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Biden orders US military to set up temporary aid port for Gaza as famine threatens

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered the U.S.

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Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden turned his State of the Union speech Thursday night into an animated argument for a second term as he laced into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing “resentment, revenge and retribution" and jeopardizing

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Democrat Min to face Republican Baugh in California's competitive 47th Congressional District

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Dave Min and Republican Scott Baugh will face off this November in California's competitive 47th Congressional District.

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Uvalde parents angered by new report that clears city police of missteps during Texas school attack

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An investigation Uvalde city leaders ordered into the Robb Elementary School shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers defended the response by local police at a City Council meeting Thursday, prompting shouts of “cowards

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United Airlines plane makes a safe emergency landing in LA after losing a tire during takeoff

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A United Airlines jetliner bound for Japan made a safe landing in Los Angeles on Thursday after losing a tire while taking off from San Francisco.

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Gunmen abduct 287 students in the latest school attack in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria’s northwest region Thursday and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week.

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Haiti extends a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Thursday that it was extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital of Port-au-Prince amid a fierce political battle for po

Mar 7, 2024 11:20 AM Read more >

Biden will announce a plan for a temporary port on Gaza's coast to increase flow of humanitarian aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce a plan in his State of the Union address Thursday for the U.S.

Mar 7, 2024 11:11 AM Read more >

Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 inv

Mar 7, 2024 10:50 AM Read more >

Xcel Energy says its facilities appeared to have role in igniting largest wildfire in Texas history

CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — The utility provider Xcel Energy said Thursday that its facilities appeared have played a role in igniting a massive wildfire in the Texas Panhandle that grew to the largest blaze in state history.

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