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Biden's 2024 pitch highlights pragmatism over Trump's pugilism

By ZEKE MILLER
Jun 4, 2023 11:40 AM - President Joe Biden promised voters in 2020 that he knew how to get things done in Washington and could bring stability to the capital. It seemed like a message out of step with the more combative era brought on by Donald Trump.
Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: She got murdered. Why did she do it?

By Marc Munroe Dion
Jun 4, 2023 1:00 AM - She was killed in the bay of a car wash in the city where I live. The guy the cops say is on video stabbing and shooting her has entered a plea of "not guilty." It's a popular plea. She's dead, and he's in the can, and the district attorney seemed very sorry in his sound bite. There's a picture of her and some big candles in glass jars at the scene. The car wash is open. The law has its arms around the accused. There are huge books describing what will happen to him, listing his rights as a defendant. Good. If you ever get arrested, you're gonna want every right he has, and as many more as you can find.
Jun 4, 2023 1:00 AM - Crime in My Neighborhood By Susan Estrich
Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

By CHRIS MEGERIAN
Jun 3, 2023 5:26 PM - With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation's debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government's debt.
Turkey's Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term

By SUZAN FRASER and CINAR KIPER
Jun 3, 2023 8:00 AM - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took the oath of office on Saturday, ushering in his third presidential term that followed three stints as prime minister. Erdogan, 69, won a new five-year term in a runoff presidential race last week that could stretch his 20-year rule in the key NATO country that straddles Europe and Asia into a quarter-century. He took the oath in a session in parliament before an inauguration ceremony to be attended by dozens of foreign dignitaries.
US hiring jumped last month, but so did unemployment. So how healthy is the economy?

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jun 2, 2023 12:47 PM - The nation's employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding a robust 339,000 jobs, well above expectations and evidence of enduring strength in an economy that the Federal Reserve is desperately trying to cool.
Fort Bragg to drop Confederate namesake for Fort Liberty, part of U.S. Army base rebranding

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
Jun 2, 2023 12:47 PM - Fort Bragg will shed its Confederate namesake to become Fort Liberty in a Friday ceremony that some veterans view as a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service members.
State Supreme Court: Ohio abortion question will go forward as single issue

By JULIE CARR SMYTH
Jun 2, 2023 12:47 PM - In a blow to abortion opponents in Ohio, a fall ballot issue aimed at enshrining access to the procedure in state's constitution will not be split into two separate issues -- one about abortion, and one about all other reproductive care.
Justice Department says it won't charge Pence over handling of classified documents

By JILL COLVIN and ERIC TUCKER
Jun 2, 2023 12:47 PM - The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence 's legal team that it will not pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his Indiana home.
Deal approved, Biden will address budget, debt agreement from Oval Office Friday evening

By CHRIS MEGERIAN
Jun 2, 2023 12:47 PM - President Joe Biden planned to discuss the contentious, just-passed budget deal in a speech to the nation Friday night, ready to sign the agreement averting the country's first government default, which would have sent shock waves through the U.S. and global economies.

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