Nation and World
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Biden heads to California to rev up his fundraising in anticipation of a costly rematch with Trump
Feb 20, 2024 7:53 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden heads to California on Tuesday looking to soak up more cash for his reelection bid during a three-day swing through the state. Going into...
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First federal gender-based hate crime trial starts in South Carolina over trans woman's killing
Feb 20, 2024 7:51 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. — The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity is set to begin Tuesday in South Carolina, where a man faces charges that he killed a ...
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Israel orders new evacuations in northern Gaza, where U.N. says 1 in 6 children are malnourished
Feb 20, 2024 7:38 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel ordered new evacuations from parts of Gaza City on Tuesday, as a study led by the U.N. children's agency found that one in six children are acu...
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WikiLeaks founder Assange faces his last legal roll of the dice in Britain to avoid U.S. extradition
Feb 20, 2024 7:21 am - LONDON — Julian Assange's lawyers began their final U.K. legal challenge Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges...
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says foreign aid delays are making life 'very difficult' on the front line
Feb 20, 2024 7:18 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Delays in weapons deliveries from Western allies to Ukraine are opening a door for Russian battlefield advances, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy s...
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Navalny’s mother appeals to Putin to release her son’s body so she can bury him with dignity
Feb 20, 2024 7:13 am - The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appealed Tuesday to President Vladimir Putin to intervene and turn her son's body over to her so she can bury him w...
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Stalled U.S. aid for Ukraine underscores GOP's shift away from confronting Russia
Feb 19, 2024 1:29 pm - At about 2 a.m. last Tuesday, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin stood on the Senate floor and explained why he opposed sending more aid to help Ukraine fend off th...
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Minnesota community mourns 2 officers, 1 firefighter killed at the scene of a domestic call
Feb 19, 2024 8:00 am - BURNSVILLE, Minn. — A suburban Minneapolis community was in mourning on Monday after authorities said two police officers and a firefighter were killed by a heavily armed...
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Houthi rebels’ attack severely damages a Belize-flagged ship in key strait leading to the Red Sea
Feb 19, 2024 7:57 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels that damaged a Belize-flagged ship traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that connects the Re...
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Navalny’s widow vows to continue his fight against the Kremlin and punish Putin for his death
Feb 19, 2024 7:52 am - The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny vowed on Monday to continue his fight against the Kremlin while authorities denied his mother access to a morgue whe...