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Some Democrats are frustrated over Joe Biden reversing course and pardoning his son Hunter

By BILL BARROW
Dec 02, 2024 2:02 pm - Already reeling from their November defeats, Democrats now are grappling with President Joe Biden’s pardoning of his son for federal crimes, with some calling the move misguided and unwise after the party spent years slamming Donald Trump as a threat to democracy who disregarded the law.
Hezbollah fires into Israel-held area after multiple Israeli strikes in Lebanon since truce began

By NATALIE MELTZER and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD
Dec 02, 2024 1:59 pm - Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone held by Israel on Monday after multiple Israeli strikes inside Lebanon since a ceasefire took hold last week. The militant group said the volley, its first during the truce, was a warning shot in response to what it called repeated Israeli violations.
Food, gas and cars could quickly get pricier under Trump’s tariff plan

Abha Bhattarai
Dec 02, 2024 7:56 am - A new wave of tariffs could quickly reignite inflation on food, gas and automobiles, just as Americans were finally starting to catch a break from fast-rising prices.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Ukraine for his first visit in 2 1/2 years

Dec 02, 2024 7:40 am - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years Monday, just weeks after he was criticized by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for having a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts

By LISA MASCARO
Nov 30, 2024 10:44 pm - WASHINGTON — A tax break for millionaires, and almost everyone else. An end to the COVID-19-era government subsidies that some Americans have used to purchase health insu...
Trump’s tariffs in his first term did little to alter the economy, but this time could be different

By JOSH BOAK
Nov 28, 2024 10:50 am - Donald Trump loved to use tariffs on foreign goods during his first presidency. But their impact was barely noticeable in the overall economy, even if their aftershocks were clear in specific industries.
Latest 'massive' Russian aerial attack cuts power to 1 million homes in Ukraine

By HANNA ARHIROVA and BARRY HATTON
Nov 28, 2024 10:47 am - Russia conducted a “massive” attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian officials said.
Israel launches first airstrike on Lebanon since ceasefire after saying Hezbollah violated the truce

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and JULIA FRANKEL
Nov 28, 2024 10:44 am - The Israeli military on Thursday said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility, the first Israeli airstrike a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold.
Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy

Associated Press
Nov 27, 2024 1:57 pm - President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a team of medical contrarians and health care critics to fulfill an agenda aimed at remaking how the federal government oversees medicines, health programs and nutrition.
Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks

By JILL COLVIN
Nov 27, 2024 12:36 pm - Several of President-elect Donald Trump 's Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks," Trump's transition said Wednesday.

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