Nation and World
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At plastics treaty talks in Canada, sharp disagreements on whether to limit plastic production
Apr 30, 2024 7:58 am - OTTAWA, Ontario — Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution, finishing the latest round of negotiations in Canada early Tuesday amid sharp disagreements ...
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Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab
Apr 30, 2024 7:53 am - SHANGHAI — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facili...
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4 officers killed in North Carolina were at disadvantage as shots rained from above, police say
Apr 30, 2024 7:41 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four law enforcement officers in North Carolina who were killed while trying to capture a man immediately faced gunfire as they approached, unable to wi...
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Protesters take over Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall in escalation of anti-war demonstrationsApr 30, 2024 7:07 am - NEW YORK — Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a...
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Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue
Apr 30, 2024 7:00 am - TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of P...
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West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule
Apr 29, 2024 9:17 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia's and North Carolina's refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory...
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NATO chief chides members as Ukraine’s allies say slow arms deliveries have helped Russia
Apr 29, 2024 9:13 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — NATO countries haven’t delivered what they promised to Ukraine in time, the alliance’s chief said Monday, allowing Russia to press its advantage while Kyi...
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3 law officers killed, 5 others wounded trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, authorities say
Apr 29, 2024 6:16 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three officers on a U.S. Marshals Task Force serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were woun...
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Likely missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea
Apr 29, 2024 11:43 am - JERUSALEM — A suspected missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damaged a ship in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, the latest assault in their campaign against in...
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Putin likely didn’t order death of Russian opposition leader Navalny, U.S. official says
Apr 29, 2024 9:38 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely didn’t order the death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navaln...