Nation and World
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Biden labor secretary nominee Su faces doubts in Senate
Apr 20, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's nominee for labor secretary, Julie Su, won praise at her Senate hearing Thursday as "a champion of the working class" even as some key...
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House approves transgender athlete ban for girls and women's teams
Apr 20, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male would be barred from competing on girls or women's sports teams at federally supported ...
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North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care
Apr 20, 2023 1:00 am - North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill into law that restricts transgender health care in the state, immediately making it a crime to give gender-affir...
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NATO chief: Ukraine's 'rightful place' is in the alliance
Apr 20, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg defiantly declared Thursday that Ukraine's "rightful place" is in the military alliance and pledged more support for the coun...
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Distrust in America: Small mistakes, deep fear - and gunfire
Apr 20, 2023 1:00 am - In suburban Detroit, it was a lost 14-year-old looking for directions. In Kansas City, it was a 16-year-old who went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers. ...
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SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas
Apr 20, 2023 1:00 am - SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - SpaceX's giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first test flight Thursday and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Elon Mus...
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U.S. inventory: old forests cover area larger than California
Apr 20, 2023 1:00 am - BILLINGS, Mont. - The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square kilometers) of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government ...
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EU lawmakers greenlight migration plan, set clock ticking
Apr 20, 2023 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - European Union lawmakers on Thursday approved a series of proposals aimed at ending the yearslong standoff over how best to manage migration, a conundrum that...
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Sudan army demands rivals' surrender, threatening cease-fire
Apr 20, 2023 1:00 am - KHARTOUM, Sudan - Sudan's military ruled out negotiations with a rival paramilitary force on Thursday, saying it would only accept its surrender as the two sides continu...
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Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion pill
Apr 19, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has temporarily extended women's access to an abortion pill until Friday while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on mife...