Court hearing to discuss contested Titanic expedition is canceled after firm scales back dive plan
A federal admiralty court in Virginia has canceled a hearing to discuss a contested expedition to the Titanic shipwreck
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What Kevin McCarthy has been up to: Holding court in speaker's office and not going out of his way to help Scalise
While Steve Scalise scrambles to secure the House speakership, the man who previously held the job has taken a back seat.
1970-01-01 08:00
Medicare monthly Part B premiums to rise nearly $10 for 2024
Medicare enrollees will shell out about $10 more next year for their monthly Part B premiums, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Thursday.
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South Carolina man pleads guilty to ambush that killed 2 officers and wounded 5
A 79-year-old South Carolina man has avoided a possible death sentence by agreeing to plead guilty to ambushing police officers at his home in 2018
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Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet
Voters in Ecuador are getting ready to pick a new president
1970-01-01 08:00
Hamas calls for Friday protests in East Jerusalem, West Bank
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta GAZA/RAMALLAH, West Bank Gaza's ruling Hamas militants called on Palestinians to rise
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Republican challenger uses forum to try to nationalize Kentucky governor's race
Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron has tried pushing national politics to the forefront of the governor’s race in GOP-trending Kentucky
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Ex-IRS contractor pleads guilty in leak of tax return information of Trump, wealthy people
A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people pleaded guilty Thursday in an agreement with prosecutors
1970-01-01 08:00
In its quest to crush Hamas, Israel will confront the bitter, familiar dilemmas of Mideast wars
As Israel escalates its war on Hamas, it will confront many of the same dilemmas it has grappled with over decades of conflict with the Palestinians
1970-01-01 08:00
Madagascar postpones presidential election for a week after candidates are hurt in protests
Madagascar’s highest court has ruled that next month’s presidential election be postponed for a week to allow authorities to prepare after two candidates were injured during protests when security forces fired tear gas grenades
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Pence will skip the Nevada GOP caucus and instead run in the primary, giving up chance for delegates
Former Vice President Mike Pence will skip the Nevada caucuses run by the state Republican Party and will instead compete in a state-run primary contest
1970-01-01 08:00
Oklahoma judge could be removed for her text exchanges during a murder trial
An Oklahoma judge may be forced to step down for allegedly exchanging over 500 text messages with a bailiff in which she mocked trial participants and talked offensively about the state's attorneys while she presided over a murder trial in June, according to a petition filed Tuesday.
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