Nation and World Politics
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Israeli troops fire toward Palestinians seeking food. Israel says scene was a deadly stampede
Feb 29, 2024 7:22 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people w...
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What is Super Tuesday? Why it matters and what to watch
Feb 29, 2024 7:18 am - The biggest day of this year's primary campaign is approaching as 16 states vote in contests known as Super Tuesday. The elections are a crucial moment for President Joe...
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Cook County judge kicks Trump off Illinois ballot — but puts her own order on hold
Feb 28, 2024 8:32 pm - A Cook County judge Wednesday ordered the state election board to remove former President Donald Trump from Illinois’ March 19 primary ballot but put her order on hold un...
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Ex-Lake in the Hills woman sentenced to 10 days in prison in Jan. 6 Capitol breach
Feb 28, 2024 12:45 pm - A former resident of Lake in the Hills has been sentenced to 10 days in prison and fined $1,000 for charges connected with the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, a...
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Appellate judge refuses to halt Trump's $454 million fraud penalty while he appeals
Feb 28, 2024 12:26 pm - NEW YORK — A New York appellate judge on Wednesday refused to halt collection of Donald Trump’s $454 million civil fraud penalty while he appeals, rejecting the former pr...
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Hunter Biden in defiant deposition tells House GOP he did not involve his father in his business
Feb 28, 2024 12:24 pm - WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill for a defiant, closed-door deposition with lawmakers, a critical moment for Republicans as their impeachment ...
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McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job
Feb 28, 2024 11:50 am - WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost...
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Biden is having his annual physical exam. The results will be closely watched as he seeks reelection
Feb 28, 2024 8:25 am - BETHESDA, Md. — President Joe Biden is visiting Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday for his annual physical exam — and the results are sure to be cl...
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About as many abortions are happening in the U.S. monthly as before Roe was overturned, report finds
Feb 28, 2024 8:22 am - The number of abortions performed each month is about the same as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion more than a ye...
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Michigan takeaways: Presidential primaries show warning signs for Trump and Biden
Feb 28, 2024 6:34 am - LANSING, Mich. — Joe Biden and Donald Trump easily won their party’s primaries in Michigan, but Tuesday’s results showed that both candidates have cause for concern in th...