Nation and World
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UN chief says fossil fuels 'incompatible with human survival,' calls for credible exit strategy
Jun 15, 2023 1:00 am - BERLIN - The head of the United Nations launched a tirade against fossil fuel companies Thursday, accusing them of betraying future generations and undermining efforts t...
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It's almost time to resume student loan payments. Not doing so could cost you
Jun 14, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on student loan payments will end soon. Student loan interest will start accruing on September 1 and payments are s...
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At least 79 dead after migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing
Jun 14, 2023 1:00 am - KALAMATA, Greece (AP) - A fishing boat crammed to the gunwales with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank Wednesday off the coast of Greece, authorities said...
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Fed keeps rates unchanged for first time in 15 months but signals 2 more potential hikes this year
Jun 14, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday after having raised it 10 straight times to combat high inflation. But in a surprise move...
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Blinken heads to China this weekend on mission to salvage sinking ties
Jun 14, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this weekend as part of the Biden administration's push to repair deteriorating ties between Was...
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Poles hold protests demanding liberalized abortion law after death of pregnant woman
Jun 14, 2023 1:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - Poles demanding a liberalization of the abortion law protested in Warsaw and other Polish cities on Wednesday after a woman who was five months pregnant...
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Inflationary pressures continue to ease, producer prices drop 0.3% from April to May
Jun 14, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Wholesale prices in the United States dropped 0.3% from April to May, another sign that inflationary pressures continue to ease in the face of repeated inte...
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The weapons expert in the Alec Baldwin case was hungover on set, prosecutors say
Jun 14, 2023 1:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during...
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Turkey's Erdogan says Sweden shouldn't expect to join NATO any time soon
Jun 14, 2023 1:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that NATO should not bet on his country approving Sweden's application to join the Western military alli...
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Trainee accused of shooting 3 soldiers at firing range on Japanese army base, killing 2
Jun 14, 2023 1:00 am - TOKYO - An 18-year-old army trainee shot three fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base Wednesday, killing two of them, officials said. The suspect was ...