts now extend as much to public librari...
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Biden and Brazil's Lula focus on workers' rights, while publicly playing down differences
Sep 20, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz InĂ¡cio Lula da Silva, focused on workers' rights as the leaders of the Western Hemisphere's largest de...
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The UN chief summons world leaders to action. But, he says, they seem 'incapable of coming together'
Sep 19, 2023 1:00 am - UNITED NATIONS - Insisting that international cooperation is critical, the United Nations chief delivered a dire warning to leaders from across the world Tuesday, declar...
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Foreign firms in China say vague rules and tensions with Washington hurting business, surveys show
Sep 19, 2023 1:00 am - Foreign companies operating in China say tensions with Washington over technology, trade and other issues and uncertainty over Chinese policies are damaging the business...
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Officials find debris from F-35 fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after pilot ejected
Sep 19, 2023 1:00 am - NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - The crash site for a stealth fighter jet that went missing during the weekend after its pilot ejected was located Monday in rural South Carolina...
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Ukraine lawyers insist that UN's top court has jurisdiction to hear Kyiv's case against Russia
Sep 19, 2023 1:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Ukraine insisted Tuesday that the United Nations' highest court has jurisdiction to hear a case alleging that Moscow abused the genocide convent...
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North Korea says Kim Jong Un is back home from Russia, where he deepened 'comradely' ties with Putin
Sep 19, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Tuesday that leader Kim Jong Un has returned home from a trip to Russia where he deepened "comradely fellowship and friendly ties" ...
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Russia is 'weaponizing' everything from food to children against Ukraine, Zelenskyy says at UN
Sep 19, 2023 1:00 am - UNITED NATIONS - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russia is "weaponizing" everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war agains...