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Nation & World

Published
July 5, 2023

Kremlin open to potential prisoner swap involving detained U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich

The 31-year-old Bowdoin College graduate was arrested while on a reporting trip to Russia.
Published
July 4, 2023

Yan Mingfu, Communist Party envoy to protesters in Tiananmen Square, dies at 91

In 1989, Yan visited student-led protesters who were on a hunger strike and told them they were hurting chances for reform, urging them to go home.
Published
July 3, 2023

The wait for U.S. passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans

A much-feared backup of U.S. passport applications has snarled post-pandemic summer plans for would-be travelers around the world.
Published
July 3, 2023

Pregnancy-associated deaths in U.S. more than doubled over 2 decades

Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers.
Published
July 3, 2023

A Texas man who went missing as a teen in 2015 has been found alive, his family and police say

Police say a Texas man who went missing as a teenager in 2015 after last being seen walking his dogs in Houston has been found alive

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Published
July 3, 2023

Wall Street tacks a bit more to its big run for the first half of the year

Tesla was the strongest force lifting the S&P 500 upward after the market heavyweight climbed 6.9%.
Published
July 3, 2023

Businesses brace for attack on diversity initiatives after Supreme Court dismantles affirmative action

While the decision doesn’t detail new rules for employers, businesses are watching carefully to see how and if the legal landscape shifts.
Published
July 3, 2023

Israel launches most intense military operation in West Bank in years

The crackdown was reminiscent of Israeli military tactics during the second Palestinian uprising in the early 2000s and came at a time of growing domestic pressure for a tough response to recent attacks on Israeli settlers.
Published
July 3, 2023

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere

Twitter owner Elon Musk has put new curfews on his digital town square, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and undermine its cultural influence as a trendsetter.
Published
July 3, 2023

Civil rights group, spurred by affirmative action ruling, challenges Harvard over legacy admissions

A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni.