Nation & World

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March 28, 2023

Push in states for $20 minimum wage as inflation persists

Workers initially thrilled with a recent pay bump to $15 are finding their hard-won gains erased by inflation.
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March 28, 2023

Court reinstates conviction of Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ podcast case

A Maryland appellate court sides with the victim's family and orders a new hearing in the case, marking the latest development in the protracted legal odyssey chronicled in the popular podcast.
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March 28, 2023

FTX founder Bankman-Fried charged with paying $40 million bribe

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried now faces 13 charges after he was arrested in the Bahamas in December and brought to the United States soon afterward.
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March 28, 2023

Visitors flock to see David sculpture after Florida uproar

Over the weekend, both Florence’s mayor and the museum director voiced incredulity over the ruckus.
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March 28, 2023

Judge rules Pence must testify before Jan. 6 grand jury, sources say

The former vice president would not have to answer questions about his own actions on Jan. 6, 2021, when a violent mob of Trump's supporters stormed the building.
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March 28, 2023

Bank rules under review in wake of SVB failure, Fed official tells senators

The Federal Reserve is considering whether stronger bank rules are needed to prevent a similar bank failure in the future.
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March 28, 2023

Nashville shooter fired indiscriminately at victims, police say

Nashville police release video from a body-worn camera that shows a team of officers entering and searching an elementary school where 3 children and 3 adults were killed in a mass shooting.
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March 28, 2023

Hundreds of fencers protest against letting Russians compete

More than 300 fencers including nine medalists from the last Olympics in Tokyo have signed an open letter urging the sport’s governing body and the International Olympic Committee not to allow Russian fencers to compete while the war in Ukraine continues.
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March 28, 2023

Mark Hamill carries ‘Star Wars’ voice to Ukraine

Hollywood science-fiction fantasy has intruded into the grim daily realities of war in Ukraine after Hamill, Luke Skywalker of 'Star Wars,' lent his voice to a downloadable app linked to Ukraine's air defense system.
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March 28, 2023

Russia says sanctions won’t stop it from moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus

E.U. foreign policy chief Josep Borrell threatened sanctions after Russia's Vladimir Putin announced that Belarus would host Russian tactical nuclear weapons.