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US appeals court upholds Maryland handgun licensing law

A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld Maryland's licensing requirements for people seeking to buy handguns, saying the law remained valid even after a U.S.

US appeals court upholds Maryland handgun licensing law
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Mexico will wait for Venezuelan vote tallies before taking stance on disputed election

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that his government would wait for Venezuela's government to publish local vote tallies from the South American

Mexico will wait for Venezuelan vote tallies before taking stance on disputed election
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Mexico president decries US critique of judicial reform as 'interventionist'

Mexico's president on Friday blasted the U.S. ambassador's criticism of his judicial reform bill as disrespectful, pointing to what he called a long

Mexico president decries US critique of judicial reform as 'interventionist'
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U.S. Justice Department accuses RealPage of driving up rents

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U.S. Justice Department accuses RealPage of driving up rents
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Powell green lights September rate cut

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday "the time has come" for the U.S. central bank to cut interest rates as rising risks to the job market left no room for further weakness

Powell green lights September rate cut
Americas|Business

Arbitration hearing between Canadian railroads and union ends with no decision on back-to-work order

A workers union and Canada's two major freight railroads wrapped up a nine-hour arbitration hearing with the Canada Industrial Relations Board

Arbitration hearing between Canadian railroads and union ends with no decision on back-to-work order
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What to expect in Oklahoma's state primary runoff elections

Three Republican Oklahoma state lawmakers will go before voters for the second time in about two months in runoff elections

What to expect in Oklahoma's state primary runoff elections
Americas|Crime|News

A 2nd ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols' death. He could serve 40 years in prison

A second former Memphis police officer has pleaded guilty to civil rights violations in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

A 2nd ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols' death. He could serve 40 years in prison
Americas|Election|News

Democratic convention over, Harris policy plans face new scrutiny

In a roundtable discussion at this week's Democratic National Convention, presidential candidate Kamala Harris' senior policy adviser Brian Nelson was peppered

Democratic convention over, Harris policy plans face new scrutiny
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Final night of Democratic convention features camouflage hats, women in white

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted her party's nomination for president, seeking to define herself for America as she and Republican candidate Donald Trump

Final night of Democratic convention features camouflage hats, women in white
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Harris takes on Gaza war, tyranny in Democratic convention finale

Vice President Kamala Harris sealed the Democratic presidential nomination with a muscular speech, laying down broad foreign policy

Harris takes on Gaza war, tyranny in Democratic convention finale
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The 'joyful' Democratic convention is over. The real test for Kamala Harris' campaign now begins

Over and over, the Democrats gathered at their national convention predicted Kamala Harris would defeat Donald Trump

The 'joyful' Democratic convention is over. The real test for Kamala Harris' campaign now begins
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Kamala Harris says she will aim to pass middle class tax cut as president

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said in her Democratic National Convention speech on Thursday that as president she will aim to

Kamala Harris says she will aim to pass middle class tax cut as president
Americas|Economy|News

Mexico City assembly OKs strongest rent control since the 1940s, limiting rises to inflation rate

The legislature of Mexico City has approved the most ambitious rent control law since the 1940s, which will limit increases to the inflation rate each year

Mexico City assembly OKs strongest rent control since the 1940s, limiting rises to inflation rate
Americas|Economy|News|World

Nicaragua closes US Chamber of Commerce and 150 other organizations

Nicaragua’s government has closed another 151 nongovernmental organizations, among them some of the most important trade organizations, including the American Chamber of Commerce

Nicaragua closes US Chamber of Commerce and 150 other organizations
Americas|MidEast|News|World

Harris speech fails to win over critics in Democrats' biggest rift, Gaza

Disappointed Pro-Palestinian activists said Kamala Harris' speech to close the Democratic convention in Chicago failed to demonstrate any break

Harris speech fails to win over critics in Democrats' biggest rift, Gaza
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Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats

Appearing in Arizona, Donald Trump has used a stretch of wall and a pile of steel beams to draw a visual contrast between his approach to securing the border and that of his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris

Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats
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Surprise text focuses murder trial of ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas reporter

A surprise text asking “Where are you?”

Surprise text focuses murder trial of ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas reporter
Americas|News

Mexico's planned judicial reform is 'major risk' to democracy, says US ambassador

The proposed reform of Mexico's judiciary threatens the country's democracy and its vital trade relationship with the United States, the top U.S. diplomat in Mexico said on

Mexico's planned judicial reform is 'major risk' to democracy, says US ambassador
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Sudden fame for Tim Walz's son focuses attention on challenges of people with learning disabilities

An unexpected highlight of the Democratic National Convention on Night Three was an outburst of pride from the son of vice presidential candidate Tim Walz

Sudden fame for Tim Walz's son focuses attention on challenges of people with learning disabilities
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Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged

Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
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US, Guatemala say they dismantled smuggling ring tied to Texas migrant deaths

Authorities in the United States and Guatemala said on Thursday they dismantled a human-smuggling network with ties to the deaths of 53 migrants on a sweltering truck in Texas

US, Guatemala say they dismantled smuggling ring tied to Texas migrant deaths
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A 2nd ex-Memphis officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his plea

A second former Memphis police officer charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols last year is changing his not-guilty plea, in a case that sparked outrage and calls for police reform

A 2nd ex-Memphis officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his plea
Americas|Lifestyle

What to know about Labor Day and its history

Labor Day is a holiday celebrating the American worker

What to know about Labor Day and its history
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Panama announces more migrant deportation flights to Ecuador, India and China

Panama's government announced on Thursday additional deportation flights for migrants apprehended in the Central American nation to Ecuador, India and China, in a bid to reduce

Panama announces more migrant deportation flights to Ecuador, India and China

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