Nation and World
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Russian court fines war critic who asked for prison instead
Apr 29, 2023 1:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia - A court in Russia convicted a woman from a Siberian city over social media posts condemning the war in Ukraine and punished her Friday with a steep fi...
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Russian official: Ukrainian drones strike Crimea oil depot
Apr 29, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - A massive fire erupted at an oil depot in Crimea after it was hit by two of Ukraine's drones, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday, the la...
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'To us every day counts': How top diplomat works to get hostages like Lombard's Frerichs homeApr 29, 2023 1:00 am - Roger Carstens has a simple definition for a job that is anything but. "Our job is to bring Americans back," the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs explained...
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In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm's water use
Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am - In rural Arizona's La Paz County, on the state's rugged border with California, the decision by a Saudi-owned dairy company to grow alfalfa in the American Southwest for...
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UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban to reverse bans on women
Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am - UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday calling on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh...
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2 U.S. Army helicopters crash in Alaska, killing 3 soldiers
Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am - JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Two U.S. Army helicopters collided in flight Thursday in Alaska while returning from a training mission, killing three soldiers...
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U.S. agency raises 'serious concerns' about tech visa lottery
Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am - BERKELEY, Calif. - The number of applications for visas used in the technology industry soared for a second straight year, raising "serious concerns" that some are manip...
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A New Jersey pastor-politician is gunned down, and a community reels
Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am - SAYREVILLE, N.J. - Nicole Teliano used to play games on her phone in the mayor's office while her mother worked down the hall several evenings a month, tending to the te...
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North Carolina justices hand GOP big win with election rulings
Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. - In massive victories for Republicans, the North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday threw out a previous ruling against gerrymandered voting maps and upheld...
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Kicked off Medicaid: Millions at risk as states trim rolls
Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Days out from a surgery and with a young son undergoing chemotherapy, Kyle McHenry was scrambling to figure out if his Florida family will still be covered ...