Nation and World
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Honduras will seek ties with China, spurning Taiwan
Mar 15, 2023 1:00 am - TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras President Xiomara Castro announced Tuesday that her government will seek to establish diplomatic relations with China, which would imply...
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U.S. says Russian warplane hits American drone over Black Sea
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in a "brazen violation of international law," causi...
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China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas Wednesday
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year ha...
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Armenian PM critical of Moscow-dominated security pact
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia's prime minister on Tuesday accused a Moscow-dominated security alliance of leaving his country in the cold in the face of a threat of renewed...
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EPA to limit toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed the first federal limits on harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water, a long-awaited protection...
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Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - JUNEAU, Alaska - The Biden administration's approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project even as sc...
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U.S. inflation eases but stays high, putting Fed in tough spot
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer price increases eased slightly from January to February but still pointed to an elevated inflation rate that is posing a challenge for the Fed...
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Silicon Valley Bank's demise disrupts the disrupters in tech
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - Silicon Valley Bank's collapse rattled the technology industry that had been the bank's backbone, leaving shellshocked entrepreneurs thankful for the government reprieve...
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Northeast winter storm shuts schools, knocks out power
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - PITTSFIELD, Mass. - A winter storm dumped heavy, wet snow in parts of the Northeast on Tuesday, causing tens of thousands of power outages, widespread school closings, d...
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Former Rep. Pat Schroeder, pioneer for women's rights, dies
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women's and family rights in Congress, has died. She was 82. Schroeder's former press secretary, Andrea Camp, ...