2 Dead in Antioch High School Shooting, Nashville Police Say
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2 Dead in Antioch High School Shooting, Nashville Police Say

A 17-year-old boy armed with a pistol opened fire in a high school cafeteria in Nashville on Wednesday, fatally shooting one female student and injuring another student before…

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Israeli Military Begins West Bank Raids
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Israeli Military Begins West Bank Raids

The Israeli military announced on Tuesday that it had embarked on what it described as a counterterrorism operation in Jenin, a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank…

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L.A. area faces unprecedented 5th ‘particularly dangerous’ fire warning
January 20, 2025
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L.A. area faces unprecedented 5th ‘particularly dangerous’ fire warning

Southern California is heading into a day of its most extreme fire weather conditions — an unprecedented fifth time the National Weather Service office has sounded the alarm…

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Trump Will Strip Protections from Career Civil Servants, Miller Says
January 20, 2025
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Trump Will Strip Protections from Career Civil Servants, Miller Says

President-elect Donald J. Trump is planning a string of executive orders during his first days in office, including one to strip job protections from career civil servants, his…

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Two Prominent Judges Are Shot Dead Outside Iran’s Supreme Court
January 18, 2025
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Two Prominent Judges Are Shot Dead Outside Iran’s Supreme Court

An unidentified gunman killed two high-profile judges outside Iran’s Supreme Court on Saturday in what the authorities are calling a terrorist attack, according to state-run media. The attacker…

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Can Communities Survive the Fires?
January 17, 2025
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Can Communities Survive the Fires?

Even as the Los Angeles wildfires continue to burn, the real, material toll is already apparent. Homes and businesses are gone. So are schools, supermarkets and houses of…

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Biden and Trump Defy Their History of Animosity to Seal Gaza Cease-Fire
January 16, 2025
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Biden and Trump Defy Their History of Animosity to Seal Gaza Cease-Fire

The long-sought, tortuously negotiated Gaza cease-fire deal announced on Wednesday came about in part through a remarkable collaboration between President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump, who temporarily…

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Angel City’s Ali Riley lost childhood home to wildfires. Her wedding became an ‘oasis’
January 15, 2025
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Angel City’s Ali Riley lost childhood home to wildfires. Her wedding became an ‘oasis’

Ali Riley will never forget her wedding day. And the reasons for that have nothing to do with her vows. Five days before Riley was to be married…

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U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.
January 14, 2025
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U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.

For years, as oil and gas companies increased production, they hired lots of workers, enriching communities across the United States. That is no longer true. The country is…

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Russia and Ukraine Battle Inside Kursk, With Waves of Tanks, Drones and North Koreans
January 13, 2025
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Russia and Ukraine Battle Inside Kursk, With Waves of Tanks, Drones and North Koreans

Five months after Ukrainian forces swept across the border in the first ground invasion of Russia since World War II, the two armies are engaged in some of…

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