Nation and World Politics
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Democrats say they will save Speaker Mike Johnson's job if Republicans try to oust himApr 30, 2024 2:54 pm - WASHINGTON — House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, ...
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U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say
Apr 30, 2024 12:11 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to ge...
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Judge raises threat of jail as he holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 at hush money trial
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EPA rule bans toxic chemical that’s commonly used as paint stripper but known to cause liver cancerApr 30, 2024 8:21 am - WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint str...
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As Chicago Trader Joe’s votes on unionizing, grocer fights other efforts
Apr 30, 2024 8:17 am - The outcome of a vote on unionizing a Trader Joe’s on Chicago’s North Side is unclear after ballots were tallied late Monday in a closely watched union election at the na...
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At plastics treaty talks in Canada, sharp disagreements on whether to limit plastic production
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Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab
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Protesters take over Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall in escalation of anti-war demonstrationsApr 30, 2024 7:07 am - NEW YORK — Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a...
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Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue
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Likely missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea