Nation and World
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House debt ceiling vote nears to avert default with Biden and McCarthy both confident of passage
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The default-averting debt ceiling and budget cuts package headed toward a crucial House vote Wednesday as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy ass...
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EU aspirant Moldova prepares to host major international summit
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - CHISINAU, Moldova - European leaders started gathering in Moldova Wednesday on the eve of a sprawling summit aiming to show a united front in the face of Russia's war in...
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Nevada Republican governor approves abortion protections in cross-party move
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada's Joe Lombardo on Tuesday became one of the first Republican governors to enshrine protections for out-of-state abortion patients and in-state...
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China's commerce minister meets Tesla's Musk, promises support to foreign companies
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - China's commerce minister met Tesla Ltd. CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday and promised to support the development of foreign companies, the ministry said. Musk earli...
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China responds to U.S. complaint over plane intercept with demand for end to surveillance flights
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - Beijing responded Wednesday to complaints from the United States about a Chinese fighter jet's dangerous interception of an American Air Force reconnaissance a...
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UN appeals court increases sentences for 2 Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan wars
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands - U.N. appeals judges on Wednesday significantly expanded the convictions of two allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, holding them...
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Some residents of collapsed Iowa building remain missing, while pets were rescued from safer area
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - As some residents of an Iowa apartment building that partially collapsed remained unaccounted for on Wednesday, officials in the city of Davenport...
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North Korea spy satellite launch fails as rocket falls into the sea
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's attempt to put its first spy satellite into space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un's push to boost his military cap...
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Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings GOP envisioned
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation moving through Congress would increase federal spending by $2.1 bi...
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Typhoon Mawar losing strength as it heads toward Japan's Okinawa Islands
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - NAHA, Japan - Typhoon Mawar appeared to be losing force as it headed Wednesday toward Japan's Okinawa Islands, where the United States maintains a significant military p...