Ecuadorean candidate Villavicencio killed at campaign event
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was killed on Wednesday, President Guillermo Lasso said, vowing the
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Trump says he won't sign Republican loyalty pledge, flouting debate requirement
Former President Donald Trump says he won’t sign a pledge to support the Republican nominee if he loses the GOP presidential primary
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Khanun blows strong winds and heavy rains into South Korea, where thousands evacuated the coast
A strong tropical storm has begun blowing its strong winds and heavy rains into South Korea before making landfall soon
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Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan board defeat shareholders' Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK A federal judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive
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Kuwait bans 'Barbie' and 'Talk to Me' films - state news agency
Kuwait has banned "Barbie" and "Talk to Me" films to protect "public ethics and social traditions", the state
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Disney CEO reaches out to striking Hollywood creatives with 'deep respect'
By Danielle Broadway and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES Walt Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger on Wednesday said he
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What's driving Maui's devastating fires, and how climate change is fueling those conditions
A dangerous mix of conditions appear to have combined to make the wildfires blazing a path of destruction in Hawaii particularly damaging, including high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation
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Harvard cannot recoup $15 million from insurer for race case costs, court rules
By Nate Raymond BOSTON Harvard University on Wednesday lost a bid for an insurer to cover up to
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Closure of 3 Southern California power plants likely to be postponed, state energy officials decide
California energy officials have voted Wednesday to extend the life of three natural gas power plants along the state's southern coast
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Biden reelection campaign offering joint meeting with Obama as ex-president enters 2024 fray early
President Joe Biden is raising money for his reelection campaign by offering donors the chance to meet himself and Barack Obama, meaning the former president will be entering the 2024 political fray earlier than he did during last year’s midterms or the last presidential election
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Federal appeals court strikes down law prohibiting users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms
A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down a decades-old law barring users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms -- the latest blow to US gun regulations after the Supreme Court cleared the way last year for courts to reexamine the nation's gun laws under a new legal standard.
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Biden wants to compensate New Mexico residents sickened by radiation during 1945 nuclear testing
President Joe Biden says he’s open to granting assistance for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing, including in New Mexico, where the world’s first atomic bomb was tested in 1945
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