Nation and World
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Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the U.N. says no aid has enteredMay 08, 2024 6:56 am - JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Wednesday that it has reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza, a key terminal for the entry of humanitarian aid that was closed...
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Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid with a ‘massive’ attack on a day marking the WWII defeat of NazismMay 08, 2024 6:54 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces unleashed a nighttime barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles and explosive drones at Ukraine’s power grid Wednesday, targeting a wide area...
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In Holocaust remembrance, Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza warMay 07, 2024 4:40 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday decried a “ferocious surge” in antisemitism on college campuses and around the globe in the months since Hamas attacked Israel...
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Deadline for businesses to apply for their share of massive credit card company settlement loomsMay 07, 2024 3:50 pm - NEW YORK — A deadline is looming for millions of businesses who may be entitled to a payout in a $5.5 billion antitrust settlement with Visa and Mastercard. The settlemen...
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Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woesMay 07, 2024 4:56 pm - IRVING, Texas — The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It's a significant shift as th...
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Israeli forces seize Rafah crossing in Gaza, threatening aid and putting cease-fire talks on edgeMay 07, 2024 8:01 pm - CAIRO — Israeli troops seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation, as fears mount of a full-...
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Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trialMay 07, 2024 7:51 pm - NEW YORK —With Donald Trump sitting just feet away, Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday at the former president's hush money trial about a sexual encounter the porn actor sa...
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University of Chicago clears a pro-Palestinian demonstration as MIT confronts a new encampmentMay 07, 2024 4:24 pm - Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday as tension ratcheted up in standoffs with demonstrators at other college campuses around the U.S. — and increasingly, in Europe.
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Massive pro-Palestinian college protests bring rare surge in disciplineMay 06, 2024 8:17 am - As pro-Palestinian student protests surged in the past week, universities responded with consequences not imposed en masse for decades: suspensions, expulsions and arres...
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Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail timeMay 06, 2024 8:57 am - NEW YORK — The judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial has fined him $1,000 for violating his gag order and sternly warned the former president that addition...