Nation and World Politics
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Fears grow that Israel, the US and Iran's allies are inching closer to all-out war with each strike
Jan 08, 2024 8:00 am - In the last week alone, Israel has killed a senior Hamas militant in an airstrike in Beirut, Hezbollah has struck a sensitive Israeli base with rockets, the United States...
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Trump is raising expectations heading into the Iowa caucuses. Now he has to meet them
Jan 08, 2024 7:58 am - NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa — When Donald Trump launched his 2024 presidential campaign after a disappointing midterm election for Republicans, his trajectory was something of a ...
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A heavy wave of Russian missile attacks pounds areas across Ukraine, killing at least 4 civilians
Jan 08, 2024 7:23 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched its latest barrage of hypersonic and cruise missiles against Ukrainian targets early Monday, striking near the front lines of fighting in ...
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Israeli strike kills an elite Hezbollah commander in the latest escalation linked to the war in Gaza
Jan 08, 2024 7:06 am - BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike killed an elite Hezbollah commander Monday in southern Lebanon, the latest in an escalating exchange of strikes along the border that have r...
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Officers in Colorado are investigating an apparent altercation between Rep. Boebert and ex-husbandJan 07, 2024 6:27 pm - SILT, Colorado (AP) — An investigation is being conducted into an apparent altercation between U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband Jayson Boebert at a restaurant...
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Congressional leaders announce agreement on topline spending levels, a key step to averting shutdown
Jan 07, 2024 3:41 pm - WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on overall spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown la...
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Facts matter: Pope is not planning to fact check the BibleJan 07, 2024 9:10 am - A post that showed up on social media the day after Christmas claims the pope is planning to have the World Economic Forum, or WEF, fact check and update the Bible. The D...
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The US sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcement
Jan 07, 2024 8:14 am - EAGLE PASS, Texas — Daniel Bermudez's family had fled Venezuela and was headed to the U.S. to seek asylum when the freight train they were riding through Mexico was stopp...
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Israel signals it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza as the war enters its fourth month
Jan 07, 2024 8:11 am - JERUSALEM — The Israeli military signaled that it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure there, ...
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Blinken meets Jordan's king and foreign minister on Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreading
Jan 07, 2024 8:09 am - AMMAN, Jordan — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sunday with Jordan’s king and foreign minister and visited a World Food Program warehouse in Amman as he presse...