Nation and World Politics
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5 patients die as oxygen runs out in Gaza hospital seized by Israeli forces, health officials sayFeb 16, 2024 7:05 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Five patients in intensive care died after their oxygen cut off in southern Gaza's main hospital that was stormed by Israeli troops, causing chaos for...
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Alexei Navalny, galvanizing opposition leader and Putin’s fiercest foe, died in prison, Russia says
Feb 16, 2024 5:50 am - MOSCOW — Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died Friday in the ...
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Fani Willis taking stand to testify in hearing that could disqualify her from Trump election case
Feb 15, 2024 2:50 pm - ATLANTA — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the witness stand Thursday to defend herself from efforts to remove her from the 2020 election interference cas...
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Israeli forces storm the main hospital in southern Gaza, saying hostages were likely held there
Feb 15, 2024 9:16 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces stormed the main hospital in southern Gaza on Thursday, hours after Israeli fire killed a patient and wounded six others inside the com...
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Israeli airstrikes killed 10 Lebanese civilians in a single day. Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate
Feb 15, 2024 8:06 am - NABATIYEH, Lebanon — The civilian death toll from two Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon has risen to 10, Lebanese state media reported Thursday, making the previous day the d...
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Trump’s New York hush-money case will start March 25. It’s the first of his criminal trials
Feb 15, 2024 7:49 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25, a New York judge ruled Thursday, turning aside demands for...
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House Intelligence Committee chair warns of a serious national security threat
Feb 14, 2024 2:03 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican head of the House Intelligence Committee urged the Biden administration on Wednesday to declassify information about what he called a ser...
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Judge to consider whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia election case
Feb 14, 2024 8:32 am - ATLANTA — A Georgia judge who is deciding whether to toss Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis off the state's election interference case against former President ...
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Displaced Palestinians leave one of Gaza's main hospitals after weeks of being isolated by fightingFeb 14, 2024 6:46 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinians have begun evacuating the main hospital in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, according to videos shared by medics on Wednesday. Week...
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Detecting Russian 'carrots' and 'tea bags': Ukraine decodes enemy chatter to save lives
Feb 14, 2024 6:44 am - SEREBRYANSKY FOREST, Ukraine — As the radio crackles with enemy communications that are hard to decipher, one Russian command rings out clear: “Brew five Chinese tea bags...