Nation and World
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Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era
Mar 18, 2024 6:44 am - President Vladimir Putin sealed his control over Russia for six more years on Monday with a highly orchestrated landslide in an election that followed the harshest crackd...
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UN says 'famine is imminent' in northern Gaza as Israel launches another raid on the main hospital
Mar 18, 2024 6:37 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The U.N. food agency said Monday that “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza, where 70% of the remaining population is experiencing catastrophic hunge...
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Supreme Court weighs how far federal officials can go to combat controversial posts on hot topics
Mar 18, 2024 6:34 am - WASHINGTON — In a busy term that could set standards for free speech in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Monday is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states ...
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Schumer's rebuke of Netanyahu exemplifies US leaders skirting an unwritten rule on allies' elections
Mar 16, 2024 8:20 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Israeli officials were quick to express outrage after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Ne...
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Interest in TikTok, distressed NY bank has echoes of Mnuchin’s pre-Trump investment playbook
Mar 16, 2024 8:19 am - NEW YORK (AP) — It seems like a bizarre mishmash: A former Trump cabinet official is saying he wants to buy TikTok just days after leading a group that pumped $1 billion ...
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Cease-fire talks with Israel and Hamas expected to restart
Mar 16, 2024 8:18 am - CAIRO (AP) — Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas are expected to restart in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday, according to ...
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Supreme Court sets rules for officials who block social media critics
Mar 16, 2024 8:16 am - The Supreme Court on Friday set new ground rules for when public officials can block critical voices from their social media accounts, ruling in two of several tech-focus...
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Fasting at school? More Muslim students in the US are getting support during Ramadan
Mar 16, 2024 8:15 am - DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — While Muslim students remain a rarity in many U.S. school districts, they are a major presence in some communities, prompting public schools to be ...
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After 787 dive, Boeing alerts airlines to issue with pilot seat switches
Mar 16, 2024 8:13 am - Boeing alerted airlines to a potential problem with loose switches on the pilot seats of its 787 Dreamliner jets after one of the planes went into a dive this week on a f...
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Realtors settlement expected to lower housing prices. Here’s what you need to know
Mar 15, 2024 12:20 pm - The National Association of Realtors has agreed to settle litigation that accused the real estate group of artificially inflating real estate commissions — a blockbuster ...