Nation and World
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Russia says Ukraine fired 6 US-made ATACMS at the Bryansk region, days after Biden policy shift
Nov 19, 2024 7:12 am - Ukraine fired six U.S.-made ATACMS missiles at Russia’s Bryansk region, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, days after U.S. President Joe Biden eased restrictions on Ukrainian use of American-made weapons in the war that has reached its 1,000-day milestone.
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Georgia appeals court cancels hearing in election interference case against Trump
Nov 18, 2024 8:06 pm - ATHENS, Ga. — A Georgia appeals court on Monday canceled oral arguments that were scheduled for next month on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County Di...
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Trump picks former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to be his nominee for transportation secretary
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...
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ACLU files lawsuit seeking details on Trump’s plan for mass deportation
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...
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Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near key government buildings and embassies
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 ...
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Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton
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...
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Women on the front lines? Trump’s defense pick reignites debate as Duckworth and others point to their service and sacrifice
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...
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Brazil hosts G20 with wars and Trump’s return in the background as a deal to fight hunger possible
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.
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Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
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...
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Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions
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.”