Nation and World Politics
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Airstrikes hit camps in central Gaza as Biden administration approves new weapons sales to Israel
Dec 30, 2023 8:09 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli warplanes struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza on Saturday, as the Biden administration approved a new emergency weapons sal...
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Air raids over eastern Syria near Iraqi border kill 6 Iran-backed militants
Dec 30, 2023 8:07 am - BAGHDAD — Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria Saturday near a strategic border crossing with Iraq killed six Iran-backed militants, two members of Iraqi militia g...
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South Barrington joins suburbs cracking down on migrant busesDec 29, 2023 12:39 pm - With unscheduled deliveries of busloads of migrants who crossed into the U.S. in Texas becoming more common in the suburbs, South Barrington officials Thursday night took...
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Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president?
Dec 29, 2023 11:51 am - DENVER — First, Colorado's Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn't eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then, Maine's Democratic secretary...
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How recent 'swatting' calls targeting officials may prompt heavier penalties for hoax police calls
Dec 29, 2023 11:49 am - ATLANTA — A spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days could be setting the stage for stricter penalties against so-called swatti...
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Poland says 'everything indicates' a Russian missile briefly entered its airspace and left
Dec 29, 2023 11:47 am - WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s defense forces said an unknown object entered the country’s airspace Friday morning from the direction of Ukraine and then vanished off radars, ...
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The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023
Dec 29, 2023 9:32 am - Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden...
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The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxins lurked, documents showDec 29, 2023 7:29 am - WASHINGTON — A large pool of dark liquid festering on the floor. No fresh air. Computer displays that would overheat and ooze out a fishy-smelling gel that nauseated the ...
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Russia fires 122 missiles and 36 drones in what Ukraine calls the biggest aerial barrage of the war
Dec 29, 2023 7:21 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 30 civilians across the country in wh...
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Palestinians stream into a southern Gaza town as Israel expands its offensive in the center
Dec 29, 2023 7:18 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into an already crowded town at the southernmost end of Gaza in recent days, according to the United Nation...