Katherine Lee

Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake pass 15,000

by MEHMET GUZEL, GHAITH ALSAYED and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press February 8, 2023February 9, 2023

Search teams from more than two dozen countries have joined tens of thousands of local emergency personnel on the ground in Syria and Turkey, and aid pledges have poured in from around the world.

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Teams race to find survivors as quake aid pours into Turkey, Syria

by MEHMET GUZEL, GHAITH ALSAYED and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press February 7, 2023February 7, 2023

The death toll soared above 7,200 and was still expected to rise.

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Biden in State of Union exhorts Congress to ‘Finish the job’

by ZEKE MILLER, SEUNG MIN KIM and LISA MASCARO Associated Press February 7, 2023February 8, 2023

President Biden sought to reassure the nation that his stewardship of the country has delivered results both at home and abroad, as he also set out to prove his fitness for a likely re-election bid.

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Arkansas Gov. Sanders slams Biden for ‘woke fantasies’

by ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press February 7, 2023February 8, 2023

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ speech was a stark contrast to President Biden’s address, which sought to reassure the country and urged Congress to work with him on rebuilding the economy.

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Germany, Denmark, Netherlands pledge Ukraine Leopard 1 tanks

by SUSIE BLANN Associated Press February 7, 2023February 7, 2023

In some of the latest fighting, authorities reported Tuesday that Russian shelling damaged a hospital and apartment buildings.

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Russian forces keep up pressure as anniversary of Ukraine invasion nears

by SUSIE BLANN Associated Press February 6, 2023February 7, 2023

Moscow is massing additional combat power in eastern Donbas for an expected offensive in the coming weeks.

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National Enquirer tabloid, caught in ‘catch-and-kill’ scandal, is sold

by MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer February 6, 2023February 6, 2023

In 2018, the parent company admitted to engaging in a journalistically dubious practice known as ‘catch-and-kill’ in order to help Donald Trump become president.