2 Michigan school districts ban backpacks amid safety concerns, with one citing the 4th gun confiscated from a student
Two Michigan school districts have banned students from bringing backpacks to campus, with one of the districts citing several recent incidents of students bringing guns to school.
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Biden administration proposes crackdown on power plant carbon emissions
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON The Biden administration unveiled a sweeping plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the
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Harris faces critical test on migration effort when Title 42 ends
As President Joe Biden's approach to migration at the US-Mexico border confronts its most critical test yet when Title 42 expires, his No. 2, Kamala Harris, will face what's likely to be her own perception problem.
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US appeals court judge sues to halt competency probe
By Blake Brittain U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman of the Federal Circuit sued the appeals court's chief judge
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Yellen: Different system needed to end repeated standoffs over US debt ceiling
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that in her personal opinion, the United States should adopt a different system for national finances that might forestall repeated standoffs with Congress over spending
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Australia's trade minister seeks end to trade curbs on visit to Beijing
BEIJING Australia's Trade Minister arrived in Beijing On Thursday, where he will meet his Chinese counterpart, as Canberra
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Zelenskyy: Ukraine counteroffensive needs more time, launching now would cost too many lives
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country’s military needs more time to prepare an anticipated counteroffensive aimed at pushing back Russian occupying forces
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Jacklyn Zeman, veteran 'General Hospital' cast member who played Bobbie Spencer, has died
Jacklyn Zeman, who for 45 years played Bobbie Spencer on ABC's ‘General Hospital" has died at 70
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Asylum officers, Secret Service agents and troops have surged toward border with Title 42's expiration hours away
With just hours left before Title 42 expires Thursday night, the US is wrapping up a surge of asylum officers, troops and federal agents toward the southern border, anticipating the Trump-era border restriction policy's demise could spur an even heavier migrant influx than the country has already seen in recent weeks.
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Western weapons, growing experience harden Ukrainian air defenses against renewed Russian onslaught
Ukraine's air defenses are making great strides in their effort to take down Russian missiles and drones
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G7 finance ministers tackle global economic challenges as Yellen seeks to reassure on debt standoff
The financial leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations are meeting in Japan as a standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling looms as one of the biggest potential threats to the global economy
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Asian stocks waver on China deflation worries, mixed Japan earnings
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) -Asian shares traded cautiously on Thursday as investors fretted about growing deflationary pressures in
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