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A pregnant Texas woman is asking a court to let her have an abortion under exceptions to state's banDec 06, 2023 12:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas - A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis asked a court Tuesday to let her have an abortion, bringing what her attorneys say is the first ...
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A survivor is pulled out of a Zambian mine nearly a week after being trapped. Dozens remain missingDec 06, 2023 12:00 am - LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) - A man has been pulled alive out of a Zambian mine nearly a week after dozens of informal miners were trapped under landslides caused by heavy rain,...
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After a fast start, COP28 climate talks now in murky middle of hope, roadblocksDec 06, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - After a first-day blur of rare quick action and agreement, negotiators at a critical United Nations climate summit Wednesday finished up th...
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At tribal summit, Biden says he's working to 'heal the wrongs of the past' and 'move forward'Dec 06, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden told Native American nations gathered for a summit Wednesday that his administration was working to heal the wrongs of the past as he si...
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A new Homeland Security guide aims to help houses of worship protect themselvesDec 06, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A new guide from the Department of Homeland Security released Wednesday aims to help churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship protect thems...
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Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker two months ago. Now he's leaving Congress by year's endDec 06, 2023 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Two months after his historic ouster as U.S. House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday that he is resigning and will leave Congress by t...
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NATO member-to-be Sweden and the U.S. sign defense deal, saying it strengthens regional securityDec 06, 2023 12:00 am - STOCKHOLM - On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden has signed a defense cooperation agreement with Washington that will allow the United States access to all of the milita...
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Norman Lear, producer of TV's 'All in the Family' and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101Dec 06, 2023 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons" and "Maude," propelling ...
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Washington's center of gravity on immigration has shifted to the right. Can the parties make a deal?Dec 06, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - It was a decade ago that Capitol Hill was consumed by an urgency to overhaul the nation's immigration system, fueled in no small part by Republicans who fel...
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Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits to making mistakes but defends COVID record at inquiryDec 06, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged Wednesday that his government was too slow to grasp the extent of the COVID-19 crisis, but skirted questio...