Nation and World
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Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion
Jul 08, 2024 3:47 pm - MILWAUKEE — The Republican National Committee moved Monday to adopt a party platform that reflects former President Donald Trump’s position opposing a federal abortion ba...
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'It's time for it to end': Biden tells Hill Democrats he won't step aside amid party drama
Jul 08, 2024 12:05 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, in an open letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm Monday against calls for him to drop his reelection candidacy and called for an...
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Beryl weakens to tropical storm after sweeping into Texas as Category 1 hurricane
Jul 08, 2024 8:25 am - MATAGORDA, Texas — Beryl weakened to a tropical storm Monday hours after sweeping ashore in Texas, unleashing flooding and knocking out power to more than 1 million homes...
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Israel deepens its operation in Gaza City in pursuit of militants. Thousands flee again
Jul 08, 2024 7:28 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest city in pursuit of militants who had regrouped there, sending thousands of Palest...
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June sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record. String may end soon, but dangerous heat won't
Jul 08, 2024 7:24 am - Earth's more than yearlong streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service Copernicus. There's hope that ...
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A major Russian missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 28 people and hits a children’s hospital
Jul 08, 2024 7:20 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine on Monday, damaging the country's largest children's hospital and other buildings in a fierce assault that ...
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FDA approves a second Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow disease
Jul 07, 2024 8:43 am - U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment.
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Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
Jul 07, 2024 6:00 am - Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska turned in more than enough signatures Wednesday to put abortion-related ballot questions before voters in November's election if a suff...
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Biden faces critical day to push back against calls to withdraw
Jul 05, 2024 8:09 am - President Biden arrives Friday in Madison, Wis., for what will be a critical few hours as he holds a rally attempting to inject new life into a flagging campaign and sits...
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Israel conducts military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin; 7 Palestinians killed
Jul 05, 2024 8:06 am - JERUSALEM — Palestinian authorities say seven people were killed Friday during an Israeli military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin, where the Israeli...