Nation and World
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Oregon Powerball player wins a $1.3 billion jackpot, ending more than 3 months without a grand prize
Apr 07, 2024 8:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball player in Oregon won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion on Sunday, ending a winless streak that had stretched more than three mont...
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Biden tours collapsed Baltimore bridge as clearing proceeds and declares 'your nation has your back'
Apr 05, 2024 2:53 pm - BALTIMORE — President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the “mangled mess” of remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore,...
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Earthquake centered near New York City rattles the Northeast
Apr 05, 2024 9:39 am - NEW YORK — An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with residents across the Northeast...
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Yellen calls for level playing field for US workers and firms during China visit
Apr 05, 2024 8:26 am - GUANGZHOU, China — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on China on Friday to address manufacturing overcapacity that she said risks causing global economic disloc...
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Israel dismisses 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza
Apr 05, 2024 7:55 am - JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on Friday that it dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid...
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U.S. employers added a surprisingly robust 303,000 jobs in March in a sign of economic strength
Apr 05, 2024 7:51 am - WASHINGTON — America’s employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the economy ...
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Judge denies Trump bid to dismiss classified documents prosecutionApr 04, 2024 2:52 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge refused Thursday to throw out the classified documents prosecution against Donald Trump, turning aside defense arguments that a decades-old l...
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Total solar eclipse forecast: Will your city have clear skies Monday?
Apr 04, 2024 1:38 pm - DALLAS — Some who hope to witness Monday's total solar eclipse may see the sun obscured by clouds instead of by the moon. There's still plenty of time for forecasts to c...
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U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rise, but layoffs remain at historically low levels
Apr 04, 2024 7:44 am - The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose to their highest level in two months last week, but layoffs remain at historically low levels as the labor mark...
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Senior UK jurists have joined calls to stop arms sales to Israel. Other allies face similar pressure
Apr 04, 2024 7:39 am - LONDON — More than 600 British jurists, including three retired judges from the U.K. Supreme Court, are calling on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel, piling ...