Nation and World Politics
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Hamas leader visits Cairo, a sign talks on another Gaza truce and hostage swap are gathering pace
Dec 20, 2023 6:58 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas’ top leader traveled to Cairo on Wednesday for talks on the war in Gaza, part of a flurry of diplomacy aimed at securing another cease-f...
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States trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire
Dec 20, 2023 6:56 am - When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., states scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Three years later, as the grips of the pandemic have...
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Some state abortion bans stir confusion, and it's uncertain if lawmakers will clarify them
Dec 20, 2023 6:52 am - Ever since the nation’s highest court ended abortion rights more than a year ago, vaguely worded bans enacted in some Republican-controlled states have caused bewildermen...
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Google to pay $700 million to US states, consumers in app store settlement
Dec 19, 2023 2:05 pm - Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the s...
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A pro-Trump super PAC airs an anti-Haley ad in New Hampshire. She says that's a sign of her strength
Dec 19, 2023 1:56 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The super PAC supporting Donald Trump's 2024 campaign has launched a television ad targeting Nikki Haley, a move her campaign called a signal that T...
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Zelenskyy says he's confident Ukraine will get more U.S. support for its war with Russia
Dec 19, 2023 1:03 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday he's certain the United States will make good on its promise to provide billions of dollars in furthe...
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Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to over 3 years in prison for Capitol riot plot
Dec 19, 2023 12:28 pm - WASHINGTON — A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U....
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Appeals court says Mark Meadows can’t move Georgia election case charges to federal court
Dec 19, 2023 7:59 am - ATLANTA — A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows cannot move charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 el...
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Illegal crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh major asylum limits
Dec 19, 2023 7:48 am - LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Hundreds of dates are written on concrete-filled steel columns erected along the U.S. border with Mexico to memorialize when the Border Patrol has...
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Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea
Dec 19, 2023 7:03 am - MANAMA, Bahrain — The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballisti...