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Taliban and US envoys have discussed the release of 2 American prisoners at third Doha meeting
The Taliban’s delegation to the third United Nations-led Doha meeting on increasing engagement with Afghanistan met with U.S. envoys on the sidelines and discussed the two Americans imprisoned in the central Asian country
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Biden will bestow Medal of Honor on Union soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederate territory
President Joe Biden is awarding the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and drove it north for 87 miles as they destroyed railroad tracks and telegra...
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Stock market today: Wall Street ticks toward records after weak economic data boosts rate-cut hopes
U.S. stocks are ticking toward more records after some weak reports on the economy kept the door open for possible cuts to interest rates later this year
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Dodger slugger Shohei Ohtani says he will not participate in this year's All-Star Home Run Derby
Dodger slugger Shohei Ohtani says he will not participate in this year's All-Star Home Run Derby
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New Mexico denies film incentive application on 'Rust' movie after fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
Producers of the western movie “Rust” may have to forgo a robust economic incentive as they try to sell the newly completed film to distributors
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Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday's Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 04-08-19-31-45, Mega Ball: 11, Megaplier: 4
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Ominous history for Biden: Incumbents trying to win over their parties often struggle to win again
Democratic Party leaders are publicly standing by President Joe Biden after a disjointed debate performance
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Democrats in Congress are torn between backing Biden for president and sounding the alarm
President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate demeanor last week has reverberated across the Democratic Party
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What was the 'first American novel'? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started
Critics have long debated which books qualify as a ‘Great American Novel
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Sizzling sidewalks, unshaded playgrounds pose risk for surface burns over searing Southwest summer
Sizzling sidewalks and unshaded playgrounds increasingly are posing risks for surface burns as air temperatures reach new highs during the searing summers in Southwest cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas
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