Nation and World
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June sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record. String may end soon, but dangerous heat won't
Jul 08, 2024 7:24 am - Earth's more than yearlong streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service Copernicus. There's hope that ...
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A major Russian missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 28 people and hits a children’s hospital
Jul 08, 2024 7:20 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine on Monday, damaging the country's largest children's hospital and other buildings in a fierce assault that ...
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FDA approves a second Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow disease
Jul 07, 2024 8:43 am - U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment.
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Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
Jul 07, 2024 6:00 am - Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska turned in more than enough signatures Wednesday to put abortion-related ballot questions before voters in November's election if a suff...
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Biden faces critical day to push back against calls to withdraw
Jul 05, 2024 8:09 am - President Biden arrives Friday in Madison, Wis., for what will be a critical few hours as he holds a rally attempting to inject new life into a flagging campaign and sits...
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Israel conducts military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin; 7 Palestinians killed
Jul 05, 2024 8:06 am - JERUSALEM — Palestinian authorities say seven people were killed Friday during an Israeli military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin, where the Israeli...
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Hungary’s Orbán meets Putin for talks in Moscow in a rare visit from a European leader
Jul 05, 2024 7:51 am - MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Moscow on Friday for a rare meeting with a European leader to discuss peace pr...
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NATO leaders will vow to pour weapons into Ukraine for another year, but membership is off the table
Jul 05, 2024 7:48 am - BRUSSELS — NATO leaders plan to pledge next week to keep pouring arms and ammunition into Ukraine at current levels for at least another year, hoping to reassure the war-...
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U.S. employers added a solid 206,000 jobs in June in a sign of continued economic strength
Jul 05, 2024 7:45 am - WASHINGTON — America’s employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in June, adding 206,000 jobs and once again displaying the U.S. economy’s ability to withstand ...
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Starmer vows ‘government of service’ for national renewal as he takes power after Labour landslide
Jul 05, 2024 7:42 am - LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would lead a “government of service” on a mission of national renewal in his first official remarks Friday after his ...