Nation and World Politics
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Musk wants Tesla investors to vote on switching the carmaker's corporate registration to TexasFeb 01, 2024 8:15 am - Elon Musk wants Tesla investors to decide on moving the company's corporate listing to Texas after a Delaware court decided he shouldn't get a multibillion-dollar pay pac...
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Israel and Lebanon are prepping for a war neither wants, but many fear it's becoming inevitable
Feb 01, 2024 7:04 am - BEIRUT — The prospect of a full-scale war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia terrifies people on both sides of the border, but some see it as an inevitable fa...
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Suburban library adds political scientist to help patrons through 2024 electionsJan 31, 2024 4:31 pm - A suburban library is taking an unusual approach to educating voters ahead of this year’s primary and general elections. The Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire ha...
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Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation
Jan 31, 2024 3:28 pm - Sexual predators. Addictive features. Suicide and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing wit...
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Illinois voters trying to boot Trump from ballot file legal challenge after election board defeat
Jan 31, 2024 1:11 pm - A group of voters trying to remove former President Donald Trump's name from Illinois' primary ballot over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has taken its fig...
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Grave peril of digital conspiracy theories: 'What happens when no one believes anything anymore?'
Jan 31, 2024 9:48 am - WASHINGTON — Days after Maui's wildfires killed scores of people and destroyed thousands of homes last August, a shocking claim spread with alarming speed on YouTube and ...
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Iran threatens to respond to any U.S. strikes as Biden weighs how to react to a base attack in Jordan
Jan 31, 2024 7:13 am - JERUSALEM — The United States on Wednesday attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella gro...
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Powell: Federal Reserve is on track to cut rates, though not likely for months
Jan 31, 2024 7:05 am - WASHINGTON — Interest rate cuts are coming. Just not yet. The Federal Reserve delivered that message Wednesday, first in a policy statement and then in a news conference ...
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Justice Department investigating Democratic Rep. Cori Bush over alleged misuse of campaign funds
Jan 30, 2024 2:20 pm - WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating whether Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri misused campaign funds for her own personal security, the progressive l...
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Where do the parties stand on efforts to secure a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages?
Jan 30, 2024 1:44 pm - U.S. and Mideast mediators appeared optimistic in recent days that they were closing in on a deal for a two-month cease-fire in Gaza and the release of over 100 hostages ...