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Nation & World

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April 5, 2023

McCarthy, Taiwan president meet in California

Both ignore calls from hard-liners in the U.S. for a more confrontational stance toward China.
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April 5, 2023

Report details ‘staggering’ church sex abuse in Maryland

The Baltimore archdiocese says it has paid over $13.2 million for care and compensation for 301 abuse victims since the 1980s.
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April 5, 2023

Man kills 4 children with hatchet at day care center in Brazil

Police confirm that the attacker was a 25-year-old but are still looking for a motive.
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April 5, 2023

Paying for paradise? Hawaii mulls fees for ecotourism crush

Lawmakers are debating legislation that would require tourists to pay for a yearlong license or pass to visit state parks and trails.
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April 5, 2023

Bob Lee, Cash App founder, fatally stabbed in San Francisco

The San Francisco Police Department did not disclose details about the circumstances of the stabbing.

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April 5, 2023

Catan board game creator, Klaus Teuber, dies at 70

The board game, originally called The Settlers of Catan when introduced in 1995 and based on a set of hexagonal tiles, has sold tens of millions of copies and is available in more than 40 languages.
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April 5, 2023

Ronald Sarasin, former congressman from Connecticut, dies at 88

Sarasin, a three-term Republican, went on to lead the U.S. Capitol Historical Society.
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April 5, 2023

Kansas bans transgender athletes from women’s, girls’ sports

The Legislature on Wednesday overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill to ban transgender athletes, and came a day after state lawmakers passed a broad bathroom bill.
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April 5, 2023

Trump’s bravado tested as legal problems overlap with 2024 campaign

Donald Trump, the early frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, now faces the unprecedented prospect of mounting another campaign for the White House while simultaneously on trial.
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April 5, 2023

Pence won’t appeal order to testify in Jan. 6 probe, spokesman says

Former Vice President Mike Pence will testify before a grand jury in the federal investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election.