Nation and World
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Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war
Feb 29, 2024 7:30 am - MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, sayi...
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U.S. adults fracture along party lines in support for Ukraine military funding, AP-NORC poll finds
Feb 29, 2024 7:28 am - WASHINGTON — As Russia makes battlefield advances and Ukrainian soldiers run short on ammunition, U.S. adults have become fractured along party lines in their support for...
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Biden, Trump try to work immigration to their political advantage during trips to Texas
Feb 29, 2024 7:25 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his likely Republican challenger Donald Trump both head to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday in a sign of how central immig...
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Israeli troops fire toward Palestinians seeking food. Israel says scene was a deadly stampede
Feb 29, 2024 7:22 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people w...
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What is Super Tuesday? Why it matters and what to watch
Feb 29, 2024 7:18 am - The biggest day of this year's primary campaign is approaching as 16 states vote in contests known as Super Tuesday. The elections are a crucial moment for President Joe...
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Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' dies at 76
Feb 28, 2024 3:15 pm - Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname “The Prince of Pain,” has died. He was 76.
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Appellate judge refuses to halt Trump's $454 million fraud penalty while he appeals
Feb 28, 2024 12:26 pm - NEW YORK — A New York appellate judge on Wednesday refused to halt collection of Donald Trump’s $454 million civil fraud penalty while he appeals, rejecting the former pr...
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Hunter Biden in defiant deposition tells House GOP he did not involve his father in his business
Feb 28, 2024 12:24 pm - WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill for a defiant, closed-door deposition with lawmakers, a critical moment for Republicans as their impeachment ...
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McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job
Feb 28, 2024 11:50 am - WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost...
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Lower auto prices are finally giving Americans a break after years of inflationary increases
Feb 28, 2024 8:28 am - DETROIT — Price increases for cars and trucks in the United States, which helped fuel inflation for nearly three years, are slowing and in some cases falling, helping coo...