Nation and World
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Putin orders former Wagner commander to take charge of 'volunteer units' in Ukraine
Sep 29, 2023 1:00 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contractor to take charge of "volunteer units" fighting in Ukraine, signali...
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Dozens dead after blast in southwestern Pakistan at a rally celebrating birthday of Islam's prophet
Sep 29, 2023 1:00 am - QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of people celebrating the Prophet Muhammad's birthday in southwestern Pakistan on Friday...
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McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain
Sep 29, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed on Friday as hard-right holdouts rejected the ...
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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, an advocate for liberal priorities, dies at age 90
Sep 29, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the "Year of the Woman" and broke gender barrier...
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The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution
Sep 29, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Con...
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United Autoworkers strikes spread to Chicago, Lansing as 7,000 more workers join picket line
Sep 29, 2023 1:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - The United Auto Workers union says its two-week strike against Detroit automakers will spread to 7,000 more workers at a Ford plant in Chicago and a Gener...
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Higher gas prices lift Fed's preferred inflation gauge, but underlying price pressures remain mild
Sep 29, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose in August, boosted mainly by higher gas prices. But measures of underlying inflation slo...
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Oxford High School shooter will get life in prison, no parole, for killing 4 students, judge rules
Sep 29, 2023 1:00 am - PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A teenager who killed four students at Michigan's Oxford High School will be sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole, a judge said Fr...
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The American soldier who bolted into North Korea 2 months ago has returned to the US
Sep 28, 2023 1:00 am - SAN ANTONIO - The American soldier who sprinted into North Korea across the heavily fortified border between the Koreas more than two months ago was whisked to a Texas A...
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A government shutdown is nearing this weekend. What does it mean, who's hit and what's next?
Sep 28, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The federal government is just days away from a shutdown that will disrupt many services, squeeze workers and roil politics as Republicans in the House, fue...