One larger goal of the president’s Mideast visit is assuring uneasy Israeli and Saudi Arabian officials that he is committed to preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power.
Carol Semple
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Sea lions in video were sparring, not chasing people, expert says
The scene of beachgoers running out of the way of two fast-moving sea lions has sparked conversations about whether the mammals were going after people and reclaiming picturesque La Jolla Cove’s narrow strip of sand.
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Jan. 6 takeaways: Extremists and ‘screaming’ in Trump meeting
House investigators lay out how the former president turned to the widest possible audience on Twitter, calling his supporters, some of them violent, to Washington to ‘be wild’ as Congress certified President Biden’s victory.
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Ukraine reports striking Russian ammunition depot in south
The precision of the strike suggested Ukrainian forces used U.S-supplied multiple-launch High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, to hit the area.
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Maine hopes new law will cut down catalytic converter thefts
The number of incidents of catalytic converter theft has spiked around the country over the last 3 years.
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Siren inadvertently activated at New Hampshire nuclear plant
Authorities put out statements more than 30 minutes after beachgoers in nearby Hampton and Rye said they heard announcements at about 11 a.m. about the beaches being closed because of a problem at the plant.
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Judges rule on several state abortion restrictions, shaping impact of Roe
There are a group of states where abortion rights have been thrown into limbo amid the legal and political challenges shaping the post-Roe landscape with states now holding the power to restrict abortion.
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Photos show drought’s toll on Lake Mead water levels
The largest U.S. reservoir has shrunken to a record low amid a punishing drought and the demands of 40 million people in 7 states who are sucking the Colorado River dry.
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Two dead, 3 wounded in shootings at 6 California 7-Eleven stores
The same person is believed to be responsible for the shootings on a day when the national 7-Eleven brand is celebrating its 95th birthday.
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There’s another chance to catch a supermoon on Wednesday
This month’s full moon is Wednesday.