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Trump picks former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to be his nominee for transportation secretary

By ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Nov 18, 2024 7:48 pm - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee for transportation secretary, as he continue...
ACLU files lawsuit seeking details on Trump’s plan for mass deportation

Maria Sacchetti
Nov 18, 2024 6:03 pm - Civil-liberties lawyers alarmed by President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to launch mass deportations of undocumented immigrants sued the federal government Monday for infor...
Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near key government buildings and embassies

By SALLY ABOU ALJOUD
Nov 18, 2024 5:55 pm - BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike slammed into a densely populated residential area in Lebanon’s capital near key government and diplomatic buildings late Monday, killing at ...
Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton

By KEVIN FREKING
Nov 18, 2024 5:47 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters, telling lawm...
Women on the front lines? Trump’s defense pick reignites debate as Duckworth and others point to their service and sacrifice

By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Nov 18, 2024 5:31 pm - WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought had been long settled: Should women be a...
Brazil hosts G20 with wars and Trump’s return in the background as a deal to fight hunger possible

By ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE
Nov 18, 2024 8:02 am - With Brazil preparing to host the Group of 20 summit, it appears unlikely that the leading rich and developing nations will sign onto a meaningful declaration regarding geopolitics.
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom

By DAVID KOENIG
Nov 18, 2024 7:14 am - Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel...
Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Nov 18, 2024 7:01 am - Just a week after winning a majority of the vote in several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed “there is no such thing as Palestinians.”
Moscow warns US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with long-range weapons

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and SAMYA KULLAB
Nov 18, 2024 6:55 am - President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied long-range missiles was met with ominous warnings from Moscow, a hint of menace from Kyiv and nods of approval from some Western allies.
As it enters polar night, this Alaska town won’t see sunrise for 64 days

Matthew Cappucci
Nov 17, 2024 9:12 pm - The nation’s northernmost town — Utqiagvik, Alaska — is about to descend into months of darkness. Think of it this way: By the time the sun rises again, a new president w...

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