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Russia’s security chief blasts West, dangles nuclear threats
MOSCOW — A top Russian security official warned Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war and blasted a…
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Trump silent on abortion as 2024 campaign pushes forward
DAVENPORT, Iowa — No elected Republican has done more to restrict abortion rights in the U.S. than Donald Trump. But…
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Mostly calm on Paris streets, garbage still piled up
PARIS — A spattering of protests were planned to continue in France over the weekend against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial…
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WV Senate joins GOP effort to limit trans youth health care
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Republican supermajority Senate followed a growing national trend of GOP opposition to health care for…
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Judy Heumann, disability rights activist, dies at age 75
WASHINGTON — Judy Heumann, a renowned activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, has died at…
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Abortion opponents seek smaller changes in Kansas after vote
TOPEKA, Kan. — Seven months after a decisive statewide vote affirmed abortion rights in Kansas, the Republican-controlled Legislature’s annual session…
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‘An absurdity’: Experts slam WHO’s excusal of misconduct
GOMA, Congo — Two experts appointed by the World Health Organization to investigate allegations that some of its staffers sexually…
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Train crew had little warning before Ohio wreck, probe finds
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The crew operating a freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, didn’t get much warning…
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Biden highlights bipartisanship during House GOP chaos
COVINGTON, Kentucky — President Joe Biden on Wednesday held out the promised makeover of a dilapidated bridge over the Ohio…
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Coinbase to pay $100M in settlement with New York regulators
NEW YORK — New York announced a $100 million settlement with Coinbase on Wednesday over what state officials called significant…
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