Nation and World Politics
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Columnist accusing Trump of sex assault faces cross-examination in a New York courtroom
Jan 18, 2024 1:39 pm - NEW YORK — With former President Donald Trump no longer in the courtroom Thursday, a columnist who accused him of sexually attacking her concluded her testimony with an e...
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Georgia judge sets a hearing on misconduct allegations against Fani Willis in Trump election case
Jan 18, 2024 1:37 pm - ATLANTA — The judge presiding over the Georgia prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others for efforts to overturn the 2020 election has set a hearing on a mo...
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Justice Department report finds 'cascading failures' and 'no urgency' during Uvalde, Texas, shooting
Jan 18, 2024 1:32 pm - UVALDE, Texas — Police officials who responded to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas “demonstrated no urgency” in setting up a command post and failed to treat t...
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US forces strike Houthi sites in Yemen as Biden says allied action hasn't yet stopped ship attacks
Jan 18, 2024 1:19 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. forces on Thursday conducted a fifth strike against Iranian-backed Houthi rebel military sites in Yemen as President Joe Biden acknowledged that the Ame...
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Could it escalate? A look at what is behind Iran and Pakistan's airstrikes
Jan 18, 2024 8:05 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) — This week's airstrikes between Iran and Pakistan that killed at least 11 people marks a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors...
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Anti-abortion activists brace for challenges ahead as they gather for annual March for Life
Jan 18, 2024 7:50 am - A year ago, anti-abortion activists from across the U.S. gathered for their annual March for Life with reason to celebrate: It was their first march since the Supreme Cou...
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Biden will promote internet access in North Carolina, a state he hopes to win in the 2024 election
Jan 18, 2024 7:38 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is going to North Carolina on Thursday to highlight $82 million in new investments that would connect 16,000 households and businesses to...
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In Davos, Israel's president calls ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending war in Gaza
Jan 18, 2024 7:33 am - DAVOS, Switzerland — Normalizing ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia is a key element of ending the war with Hamas and a gamechanger for the entire Middle East, Israeli ...
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AI is the buzz, the big opportunity and the risk to watch among the Davos glitterati
Jan 18, 2024 7:31 am - DAVOS, Switzerland — Artificial intelligence is easily the biggest buzzword for world leaders and corporate bosses diving into big ideas at the World Economic Forum’s gli...
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Israeli strike kills 16 in southern Gaza; no word on whether medicines reached hostages
Jan 18, 2024 6:32 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike on a home killed 16 people, half of them children, in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, medics said early Thursday. The military c...