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US officials make case for renewal of surveillance powers 28 Feb 2023 - 06:55 pm
US President Joe Biden takes photos with attendees after speaking at a reception celebrating Black History Month, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Mexican president says Tesla to build plant in Mexico 28 Feb 2023 - 06:53 pm
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China says TikTok ban reflects US insecurities 28 Feb 2023 - 05:04 pm
This file illustration photo taken on September 14, 2020 shows the logo of the social network application TikTok and a US flag shown on the screens of two laptops in Beijing. - The White House on Monday, February 28, 2023, gave federal agencies 30 days to purge Chinese-owned video-snippet sharing app TikTok from all government-issued devices, setting a deadline to comply with a ban ordered by the US Congress. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)
From California to NY, storms ravage US from coast-to-coast 28 Feb 2023 - 12:53 pm
Cars are lined up after people parked on the side of the freeway to walk and play in the snow along Highway 14 in Los Angeles County on February 26, 2023 near Acton, California. Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
W.House gives federal agencies 30 days to enforce TikTok ban 28 Feb 2023 - 12:29 pm
This file illustration photo taken on September 14, 2020 shows the logo of the social network application TikTok (L) and a US flag (R) shown on the screens of two laptops in Beijing.  Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP
Blinken arrives in Kazakhstan seeking ties in shadow of Ukraine war 28 Feb 2023 - 12:05 am
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his airplane at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 26, 2023, as he departs for travel to Astana, Kazakhstan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan and New Delhi, India. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP)
Canada bans TikTok on government phones, other devices 27 Feb 2023 - 11:02 pm
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'Dilbert' creator loses distributor over recent race row 27 Feb 2023 - 08:53 pm
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That's an error: NYC road sign is spelled 'Jakie' Robinson 27 Feb 2023 - 08:50 pm
Image: social media
Williamson becomes Democratic primary's 1st Biden challenger 27 Feb 2023 - 05:45 pm
Democratic Presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson speaks at the California Democratic Party 2019 Fall Endorsing Convention in Long Beach, California on November 16, 2019. File photo / AFP
New York battery-recycling project gets $375 million US backing 27 Feb 2023 - 03:29 pm
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Biden orders door-to-door health surveys after rail disaster 27 Feb 2023 - 02:43 pm
A road sign stops traffic near the site of a train derailment on February 14, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. Angelo Merendino/Getty Images/AFP
Last-minute problem keeps SpaceX rocket, astronauts grounded 27 Feb 2023 - 11:05 am
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company Crew Dragon spacecraft vents fuel prior to a scrubbed launch from pad 39A for the Crew-6 mission at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 27, 2023. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Brazil storm death toll rises to 64 26 Feb 2023 - 11:51 pm
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Tens of thousands protest Mexico electoral reforms 26 Feb 2023 - 10:39 pm
Anti-government demonstrators shout slogans against Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, during a march against recent reforms to the country's electoral law that they say threaten democracy, in Mexico City's main square, The Zocalo, Sunday, February 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
US spy chief says Iran advancing nuclear program at 'worrisome pace' 26 Feb 2023 - 10:15 pm
CIA Director William Burns.
'Dilbert' creator says his reputation is 'destroyed' after racist rant 26 Feb 2023 - 06:12 pm
Dilbert creator Scott Adams/Source: Dilbert official Facebook page
Carter: Still a model for candidates asking 'Why not me?' 26 Feb 2023 - 05:28 pm
File photo of former President Jimmy Carter. Reuters