Nation and World
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Divided Supreme Court lifts stay on a Texas law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants
Mar 19, 2024 1:43 pm - WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico borde...
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U.S. defense chief vows continued aid to Ukraine, even as Congress is stalled on funding bill
Mar 19, 2024 6:38 am - RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine's war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Con...
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Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve law that gives government more power to curb dissent
Mar 19, 2024 6:33 am - HONG KONG — Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the lates...
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Trump's lawyers say he can’t post bond for $454 million civil fraud judgment
Mar 18, 2024 9:41 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it's impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of a $454 million civil...
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U.N. calls for ‘unfettered’ aid to Gaza amid report of imminent famine
Mar 18, 2024 9:40 pm - Famine may already be happening in northern Gaza, and it risks spreading across the besieged enclave, plunging 2.2 million Palestinians into the broadest and most severe...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal by New Mexico official ousted from office over Jan. 6
Mar 18, 2024 9:39 pm - The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal by a former New Mexico county commissioner who was removed from office after he participated in the deadly Jan. ...
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Gambia lawmakers refer debate on female genital cutting to committee discussionsMar 18, 2024 9:38 pm - SERREKUNDA, Gambia — An attempt to repeal a 2015 ban on female genital cutting in Gambia was sent for further committee discussions by lawmakers on Monday. Gambian activi...
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With the election behind him, Russia’s leader says he aims to create a buffer zone in Ukraine
Mar 18, 2024 7:34 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin said after extending his rule in an election that had stifled opposition that Moscow will not relent in its invasion of Ukraine and plans...
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Trump says some undocumented immigrants are ‘not people’
Mar 18, 2024 6:56 am - VANDALIA, Ohio — Former President Donald Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric against immigrants Saturday by saying that some who are accused of crimes are “not people.” “I do...
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Federal Reserve is likely to preach patience as consumers and markets look ahead to rate cuts
Mar 18, 2024 6:46 am - WASHINGTON — Across the United States, many people are eagerly anticipating the Federal Reserve's first cut to its benchmark interest rate this year: Prospective home buy...