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US releases $3.5 billion to Israel to spend on US weapons and military equipment, months after Congress appropriated

US releases $3.5 billion to Israel to spend on US weapons and military equipment, months after Congress appropriated

US releases $3.5 billion to Israel to spend on US weapons and military equipment, months after Congress appropriated
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Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences

A California man with a history of political violence has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol

Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences
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Sha’Carri Richardson rallies US women in Olympic 4x100 while men shut out again

Sha’Carri Richardson won her first Olympic gold medal, bringing the American women from behind in the anchor lap to capture the 4x100 relay

Sha’Carri Richardson rallies US women in Olympic 4x100 while men shut out again
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'Held onto a branch and it broke:' Three children rescued from Raleigh creek amid Debby flooding

'Held onto a branch and it broke:' Three children rescued from Raleigh creek amid Debby flooding

'Held onto a branch and it broke:' Three children rescued from Raleigh creek amid Debby flooding
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Republicans ask Supreme Court to revive parts of Arizona proof of citizenship voter law

Republicans ask Supreme Court to revive parts of Arizona proof of citizenship voter law

Republicans ask Supreme Court to revive parts of Arizona proof of citizenship voter law
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The Latest: Harris and Walz hold rally in Arizona, while Trump visits Montana

Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate held a rally in Arizona as part of their tour of electoral battlegrounds, visiting a state where Harris passed over a prominent Democrat in favor of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

The Latest: Harris and Walz hold rally in Arizona, while Trump visits Montana
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Debby triggers flash floods in Pennsylvania, New York

The remnants of storm Debby triggered flash flooding in northern Pennsylvania and southern New York state that left dozens of people stranded in their homes on

Debby triggers flash floods in Pennsylvania, New York
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After Venezuela’s contested presidential vote, experts say government results are a ‘statistical improbability’

After Venezuela’s contested presidential vote, experts say government results are a ‘statistical improbability’

After Venezuela’s contested presidential vote, experts say government results are a ‘statistical improbability’
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What to expect in Vermont's state primaries

Two Democrats will compete in Vermont’s state primary for the right to challenge four-term Republican Gov. Phil Scott in November

What to expect in Vermont's state primaries
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Tropical Storm Debby leaves trail of destruction

Tropical Storm Debby continues its deadly path on the eastern seaboard after making it's second landfall in the US.

Tropical Storm Debby leaves trail of destruction
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Prompted by mass shooting, 72-hour wait period and other new gun laws go into effect in Maine

Maine gun retailers are now requiring a three-day wait period for purchases under a new law that was among several gun safety bills adopted after the state’s deadliest mass shooting

Prompted by mass shooting, 72-hour wait period and other new gun laws go into effect in Maine
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Kamala Harris makes an immigration pitch in Arizona as she fights to gain ground in the Sun Belt

Vice President Kamala Harris drew on her prosecutorial background to make her first expansive pitch on immigration to border-state voters as she and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, attracted thousands to a campaign rally in Arizona during their tour of battleground states

Kamala Harris makes an immigration pitch in Arizona as she fights to gain ground in the Sun Belt
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Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in Venezuela

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is trying to accomplish something that seems impossible in the South American country: steer people away from WhatsApp and X

Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in Venezuela
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Trump said he ‘went down’ in helicopter ‘emergency landing’ with former San Francisco mayor, who says it never happened

Trump said he ‘went down’ in helicopter ‘emergency landing’ with former San Francisco mayor, who says it never happened

Trump said he ‘went down’ in helicopter ‘emergency landing’ with former San Francisco mayor, who says it never happened
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Venezuela's Maduro blocks X access in country for 10 days

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday took tensions with social media platform X and its owner Elon Musk to new heights, banning the

Venezuela's Maduro blocks X access in country for 10 days
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Paraguay says it wants the US ambassador to leave the country in apparent protest over sanctions

The government of Paraguay has effectively ordered the United States ambassador to leave the South American nation, escalating tensions between the allies in the wake of the Biden administration’s sanctions on a tobacco company linked to the country’s powerful former president

Paraguay says it wants the US ambassador to leave the country in apparent protest over sanctions
Americas|Economy|Finance

Analysts shocked as Mexico's central bank clocks rise in inflation and cuts interest rates

Analysts are expressing shock at a decision by Mexico’s central bank to cut interest rates on the same day that official figures showed a sharp rise in domestic inflation

Analysts shocked as Mexico's central bank clocks rise in inflation and cuts interest rates
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15 states sue to block Biden's effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage

Fifteen states have sued the Biden administration over a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll next year in the federal Affordable Care Act’s health insurance

15 states sue to block Biden's effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage
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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she still hasn’t spoken to President Biden: ‘He knows I love him’

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she still hasn’t spoken to President Biden: ‘He knows I love him’

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she still hasn’t spoken to President Biden: ‘He knows I love him’
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US jury convicts Mozambique’s ex-finance minister Manuel Chang in ‘tuna bonds’ corruption case

A U.S. jury has convicted former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang in a financial conspiracy case that welled up from from his country’s “tuna bond” scandal

US jury convicts Mozambique’s ex-finance minister Manuel Chang in ‘tuna bonds’ corruption case
Americas|Sports

Olympics-Gymnastics-Hundreds of girls in Brazil join gymnastics classes inspired by Olympic champion Andrade

In a Sao Paulo suburb, where Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade started to train before becoming the country's most decorated Olympian in history, hundreds of new

Olympics-Gymnastics-Hundreds of girls in Brazil join gymnastics classes inspired by Olympic champion Andrade
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US charges Tennessee man in North Korea IT worker fraud scheme

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US charges Tennessee man in North Korea IT worker fraud scheme
Americas|Business|Economy

Mexico's ruling party looking at changes to judicial reform to calm markets, sources say

Mexico's ruling party is considering changes to a proposed judicial reform in a bid to calm market concerns, including making the election of judges a staggered

Mexico's ruling party looking at changes to judicial reform to calm markets, sources say
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Mexico's ruling party looking at changes to judicial reform to calm markets, sources say

Mexico's ruling party is considering changes to a proposed judicial reform in a bid to calm market concerns, including making the election of judges a staggered

Mexico's ruling party looking at changes to judicial reform to calm markets, sources say
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Former Uvalde schools police chief says he's being 'scapegoated' over response to mass shooting

The former Uvalde schools police chief says he thinks he's been “scapegoated” as the one to blame for the botched law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School

Former Uvalde schools police chief says he's being 'scapegoated' over response to mass shooting

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