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Chief Justice John Roberts defends the Supreme Court — as people's confidence wavers

Saturday, September 10, 2022

After Roe was overturned, polls have shown a sharp drop in approval. Roberts says the court's role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions.

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Alcaraz stops Tiafoe's U.S. Open run

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe engaged in a high-level, high-energy spectacle of a back-and-forth semifinal — no point over when it seemed to be, no ball out of reach, no angle too audacious.

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Ukrainian forces break through Russia's front lines in the east and retake key towns

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Ukrainian officials claim to have taken Izium, Balakliya and Kupiansk — all of which have been controlled by Russian forces for months.

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Charles officially announced as king at royal ceremony

Saturday, September 10, 2022

King Charles III was officially announced as Britain's monarch Saturday, in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live.

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Poliovirus detected in more wastewater near New York City

Saturday, September 10, 2022

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state is stepping up polio-fighting efforts as the virus was detected in the wastewater of another county in the New York City area.

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North Korea declares itself a nuclear weapons state

Saturday, September 10, 2022

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, which he accused of pushing to weaken the North's defenses.

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Spotty rain breaks some of California's heat — but parts of the state are facing fire

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Southern Californians welcomed cooler temperatures from a tropical storm veering off the coast. But officials warn those living further north are at risk for a heat wave and wildfire conditions.

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U.N. chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan

Friday, September 09, 2022

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the world to help Pakistan after arriving in the country Friday to see climate-induced devastation from months of deadly record floods.

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Police are investigating how the second suspect in the Canadian stabbings died

Thursday, September 08, 2022

One official said Myles Sanderson died from self-inflicted injuries after police forced the stolen car he was driving off a highway in Saskatchewan. Other officials declined to discuss how he died.

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South Korea proposes meeting with North on family reunions

Thursday, September 08, 2022

South Korea's new government on Thursday proposed a meeting with North Korea to resume reunions of families separated since the 1950-53 Korean War.

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Police say a Memphis shooting suspect killed 4 people during a rampage

Thursday, September 08, 2022

Police in Memphis, Tenn., said a man who drove around the city shooting at people, killing four, during an hours-long rampage Wednesday has been arrested.

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Tiafoe is the first American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since 2006

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

Frances Tiafoe topped Russia's Andrey Rublev 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), 6-4 behind the backing of a boisterous partisan crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday.

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A 1931 law criminalizing abortion in Michigan is unconstitutional, a judge rules

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

The ruling was the latest development over abortion rights in a state where the issue is being argued in courtrooms and could go before voters this November.

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Amputation in a 31,000-year-old skeleton may be a sign of prehistoric medical advances

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

The skeleton of a young adult found in a cave in Indonesia that is missing its left foot and part of its left leg reveal the oldest known evidence of an amputation, according to a new study.

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Elizabeth Holmes wants a new trial because a prosecution witness is acting remorseful

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

In a court filing, her attorneys assert that former Theranos lab director Adam Rosendorff now regrets the role he played in convicting Holmes of investor fraud and conspiracy.

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North Korean ammo will stretch Russia's supply, but with clear limits and drawbacks

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

The north's stockpile of bullets and artillery rounds are compatible with Russia's weapons, but may be lower-quality. Transferring anything more powerful would get much more complicated.

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A cyberattack hits the Los Angeles School District, raising alarm across the country

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

The ransomware attack on the country's second-largest school district sounded alarms across the country, from urgent talks with the White House and the National Security Council.

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U.S. authorities seek a defense contractor named Fat Leonard who fled house arrest

Tuesday, September 06, 2022

A Malaysian defense contractor at the center of one of the biggest bribery investigations in U.S. military history made an escape as stunning and brazen as the case itself.

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A Black protester voiced anger at police in South Carolina. She got 4 years in prison

Tuesday, September 06, 2022

Brittany Martin, 34, was convicted of breaching the peace in a high and aggravated manner, and may have to give birth in prison. An advocate notes that some Jan. 6 rioters are serving far less time.

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Juul will pay nearly $440 million to settle states' investigation into teen vaping

Tuesday, September 06, 2022

The electronic cigarette maker has agreed to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states and Puerto Rico into the marketing of its vaping products, which have been blamed for a surge in teen vaping.

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