Nation and World
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DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, pronouns, bathroom use and transgender children
May 17, 2023 1:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills Wednesday that ban gender-affirming care for minors, target drag shows, restrict discussion of "preferred pron...
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Drug overdoses in the U.S. slightly increased last year. But experts see hopeful signs
May 17, 2023 1:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly last year after two big leaps during the pandemic. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control an...
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Dozens of Serbia schools receive bomb threats following mass shootings in early May
May 17, 2023 1:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia - Dozens of Serbian schools on Wednesday received bomb threats, the education ministry said, amid security concerns following two mass shootings early t...
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Prince Harry and Meghan pursued in their car by photographers in New York
May 17, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were pursued in their car by photographers after a charity event in New York, an injury-free incident that the mayor and th...
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PEN America, Penguin Random House sue Florida school district over book bans
May 17, 2023 1:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Writers' group PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House sued a Florida school district Wednesday over its removal of books about race and LGBTQ...
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Fewer Venezuelan arrivals lead to drop in illegal entries to U.S. after pandemic asylum limits
May 17, 2023 1:00 am - SAN DIEGO - A 98% drop in Venezuelans arriving at the U.S. southern border has help lead to a steep decline in migrants crossing illegally from Mexico since pandemic-rel...
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'America will not default': Biden confident of budget deal with GOP lawmakers
May 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - An optimistic President Joe Biden declared Wednesday he is confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying ...
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Ukrainian trauma surgeon operates on soldiers all day long amid Russia's war
May 17, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - As the lead trauma surgeon at a military hospital in Ukraine's capital, Petro Nikitin has his hands deep in a war churning hundreds of kilometers (miles)...
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Justice Department watchdog finds US attorney in Massachusetts tried to influence DA election
May 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, who has announced her resignation, tried to use her position to influence the outcome of a race for Boston's di...
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Lawmakers warn leaky, crumbling UK Parliament at risk of 'catastrophic' event
May 17, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - Britain's Parliament building is an architectural masterpiece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site visited by 1 million people a year. It's also a crumbling, leaky, as...