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Democrats ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to order new congressional maps for fall electionJan 17, 2024 10:22 am - MADISON, Wis. — A Washington law firm that tries to help Democrats win elections around the country has asked the liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out ...
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Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifiesJan 17, 2024 10:13 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Ca...
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Yellen says current US economic growth 'vindicates' Biden's COVID-19 pandemic stimulus spendingJan 17, 2024 8:55 am - WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is pushing back against Republican criticism of the Democrats' big coronavirus pandemic response package and making an electi...
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Retail sales up strongly in December as Americans showed continued willingness to spendJan 17, 2024 8:53 am - NEW YORK — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers in December, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on an upbeat tone and signaling that people ...
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Kate, the Princess of Wales, hospitalized for up to two weeks after undergoing abdominal surgeryJan 17, 2024 8:48 am - LONDON — The Princess of Wales has been hospitalized after undergoing planned abdominal surgery and will remain at The London Clinic for up to two weeks, Kensington Palac...
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Officials in Thailand say an explosion at a rural fireworks factory has killed at least 23 peopleJan 17, 2024 8:01 am - BANGKOK — An explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand killed at least 23 people on Wednesday, according to provincial officials. The death toll was announced ...
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Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over airstrike by Tehran that killed 2 peopleJan 17, 2024 7:57 am - ISLAMABAD — Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, a day after Iran launched airstrikes on Pakistan that it claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni ...
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Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposalJan 17, 2024 7:15 am - NEW YORK — The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest effort by the Biden administration ...
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Russian missiles hit Ukrainian apartment buildings and injure 17 in latest strikes on civilian areasJan 17, 2024 7:13 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired two missiles at Kharkiv during the night, hitting apartment buildings and a medical center and injuring 17 people in the city in northeastern...
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At Davos, Blinken calls a pathway to a Palestinian state a necessity for Israeli securityJan 17, 2024 7:11 am - DAVOS, Switzerland — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the need for a “pathway to a Palestinian state” during a talk Wednesday at the World Economic Forum...