Nation and World Politics
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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 ...
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Biden calls Trump a 'loser' as he raises money on his home turf in Florida
Jan 30, 2024 8:50 am - JUPITER, Fla. — Two of the most recognizable planes in the country shared an airport tarmac in Florida on Tuesday when President Joe Biden arrived to raise money for his ...
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Israeli undercover forces dressed as women and medics storm West Bank hospital, killing 3 militants
Jan 30, 2024 8:15 am - JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian mil...
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House GOP is moving quickly to impeach Mayorkas as border security becomes top election issue
Jan 30, 2024 6:58 am - WASHINGTON — House Republicans are preparing to take a key vote Tuesday toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over what they call his “willful ...