Nation and World
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Blinken warns Central Asia of dangers from war in Ukraine
Feb 28, 2023 12:00 am - The Biden administration on Tuesday pledged to support the independence of the five Central Asian nations in a not-so-subtle warning to the former Soviet states that Rus...
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Ukraine's northeastern front could decide new battle lines
Feb 28, 2023 12:00 am - KUPIANSK, Ukraine - A tank carrying Ukrainian infantry speeds toward a target position marked with a metal sheet. The soldiers climb down, hurl grenades and unleash a cr...
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Slain Hong Kong model's in-laws, ex-husband detained
Feb 27, 2023 12:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - The ex-husband and former in-laws of a slain Hong Kong model were detained Monday on charges in her killing after police found body parts in a refrigera...
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Germany seeks North Sea wind park link to those of neighbors
Feb 27, 2023 12:00 am - BERLIN - The German government said Monday that it wants to set up a new power line network to connect its own offshore wind parks with those of its North Sea neighbors ...
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Ex-SC mayor taking over White House Office of Engagement
Feb 27, 2023 12:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday announced the appointment of former Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Steve Benjamin as a top adviser, filling a key Wh...
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Winds shred Southern Plains; California to see more snow
Feb 27, 2023 12:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY - Parts of the Southern Plains counted the injured and surveyed the damage Monday after tornadoes and other powerful winds swept through, while some Michig...
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'Dilbert,' Scott Adams lose distributor over racist remarks
Feb 27, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - The comic strip "Dilbert" disappeared with lightning speed after racist remarks by creator Scott Adams, but it follows several years of controversy about Adam...
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Democrat Elissa Slotkin to seek Michigan's open Senate seat
Feb 27, 2023 12:00 am - LANSING, Mich. - Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan will seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Debbie Stabenow in 2024, becoming the first high-pro...
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Supreme Court student loan case: The arguments explained
Feb 27, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments over President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their lo...
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Palestinian gunman critically wounds Israeli in new violence
Feb 27, 2023 12:00 am - HAWARA, West Bank - A Palestinian gunman on Monday shot and killed an Israeli motorist in the occupied West Bank, the latest bloodshed in a fresh wave of fighting that s...