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Putin warns again that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened

Putin warns again that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened

President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, issuing another blunt warning to the West just days ahead of an election in which he’s all but certain to secure ano
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An explosion in a building outside Beijing kills 2 people and injures 26

An explosion in a building outside Beijing kills 2 people and injures 26

BEIJING (AP) — An explosion caused by a suspected gas leak ripped through a building in northern China on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 26 others, authorities said.
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Congressional hearing on the Biden classified documents probe turns into a proxy campaign battle

Congressional hearing on the Biden classified documents probe turns into a proxy campaign battle

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers turned a Tuesday hearing on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents into a proxy battle between the Democratic president and Republican front-runner Donald Trump, as a newly released transcript of Biden’s te
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Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting the stage for a grueling general election rematch

Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting the stage for a grueling general election rematch

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clinched their parties' presidential nominations Tuesday with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch that many voters do no
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Trump wins delegates needed to become GOP’s presumptive nominee for third straight election

Trump wins delegates needed to become GOP’s presumptive nominee for third straight election

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump , whose single turbulent term in the White House transformed the Republican Party, tested the resilience of democratic institutions in the U.S.
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Dallas Seavey wins 6th Iditarod championship, most ever in the world’s most famous sled dog race

Dallas Seavey wins 6th Iditarod championship, most ever in the world’s most famous sled dog race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dallas Seavey's path to an Iditarod championship was like none he's faced before, including killing a moose and overcoming a time penalty that had him in 10th place at one point to win a record-breaking sixth championship in
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Mississippi Republican Sen. Wicker advances to general election. State also holds 4 House primaries

Mississippi Republican Sen. Wicker advances to general election. State also holds 4 House primaries

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippians voted in party primaries Tuesday for all four of the state's U.S. House seats and one U.S. Senate seat. The general election is Nov. 5. Here's a look at the races and candidates: SENATE Sen.
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President Joe Biden has won enough delegates to clinch the 2024 Democratic nomination

President Joe Biden has won enough delegates to clinch the 2024 Democratic nomination

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, who took office aiming to steady a nation convulsed by the coronavirus pandemic and the Jan.
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Pentagon to give Ukraine $300 million in weapons even as it lacks funds to replenish US stockpile

Pentagon to give Ukraine $300 million in weapons even as it lacks funds to replenish US stockpile

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains deeply overdrawn and needs at least $10 billion to replenish all the weapons it has p
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A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say

A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia, the Defense Ministry said.
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