Nation and World
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Fed, FDIC, Treasury Department say Silicon Valley Bank clients will get fundsMar 12, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The U.S. government took emergency steps Sunday in an attempt to prevent more instability among banks after the historic failure of Silicon Valley Bank, and a...
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Xi awarded 3rd term as China's president, extending rule
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as the nation's president Friday, putting him on track to stay in power for life at a time of seve...
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Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife's killing, dies at 89
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife...
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Earthquakes at 2 Alaska volcanoes could signal eruption
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A second volcano in remote Alaska is experiencing elevated earthquake activity this week, signaling an increased potential for eruption, officials sa...
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German gunman kills 6 at Hamburg Jehovah's Witness hall
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - HAMBURG, Germany - A gunman stormed a service at his former Jehovah's Witness hall in Germany, killing six people before taking his own life after police arrived, author...
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DeSantis making long-anticipated 1st Iowa trip ahead of 2024
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Ahead of a widely expected presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced himself Ato an eager audience of Iowa Republicans on Friday...
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Erdogan sets May 14 election date as he seeks to extend rule
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday formally set the country's parliamentary and presidential elections for May 14 - a month earlier than s...
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Ukrainians who fled war face end of temporary U.S. sanctuary
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - When U.S. officials at the U.S.-Mexico border stamped the Ukrainian passports of Mariia and her daughter last April and gave them permission to stay for...
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La Nina is gone. These were the deadly storms during its run
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - La Nina seemed to treat Louisiana and the rest of the Southeast United States like a punching bag. Its three-year barrage of body blows has come to an end, but left behi...
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Sexual assault reports increase at U.S. military academies
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Reported sexual assaults at U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year, and one in five female students told an anonymous survey th...