Nation and World
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Phil's Groundhog Day prediction: 6 more weeks of winter
Feb 01, 2023 10:00 pm - PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration. People gathered Thu...
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India to raise spending on job creation ahead of election
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government presented to Parliament on Wednesday an annual budget of $550 billion that calls for ramping up capital spen...
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Federal Reserve lifts rate by quarter-point and signals more hikes ahead
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve extended its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point, its eighth hike since March. An...
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Republicans set to oust Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs panel
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly empowered House Republicans are preparing to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Somali-born Muslim lawmaker, from the House Foreign Affairs Commi...
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European inflation eases for 3rd month but prices still bite
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Europe's inflation rate dipped at the start of the year, giving some relief to consumers but still leaving them facing higher prices that have driven prote...
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Day of disruption in UK as hundreds of thousands join strike
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Thousands of schools in the U.K. closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were expected at airports on the biggest day o...
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Impassioned calls for police reform at Tyre Nichols' funeral
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tyre Nichols' family and friends remembered him with songs of faith and heartfelt tributes Wednesday, blending a celebration of his life with outraged c...
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Winter weather cancels flights, leads to death in Texas
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas - Winter weather brought ice to a wide swath of the United States on Tuesday, causing the cancellation of more than 1,700 flights nationwide, bringing traf...
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Republican-led committee targets COVID relief aid for review
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Republicans on Wednesday began their promised aggressive oversight of the Biden administration, focusing on what watchdogs described as "indications o...
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White House: Harris will attend Tyre Nichols' funeral
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Vice President Kamala Harris plans to attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after he was beaten by Memphis police officers just minute...