Nation and World
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Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial starts
Apr 22, 2024 7:19 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a prosecu...
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‘They are part of our community’: Cloud hangs over suburban Passover celebrationsApr 22, 2024 5:30 am - Passover is a celebration of liberation and freedom, commemorating the end of the Jews’ captivity in Egypt. But a pall hangs over this year’s celebration, when hostages r...
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U.K. lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good
Apr 21, 2024 8:07 am - The British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday.
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Chicago’s response to migrant influx stirs long-standing frustrations among Black residents
Apr 21, 2024 6:00 am - The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood it served, symbolizing a city indifferent to their interests...
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War, hostages, antisemitism: A somber backdrop to this year's Passover observances
Apr 20, 2024 7:18 am - Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in t...
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Moscow says 50 Ukrainian drones shot down as attacks spark fires at Russian power stations
Apr 20, 2024 7:17 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine launched a barrage of drones across Russia overnight, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Saturday, in attacks that appeared to target the co...
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Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial dies of injuries, police say
Apr 20, 2024 7:16 am - NEW YORK (AP) — A man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial has died, police ...
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Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline
Apr 20, 2024 7:15 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — After its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be r...
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Person rushed away on stretcher after fire extinguished outside Trump hush money trial
Apr 19, 2024 1:32 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated on Friday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial. The completion of the jury sele...
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FAA investigating near miss at Reagan National Airport
Apr 19, 2024 12:46 pm - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near miss incident at Reagan National Airport on Thursday that involved a Southwest Airlines jet and a JetBlue Airw...