US House chair probes ballot shortages that hampered voting in Mississippi's largest county

The chair of a congressional committee with oversight of U.S. federal elections says ballot shortages in Mississippi’s largest county could undermine voting and election confidence in 2024 if local officials don’t make changes

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Biden's campaign will not commit yet to participating in general election debates in 2024

President Joe Biden’s campaign is not yet committing to general election debates next year

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Italian prosecutors say no evidence of Russian secret service role in escape of suspect sought by US

Milan prosecutors say there is no evidence of Russian secret services involvement in the escape from Italian custody of a Russian businessman wanted by the U.S. on sanctions-busting charges

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Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus

The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they are taking steps to combat antisemitism — and Islamophobia — on campus since the start of the Israel-Hamas war

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Tuberville is ending blockade of most military nominees, clearing way for hundreds to be approved

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama says he is ending his blockade of hundreds of military promotions, clearing the way for hundreds to be approved

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Bitcoin has surpassed $41,000 for the first time since April 2022. What's behind the price surge?

Bitcoin is once again having a moment

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Man suspected of shoplifting stabs 2 security guards at Philadelphia store, killing 1

Philadelphia police say a man who had tried to steal merchandise from a department store returned 15 minutes later and stabbed two security guards, killing one and injuring the other

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Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused of serving as an agent of Cuba, AP source says

The Associated Press has learned that a former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation and is accused of secretly serving as an agent of the Cuban government

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Israeli military says it has expanded ground operation to every part of the Gaza Strip

Israeli military says it has expanded ground operation to every part of the Gaza Strip

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Judge rejects calls to halt winter construction work on Willow oil project in Alaska during appeal

A federal judge in Alaska has rejected requests from environmental groups to halt winter construction work for the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope while the groups’ legal fight over the drilling project wages on

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Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China

The U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom to include underwater drones and electronic warfare

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Report: Contaminants being removed from vacant Chicago lot where migrant housing is planned

A report from an environmental consultant says high levels of mercury and other contaminants are being removed from a vacant Chicago lot where a tent camp housing 2,000 migrants is planned

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Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, gets 6 months in home detention for Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Olympic gold medalist swimmer Klete Keller has been sentenced to six months of home detention for joining the mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol

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