Nation and World
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Facing a Conservative revolt, UK leader Sunak says judges won't stop him from sending migrants to Rwanda
Dec 07, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday he would "do what is necessary" to revive a blocked deal to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda, even if it mean...
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Ex-UK leader Boris Johnson rejects notion he wanted to let COVID-19 'rip' through the population
Dec 07, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday rejected suggestions that he wanted to let COVID-19 "rip" through the population as he defended his hand...
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Filings for jobless claims tick up modestly, continuing claims fall
Dec 07, 2023 12:00 am - U.S. applications for jobless benefits ticked up last week, but the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting unemployment benefits fell after hitting its highest ...
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Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion; at least 3 dead in separate flooding
Dec 07, 2023 12:00 am - VICTORIA, Seychelles - The president of Seychelles declared a state of emergency on Thursday after a huge blast at an explosives depot and flooding in other parts of the...
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Former Polish President Lech Walesa, 80, says he is better but remains hospitalized with COVID-19
Dec 07, 2023 12:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - Lech Walesa, Poland's 80-year-old former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, said Thursday that he is improving after being hospitalized with a bad ...
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Strikes on Gaza's southern edge sow fear in one of the last areas to which people can flee
Dec 07, 2023 12:00 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces struck the southern Gaza town of Rafah twice overnight, residents said Thursday, sowing fear in one of the last places where civilians...
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Putin moves a step closer to a fifth term as president after Russia sets 2024 election date
Dec 07, 2023 12:00 am - Lawmakers in Russia set the country's 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving Vladimir Putin a step closer to a fifth term in office. Members of the Federation C...
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Israel and U.S. at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza
Dec 07, 2023 12:00 am - JERUSALEM - The United States has offered strong support to Israel in its war against the Hamas militant group that rules the Gaza Strip. But the allies are increasingly...
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Gates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitment
Dec 07, 2023 12:00 am - GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - In recent years, city leaders in Grand Island, Nebraska, observed that many workers and students were walking or biking long distances to their jobs...
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Vegas shooter who killed 3 was a professor who recently applied for a job at UNLV, AP source says
Dec 07, 2023 12:00 am - LAS VEGAS - Terrified students and professors cowered in classrooms and dorms as a gunman roamed the floors of a University of Nevada, Las Vegas building, killing three ...