Nation and World
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New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down
Jan 19, 2023 12:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who became a global icon of the left and exemplified a new style of leadership, said Thursday that s...
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Macron vows to proceed with pension reform, despite protests
Jan 19, 2023 12:00 am - PARIS - Hundreds of thousands protested on the streets of Paris and other French cities Thursday amid nationwide strikes against plans to raise the retirement age, but P...
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Ukraine helicopter crash kills interior minister, others
Jan 18, 2023 12:00 am - BROVARY, Ukraine - A helicopter carrying Ukraine's interior minister crashed into a kindergarten in a foggy residential suburb of Kyiv on Wednesday, killing him and abou...
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At Davos, UN chief warns the world is in a 'sorry state'
Jan 18, 2023 12:00 am - DAVOS, Switzerland - The world is in a "sorry state" because of myriad interlinked challenges including climate change and Russia's war in Ukraine that are "piling up li...
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Court to hear appeal of ex-officer in murder of George Floyd
Jan 18, 2023 12:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. - An attorney for Derek Chauvin is planning to ask an appeals court Wednesday to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer's convictions in the mur...
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U.S., Chinese officials discuss climate, economy, relationship
Jan 18, 2023 12:00 am - ZURICH - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met on Wednesday with her Chinese counterpart and pledged an effort to manage differences and "prevent competition from bec...
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Deaf student's lawsuit at center of Supreme Court case
Jan 18, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a case that could make it more difficult for students with disabilities to resolve problems quickly when they're no...
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Justice Department charges Russian founder of cryptocurrency firm
Jan 18, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A Russian national who founded a cryptocurrency exchange that evaded U.S. regulations and became a haven for the proceeds of criminal activity has been arre...
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December retail sales fall 1.1% as inflation takes a toll
Jan 18, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Americans cut back on spending in December, the second consecutive month they've done so, underscoring how inflation and the rising cost of using credit cards...
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UK nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies
Jan 18, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Thousands of nurses in Britain walked out Wednesday in a new protest over pay, with no end in sight to a wave of strikes that has piled pressure on the U.K.'s o...