Nation and World Politics
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South Korea blasts Russia-North Korea deal, says it will consider supplying arms to Ukraine
Jun 20, 2024 6:41 am - SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Thursday condemned an agreement reached by Russia and North Korea that pledged mutual defense assistance in the event of war and said ...
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On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
Jun 19, 2024 2:15 pm - WASHINGTON — It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the missing piece of my family history. My great-great-great-great grandfather Hewl...
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Caitlin Clark and the WNBA are getting a lot of attention. It's about far more than basketball
Jun 19, 2024 10:59 am - NEW YORK — Oh, you thought going to a WNBA basketball game might be an escape from the arguments and polarization that are so common in American life these days? Ha, good...
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Immigrant families rejoice over Biden’s expansive move toward citizenship, while some are left out
Jun 19, 2024 7:52 am - HOUSTON — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. ci...
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U.S. soldier convicted of theft in Russia and sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison
Jun 19, 2024 7:50 am - MOSCOW — A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok on Wednesday convicted a visiting American soldier of stealing and making threats of murder, and it sentenced...
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Strict asylum rules and poor treatment of migrants are pushing people north to the UK
Jun 19, 2024 6:15 am - AMBLETEUSE, France — The rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Around a dozen Kurds refused to leave the cold waters of the English ...
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A U.S. aircraft carrier and its crew have fought Houthi attacks for months. How long can it last?
Jun 19, 2024 6:10 am - ABOARD THE USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER IN THE RED SEA — The combat markings emblazoned on the F/A-18 fighter jet tell the story: 15 missiles and six drones, painted in black...
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Russia and North Korea sign partnership deal that appears to be the strongest since Cold War
Jun 19, 2024 6:07 am - SEOUL, South Korea — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country is ...
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Majority of Americans favor forgiving medical debt, AP-NORC poll finds
Jun 18, 2024 7:42 am - NEW YORK — Janille Williams wants to buy a house someday — but first, he has to pay down tens of thousands of dollars in medical debt. “I was hospitalized for a blood in...
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Half a million immigrants could eventually get U.S. citizenship under a new plan from Biden
Jun 18, 2024 7:40 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is taking an expansive election year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the ...