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Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in 80 years. At least 37 people have died
The Washington Times stories: World May 3, 2024 | 16:42 pmHeavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 37 people, with another 74 still missing, the state civil defense agency said Friday, as record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes.
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Former Trump aide Hope Hicks testifies about key events in 2016
The Washington Times stories: White House May 3, 2024 | 16:37 pmHope Hicks, a top aide to former President Donald Trump during his political rise, is testifying in her former boss' hush money trial about key players in 2016 payoffs to women and the fallout from the "Access Hollywood" tape before the election.
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Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in 80 years. At least 37 people have died
The Washington Times stories: World May 3, 2024 | 16:35 pmHeavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 37 people, with another 74 still missing, the state civil defense agency said Friday, as record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes.
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Court rules in favor of girls who refused to compete against transgender athlete
The Washington Times stories: National May 3, 2024 | 16:01 pmA West Virginia judge has granted a temporary injunction sought by four middle-school girls who refused to compete against a transgender athlete, a decision that prevents school officials from barring the girls from track meets.
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International Female Ride Day: Capitol Hill leaders among growing ranks of women motorcyclists
The Washington Times stories: Politics May 3, 2024 | 15:35 pmIn the rough and tumble halls of Congress there's one thing a group of Democratic and Republican female lawmakers can agree on: the thrill of riding motorcycles.
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Trump's attorney says 'quite slim' chance for federal trials starting before November election
The Washington Times stories: Politics May 3, 2024 | 15:30 pmWill Scharf, one of Donald Trump's lawyers, said the chance that federal prosecutors can hold a trial for the former president before the November election is "quite slim."
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Iran rolls out attack drone similar to Russian weapon
The Washington Times stories: World May 3, 2024 | 15:07 pmIran unveiled a drone last week designed to loiter over a target area until launching an attack, a weapon similar to the Russian uncrewed aerial vehicle used in Ukraine.
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I-95 closes in Connecticut following tanker crash, fire
The Washington Times stories: National May 3, 2024 | 14:54 pmA tanker crash and fire on Interstate 95 in Norwalk, Connecticut, damaged a bridge and closed the highway near the accident site until further notice.
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A Black lawmaker briefly expelled from the Tennessee Statehouse will remain on the 2024 ballot
The Washington Times stories: Politics May 3, 2024 | 14:53 pmOne of the two Black lawmakers briefly expelled from Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse last year will remain on the 2024 ballot after overcoming a challenge from a Republican opponent.
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The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet, peaks this weekend. Here's how to see it
The Washington Times stories: National May 3, 2024 | 14:50 pmThe Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley's comet, peaks this weekend. And with just a waning crescent moon in the sky, it should be visible.
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U.S. says Hamas stole aid for Gaza sent through newly opened border crossing
The Washington Times stories: World May 3, 2024 | 14:47 pmThe U.S. accused Hamas of seizing a major shipment of humanitarian aid delivered to Gaza this week. The supplies were the first to be shipped from Jordan to the Palestinian enclave through a newly reopened border crossing authorized by Israel.
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Berlin's government offers to give away villa once owned by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels
The Washington Times stories: World May 3, 2024 | 14:28 pmBerlin's government is offering to give away a villa once owned by Adolf Hitler's propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, hoping to end a decades-long debate on whether to repurpose or bulldoze a sprawling disused site in the countryside north of the German capital.
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Musician John Rich rallies behind flag-defending frat brothers
The Washington Times stories: Politics May 3, 2024 | 14:23 pmCountry singer John Rich plans to hold a free "Flagstock" concert at the University of North Carolina on behalf of the fraternity brothers who stopped pro-Palestinian protesters from pulling the American flag off a campus flag pole.
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Traffic snarled as workers begin removing bridge over I-95 following truck fire in Connecticut
The Washington Times stories: National May 3, 2024 | 14:20 pmWorkers on Friday began removing a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck - a project expected to keep both sides of Interstate 95 closed through the weekend and extend a traffic nightmare on the major artery linking New England and New York.
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Nippon Steel delays closing of acquisition of U.S. Steel until late this year after DOJ request
The Washington Times stories: National May 3, 2024 | 14:16 pmNippon Steel said Friday it has postponed the expected closing of its $14.1 billion takeover of U.S. Steel by three months after the U.S. Department of Justice requested more documentation related to the deal.
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Michael Cohen hasn't taken the stand in Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words
The Washington Times stories: Politics May 3, 2024 | 14:05 pmThe prosecution's star witness has yet to take the stand in Donald Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are already hearing Michael Cohen's words as prosecutors work to directly tie Trump to payments to silence women with damaging claims about him before the 2016 election.
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Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Democratic buddies
The Washington Times stories: White House May 3, 2024 | 09:36 amPresident Biden on Friday will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to several big-name political allies in the Democratic Party.
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Biden grants DACA migrants access to Obamacare money
The Washington Times stories: White House May 3, 2024 | 09:28 amPresident Biden finalized a new policy Friday giving illegal immigrant "Dreamers" here under the DACA program full access to Obamacare, including taxpayer subsidies to buy insurance on the Affordable Care Act's markets.
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Biden again reads speaking instructions in North Carolina remarks
The Washington Times stories: White House May 2, 2024 | 22:00 pmPresident Biden on Thursday blurted out script instructions while speaking to a crowd in North Carolina, the second time he has done so in the past two weeks.
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Muslim group blasts Biden speech addressing chaos on college campus
The Washington Times stories: White House May 2, 2024 | 20:57 pmA leading Muslim advocacy group slammed President Biden's speech Thursday decrying the anarchy on college campuses, saying he failed to condemn attacks on protesters by law enforcement and supporters of Israel.
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Failed deterrence: Iran attack on Israel a second failure of Biden administration to stop conflict
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Apr 16, 2024 | 17:00 pmPresident Biden and his administration knew for days that Iran was preparing a major military strike on Israel, but they were unable to stop it.
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No way out? Iran bogs down another U.S. president in Middle East morass
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Jan 22, 2024 | 21:57 pmFirst was the Obama administration's vaunted "pivot" to Asia. Then, President Trump pledged to get out of "endless wars" in the Middle East. President Biden has tried to follow suit and radically reduce America's military footprint in the tumultuous region after more than two decades of continuous war.
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U.S. debate on Ukraine contentious at best; lack of clear vision on victory over Russia breeds doubt
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Dec 10, 2023 | 13:37 pmPresident Biden has framed it as an existential fight, one that requires sustained U.S. funding for Ukraine in order to keep Russian President Vladimir Putin from overrunning Eastern Europe with a 21st century blitzkrieg.
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Trump's GOP rivals keep searching for the right lane to catch up to cruising front-runner
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Nov 22, 2023 | 15:15 pmThe Republican presidential candidates have spent most of this year searching for that elusive sweet spot with primary voters but, with less than two months until the Iowa caucuses, nobody has laid a glove on front-runner Donald Trump.
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Xi Jinping's goals for APEC summit, Biden meeting revealed by China state-controlled outlets
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Nov 13, 2023 | 23:40 pmChinese President Xi Jinping meets President Biden this week on the sidelines of an international economic summit in San Francisco seeking concessions from the United States on ideology, trade and exports, according to a review of Chinese state media ahead of the meeting.
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