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Biden, looking to shore up Hispanic support, faces pressure to get 2024 outreach details right

Joe Biden vowed in 2020 to work “like the devil” to energize Hispanic voters, and flew to Florida seven weeks before Election Day to do just that.
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Hundreds of journalists strike to demand leadership change at biggest US newspaper chain

Journalists at two dozen local newspapers across the U.S. walked off the job Monday to demand an end to painful cost-cutting measures and a change of leadership at Gannett, the country's biggest newspaper chain.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks before the start of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC23,...
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Apple unveils a $3,500 headset as it wades into the world of virtual reality

After years of speculation, Apple CEO Tim Cook hailed the arrival of Vision Pro VR goggles at the the company's annual developers conference.
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California attorney general blames Florida for charter flight that took migrants to Sacramento

Florida appears to have arranged for a group of migrants to be transported from Texas to California and dropped off in Sacramento, California's attorney general said.
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Daniel Robinson was last seen in a remote area of Buckeye, Arizona, on June 23, 2021. His SUV was f...
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Buckeye police release new information on missing geologist Daniel Robinson

Buckeye police have released new key findings on the Daniel Robinson missing person case. 
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Phoenix man sentenced for firearms, ammunition smuggling at US-Mexico border

A Phoenix man was sentenced to prison for attempting to smuggle firearms and ammunition across the U.S.-Mexico border. 
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Girls Ranch group home provides safe haven for teen moms

In a Scottsdale neighborhood is Girls Ranch, a residential group home that has become an environment of support for pregnant and parenting teens.
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FILE - Twitter logos hang outside the company's offices in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. El...
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Twitter executive responsible for content safety resigns after Elon Musk criticism

Ella Irwin, a top Twitter executive responsible for safety and content moderation, confirmed she has left the company.
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Saudi Arabia reducing global oil supply, could spell higher prices for US drivers

Saudi Arabia will reduce how much oil it sends to the global economy, taking a unilateral step to prop up the sagging price of crude.
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Biosphere Fire outside Tucson fully contained at 13 acres

The Biosphere Fire that was burning outside of Tucson Sunday morning has been fully contained, authorities said.
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Chuck Todd is leaving after a tumultuous near-decade of moderating the NBC political panel show “...
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Chuck Todd leaving NBC political panel show ‘Meet the Press’

Chuck Todd said on Sunday that he'll be leaving “Meet the Press” after a tumultuous near-decade of moderating the NBC political panel show.
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A hiker sits on a ledge above Pueblo Bonito, the largest archeological site at the Chaco Culture Na...
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Biden bans on oil and gas production on sacred site in New Mexico

Chaco Culture National Historical Park has been withdrawn from consideration for further oil and gas production for the next 20 years.
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President Joe Biden says "I got sandbagged" in talking about falling earlier in the day at the U.S....
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Biden celebrates a ‘crisis averted’ in Oval Office address on bipartisan debt ceiling deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated a “crisis averted” in his first speech to the nation from the Oval Office Friday evening, ready to sign a budget agreement that eliminates the potential for an unprecedented government default that he said would have been catastrophic for the U.S. and global economies. The bipartisan measure was […]
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File - Women work in a restaurant kitchen in Chicago, Thursday, March 23, 2023. On Friday, the U.S....
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US hiring, unemployment jump in May and what that says about the economy

The nation’s employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding a robust 339,000 jobs, well above expectations.
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Ramon Elias Suarez waits while he tries and fails to use an app to apply for asylum near the United...
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US expands slots for asylum app at land crossings as demand overwhelms supply

HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — U.S. authorities on Thursday expanded slots to seek asylum at land crossings with Mexico through a mobile app for the second time in less than a month, seeking to dispel doubts it isn’t a viable option. There are now 1,250 appointments daily at eight land crossings, up from 1,000 previously and […]
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FILE - President Joe Biden talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., on the House steps as...
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Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package.
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Biden says he got ‘sandbagged’ after he tripped and fell onstage at Air Force graduation

President Joe Biden quipped that he got “sandbagged” Thursday after he tripped and fell — but was uninjured — while onstage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation.
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FILE - U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz listens during a news conference, Jan. 5, 2023, in Washi...
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US Border Patrol chief is retiring after seeing through end of Title 42 immigration restrictions

The head of the U.S. Border Patrol announced Tuesday that he was retiring, after seeing through a major policy shift that seeks to clamp down on illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border following the end of Title 42 pandemic restrictions.
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House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate

The House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent.
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Arizona sues major chemical companies over water contamination

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Tuesday she has filed a lawsuit against manufacturers of a class of man-made chemical compounds causing widespread pollution of the state's groundwater.
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A new Census report says Pinal County added 6,347 new housing units from 2021 to 2022, a 3.5% growt...
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Room to boom: Pinal County housing grew at fastest rate in state

It’s unclear which came first in Pinal County, the houses or the people filling them. What is clear is that both continue growing at some of the fastest rates in the state and, in some instances, the nation.
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Florida police search for 3 gunmen who wounded 9 at crowded beach on Memorial Day

Police are responding to a shooting near the beach broadwalk in Hollywood, Florida.
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People pray over the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster at the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apos...
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Nun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri

Hundreds of people flocked to a small town in Missouri this week and last to see a Black nun whose body has barely decomposed since 2019.
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Crew members assemble the main stage ahead of the 2023 Scripps Nations Spelling Bee on Sunday, May ...
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Exclusive secrets of the National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a champion

As the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee's word selection panel stretches into its seventh hour, the pronouncers no longer seem to care.
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