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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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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