Nation and World
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Harris quickly pivots to convincing Arab American voters of her leadership
Jul 29, 2024 8:00 am - DEARBORN, Mich. — Osama Siblani’s phone won’t stop ringing. Just days after President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris ...
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Biden is pivoting to his legacy. He speaks Monday at the LBJ Presidential Library
Jul 29, 2024 7:58 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, who belatedly opted against seeking reelection, will pay a visit on Monday to the library of the last president to make the same difficu...
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Venezuela's Maduro and opposition are locked in standoff as both claim victory in presidential vote
Jul 29, 2024 7:29 am - CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's opposition and President Nicolas Maduro's government were locked in a high-stakes standoff after each side claimed victory in a president...
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Biden unveils plan for Supreme Court changes, says U.S. stands at ‘breach’ as public confidence sinks
Jul 29, 2024 6:54 am - President Joe Biden is unveiling a long-awaited proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an ethics code for the court's nine justices. He also is pressing lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment that would limit presidential immunity.
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ debuts at $205 million, shattering R-rated record and becoming 8th biggest opening of all time
Jul 28, 2024 2:55 pm - Marvel is back on top with “Deadpool and Wolverine.” The comic-book movie made a staggering $205 million in its first weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Simone Biles shakes off calf injury to dominate during Olympic gymnastics qualifying
Jul 28, 2024 2:37 pm - PARIS (AP) — The similarities were striking. Maybe fitting in the birthplace of déjà vu. Simone Biles sitting off to the side at the Olympics. USA Gymnastics team doc...
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Thousands battle Western wildfires as smoke puts millions under air quality alerts
Jul 28, 2024 2:36 pm - FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts Sunday as thousands of firefighters batt...
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Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board
Jul 28, 2024 6:00 am - PIPER CITY, Ill. — In Scott Saffer's science classroom, kids bake cookies in a decked-out kitchen, care for fish, turtles and a snake, and have access to a workshop full ...
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Wind farms' benefits to communities can be slow or complex, leading to opposition and misinformation
Jul 28, 2024 6:00 am - After NextEra proposed a wind farm in Greeley County, Nebraska two years ago, Robert Bernt, a dairy farm owner in the area, helped to mobilize community members against t...
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Firefighters get some help from cooler temperatures after California’s largest wildfire explodesJul 27, 2024 8:25 pm - FOREST RANCH, Calif. — Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in Northern California received some help from the weather Saturday hours after it exploded in size, ...