Nation and World
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Qatar gets 'positive' response from Hamas on cease-fire plan as group reiterates its broader demandsFeb 06, 2024 5:44 am - CAIRO — Hamas' response to the latest plan for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages was “generally positive,” key mediator Qatar said Tuesday, as the militant...
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Toby Keith, country singer-songwriter, dies at 62 after stomach cancer diagnosis
Feb 06, 2024 5:16 am - Toby Keith, a hit country crafter of pro-American anthems who both riled up critics and was loved by millions of fans, has died. He was 62. The “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” ...
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Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year
Feb 05, 2024 2:27 pm - NEW YORK — An oversight board is criticizing Facebook owner Meta's policies regarding manipulated media as “incoherent” and insufficient to address the flood of online di...
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Bob Beckwith, retired firefighter in famous image with Bush after 9/11, dies at 91
Feb 05, 2024 1:58 pm - NEW YORK — Bob Beckwith, a retired firefighter who by chance became part of an iconic image of American unity after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has died. He was 91. B...
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King Charles III has cancer and is receiving treatment, Buckingham Palace says
Feb 05, 2024 12:31 pm - LONDON — King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday. Less than 18 months into his reign he will susp...
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Survivors of Chile wildfires search through debris as death toll reaches 122
Feb 05, 2024 11:35 am - SANTIAGO, Chile — Volunteers in central Chile tried to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris Monday from neighborhoods devastated by wildfires over the past...
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Blinken returns to Mideast in push for hostage deal and postwar plan for Gaza, but obstacles loom
Feb 05, 2024 10:57 am - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Arabia's crown prince Monday at the start of his fifth visit to the Middle East since the out...
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Jury gets manslaughter case against Michigan school shooter's mother
Feb 05, 2024 10:54 am - PONTIAC, Mich. — A Michigan jury received instructions from a judge and began deliberations Monday in a novel trial against a school shooter's mother who could go to pris...
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Some Americans have become saddled with credit card debt as rent and everyday prices remain high
Feb 05, 2024 9:27 am - NEW YORK — While the U.S. economy is broadly healthy, pockets of Americans have run through their savings and run up their credit card balances after battling inflation f...
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How two sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald TrumpFeb 05, 2024 8:55 am - DENVER — In the summer of 2020, Gerard Magliocca, like many during the coronavirus pandemic, found himself stuck inside with time on his hands. A law professor at Indiana...