Biden, Honoring Juneteenth, Warns of Danger of ‘Old Ghosts in New Garments’
June 11, 2024
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Biden, Honoring Juneteenth, Warns of Danger of ‘Old Ghosts in New Garments’

President Biden warned on Monday of “old ghosts in new garments trying to take us back” in remarks commemorating Juneteenth, the national holiday that marks the freedom of…

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George Clooney Complained to White House About Biden’s Criticism of I.C.C.
June 8, 2024
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George Clooney Complained to White House About Biden’s Criticism of I.C.C.

George Clooney contacted a top White House official last month to complain after President Biden criticized the International Criminal Court’s decision to seek a warrant against top Israeli…

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U.S. Clears Way for Antitrust Inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI
June 6, 2024
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U.S. Clears Way for Antitrust Inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI

Federal regulators have reached a deal that allows them to proceed with antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the artificial intelligence…

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Biden Expected to Sign Executive Order Restricting Asylum
June 3, 2024
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Biden Expected to Sign Executive Order Restricting Asylum

President Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday allowing him to temporarily seal the U.S. border with Mexico to migrants when crossings surge, a move…

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Former U.S. Agriculture Official Says Menendez Told Him to ‘Stop Interfering’
June 1, 2024
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Former U.S. Agriculture Official Says Menendez Told Him to ‘Stop Interfering’

In May 2019, a top official in the U.S. Department of Agriculture got a call on his cellphone from Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey. The conversation was…

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Israel Used U.S.-Made Bombs in Strike That Killed Dozens in Rafah
May 29, 2024
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Israel Used U.S.-Made Bombs in Strike That Killed Dozens in Rafah

The bombs used in the Israeli strike that killed dozens of Palestinians in a camp for displaced people in Rafah on Sunday were made in the United States,…

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Nicki Minaj Apologizes for Postponed Show After Video Appears to Show Arrest
May 27, 2024
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Nicki Minaj Apologizes for Postponed Show After Video Appears to Show Arrest

The rapper Nicki Minaj apologized to fans in Manchester, England, for postponing a show scheduled in the city for Saturday night after footage posted to one of her…

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Three Missionaries in Haiti Killed in Gang Attack
May 24, 2024
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Three Missionaries in Haiti Killed in Gang Attack

An Oklahoma-based missionary group working in Haiti’s capital was attacked by gangs on Thursday, leaving two Americans and the group’s director dead, the organization, Missions in Haiti, announced…

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Midwest Storms Bring Possible Tornadoes to Iowa, Killing Multiple People
May 22, 2024
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Midwest Storms Bring Possible Tornadoes to Iowa, Killing Multiple People

Damaging storms brought punishing winds and possible tornadoes to Iowa on Tuesday afternoon, leaving multiple people dead and causing considerable destruction in the latest in a run of…

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Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk Becomes World’s Undisputed Heavyweight Champion
May 19, 2024
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Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk Becomes World’s Undisputed Heavyweight Champion

Many Ukrainians were up in the early hours of Sunday morning, for once not to seek shelter from incoming Russian missiles, but to celebrate the Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr…

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