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It's a tough week for Rishi Sunak. He faces grilling on COVID decisions and revolt over Rwanda plan
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces one of the toughest weeks of his 13 months in office as he's grilled by lawyers about his decisions during the COVID-19...
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The Supreme Court rejects an appeal over bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a case about whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ child...
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India's Supreme Court upholds government's decision to remove disputed Kashmir's special status
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - SRINAGAR, India - India's top court on Monday upheld a 2019 decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to strip disputed Jammu and Kashmir's special status as...
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Russia targets Kyiv with ballistic missiles. Ukraine says it intercepted all of them
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russia fired eight ballistic missiles at Kyiv early Monday, all of which were shot down, Ukraine's Air Force said. The thwarted attack still left one per...
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BTS members RM and V start compulsory military service in South Korea. Band seeks to reunite in 2025
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - Singers RM and V of the K-pop band BTS began their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management agency announced Monday. This ...
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Doctor and self-exiled activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS epidemic in rural China dies at 95
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - Renowned Chinese doctor and activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS virus epidemic in rural China in the 1990s died Sunday at the age of 95 at her home in the United St...
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Zelenskyy will address the U.S. military in Washington as funding for Ukraine's war runs out
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address U.S. military officers at the National Defense University on Monday as part of a last-minute push to co...
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2 men charged with trying to burglarize Elmhurst storeDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - Two men have been charged with trying to burglarize an Elmhurst business last week. Steven Smith, 33, of the 6200 block of South Hermitage Avenue in Chicago, is charged ...
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Elgin mayor proposes using $6M in discretionary funds to lessen lead pipe replacement debtDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - As Elgin prepares to vote on its annual budget next week, Mayor David Kaptain has suggested the city take $6 million set aside for discretionary funding over the next th...
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Jury selection begins in election workers' defamation damages trial against Rudy Giuliani
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Jury selection got underway on Monday in the federal case that will determine how much Rudy Giuliani might have to pay two Georgia election workers he false...