Nation and World
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Lucky player in Washington wins $754.6 million Powerball prize
Feb 07, 2023 12:00 am - AUBURN, Wash. (AP) - A single winning ticket for a $754.6 million Powerball jackpot was sold at a department store in a Seattle suburb, Washington state lottery official...
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Biden in State of Union exhorts Congress: 'Finish the job' of uniting the nation
Feb 07, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden exhorted Republicans over and again Tuesday night to work with him to "finish the job" of rebuilding the economy and uniting the nation ...
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Balloon bursts hopes for end to spiraling U.S.-China tensions
Feb 07, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Monday was supposed to be a day of modest hope in the U.S.-China relationship. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was going to be in Beijing, meeting with Pr...
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Bono, a shooting hero, Nichols' family members to join Biden
Feb 07, 2023 12:00 am - Rock star Bono, the 26-year-old who disarmed a gunman in last month's Monterey Park, California, shooting, and the family of Tyre Nichols will be among the featured gues...
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Super Bowl gambling surging as states legalize it? You bet
Feb 07, 2023 12:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - As legal sports gambling proliferates, the number of Americans betting on the Super Bowl and the total amount they're wagering is surging - althoug...
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China says will 'safeguard interests' over balloon shootdown
Feb 07, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - China said Tuesday it will "resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests" over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon by the United S...
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UK police officer, exposed as serial rapist, jailed for life
Feb 07, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - A former London police officer was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years for raping and sexually assaulting a dozen women over a 1...
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Germany, Denmark, Netherlands pledge Ukraine Leopard 1 tanks
Feb 07, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands announced Tuesday that they plan to provide Ukraine with at least 100 refurbished Leopard 1 battle tanks in the comi...
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Greece: 3 dead after boat with migrants hits rocks
Feb 07, 2023 12:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Three migrants died and 16 others were rescued off the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday after a dinghy transporting them from the nearby coast of ...
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China accuses U.S. of indiscriminate use of force over balloon
Feb 06, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China on Monday accused the United States of indiscriminate use of force in shooting down a suspected Chinese spy balloon, saying it "seriously impacted a...