Nation and World Politics
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Facts matter: Pope is not planning to fact check the BibleJan 07, 2024 9:10 am - A post that showed up on social media the day after Christmas claims the pope is planning to have the World Economic Forum, or WEF, fact check and update the Bible. The D...
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The US sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcementJan 07, 2024 8:14 am - EAGLE PASS, Texas — Daniel Bermudez's family had fled Venezuela and was headed to the U.S. to seek asylum when the freight train they were riding through Mexico was stopp...
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Israel signals it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza as the war enters its fourth monthJan 07, 2024 8:11 am - JERUSALEM — The Israeli military signaled that it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure there, ...
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Blinken meets Jordan's king and foreign minister on Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreadingJan 07, 2024 8:09 am - AMMAN, Jordan — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sunday with Jordan’s king and foreign minister and visited a World Food Program warehouse in Amman as he presse...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson invites Biden to deliver the State of the Union address on March 7Jan 06, 2024 8:29 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson is inviting President Joe Biden to deliver his annual State of the Union address on March 7. In a letter sent to the White Hou...
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President Joe Biden will stress democracy is still a 'sacred cause' in a speech near Valley ForgeJan 05, 2024 6:56 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will kick off his 2024 pitch to voters Friday, the day before the anniversary of the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 202...
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Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings killing at least 84 peopleJan 04, 2024 3:36 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a...
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One attack, two interpretations: Biden and Trump both make the Jan. 6 riot a political rallying cryJan 04, 2024 8:16 am - WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump will spend Saturday's third anniversary of the Capitol riot by holding two campaign rallies in leadoff-voting Iowa in his bid t...
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Bombings hit event for Iran's Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a shadowy figure slain in 2020 US drone strikeJan 04, 2024 6:57 am - TEHRAN, Iran — For Iranians backing the country's theocracy, whose icons since the Islamic Revolution have been stern-faced clergymen, Gen. Qassem Soleimani represented a...
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South Korea views the young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as his likely successorJan 04, 2024 7:47 am - SEOUL, South Korea — The young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen as her father’s likely heir apparent, South Korea’s spy agency said Thursday, its first...