Nation and World
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China says Biden comments likening leader Xi to a dictator are 'extremely absurd and irresponsible'
Jun 21, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - China on Wednesday called comments by U.S. President Joe Biden referring to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator "extremely absurd and irresponsible," as a ...
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Modi flexes India's cultural reach on Yoga Day with backbends and corpse poses on the UN lawn
Jun 21, 2023 1:00 am - UNITED NATIONS - Praising yoga as "truly universal," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi practiced it Wednesday with a multinational crowd at the United Nations, perform...
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Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of 'Central Park Five' is running for office
Jun 21, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Outside a Harlem subway station, Yusef Salaam, a candidate for New York City Council, hurriedly greeted voters streaming out along Malcolm X Boulevard. For so...
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Russia says it downed 3 drones outside Moscow, suspects it was attack by Ukraine
Jun 21, 2023 1:00 am - Two drones were brought down outside Moscow as they approached the warehouses of a local military unit, Russian authorities said Wednesday, in what could be the latest a...
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Hong Kong pollster plans to limit questions on sensitive topics, including Tiananmen crackdown
Jun 21, 2023 1:00 am - HONG KONG - One of Hong Kong's most reputable sources for public opinion data is limiting its survey scope, including on sensitive topics such as the Tiananmen crackdown...
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Poland's conservative ruling party leader Kaczynski joins the government as deputy premier
Jun 21, 2023 1:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - Poland's powerful conservative ruling party leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, rejoined the government on Wednesday as the only deputy prime minister in the Ca...
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With Trump under indictment, House GOP calls on Trump-era special counsel who studied Russia probe
Jun 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - As Donald Trump faces a 37-count federal indictment and the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence if convicted, House Republicans are using a special cou...
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Israeli settlers torch Palestinian homes and cars to avenge deadly shooting; Palestinian man killed
Jun 21, 2023 1:00 am - TURMUS AYYA, West Bank - Hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed into a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, setting fire to dozens of cars and homes to...
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Fed's Powell: More rate hikes are likely this year to fight still-high inflation
Jun 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - With inflation in the United States still excessive, most Federal Reserve officials expect to raise interest rates further this year, Chair Jerome Powe...
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Tesla technology inches closer to becoming industry standard as Rivian joins its charging network
Jun 20, 2023 1:00 am - DETROIT - Electric vehicle maker Rivian says it will follow General Motors and Ford and join Tesla's charging network next year. The startup truck, SUV and delivery van ...