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UN agency helping Palestinians in Gaza seeks support against Israel's demands for its dissolution
The head of the U.N. agency that has helped millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank for decades is urging the U.N. Security Council to ensure its survival as Israel again demands its dissolution
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Biden vows to shield US steel industry by blocking Japanese merger and seeking new Chinese tariffs
President Joe Biden has told an audience of cheering unionized steelworkers that his administration will block the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company
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Biden is off on details of his uncle's WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the military
President Joe Biden has misstated key details about his uncle’s death in World War II as he honored the man’s wartime service and said Donald Trump was unworthy of serving as commander in chief
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Democrats clear path to bring proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total abortion ban to a vote
Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state’s near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state’s highest court concluded the law can be enforced and the state House blocked efforts to undo the long-dormant statute
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NBA bans Jontay Porter after gambling probe shows he shared information, bet on games
The NBA has banned Toronto player Jontay Porter after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and bet on games
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Netanyahu brushes off calls for restraint, saying Israel will decide how to respond to Iran's attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will be the one to decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault over the weekend
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Columbia's president rebuts claims she has allowed the university to become a hotbed of antisemitism
Four months after a contentious congressional hearing led to the resignations of two Ivy League presidents, Columbia University’s president unequivocally denounced antisemitism on her campus
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Boeing put under Senate scrutiny during back-to-back hearings on aircraft maker's safety culture
An engineer at Boeing alleges the aircraft company is taking manufacturing shortcuts that could lead to jetliners breaking apart
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Air National Guard changes in Alaska could affect national security, civilian rescues, staffers say
The Alaska Air National Guard flew 159 civilian search-and-rescue missions last year in the nation's largest state, often during vicious storms that prevented air ambulances from taking off
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US probe of Hondas that can activate emergency braking for no reason moves closer to a recall
A U.S. government investigation into unexpected automatic braking involving nearly 3 million Hondas is a step closer to a recall
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