Nation and World Politics
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Freezing temperatures complicate Chicago’s struggles to house asylum-seekers
Jan 18, 2024 6:30 am - As temperatures hover below freezing in Chicago, dozens of asylum-seekers are staying in the lower level of a library until the bitter cold gripping much of the country l...
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Netanyahu says he has told US he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario
Jan 17, 2024 11:49 pm - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he has told the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state as part...
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Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes in Iran after an earlier attack by Tehran, killing 9 people
Jan 17, 2024 11:37 pm - ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday in Iran, allegedly targeting militant hideouts, an attack that killed at least nine people...
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U.S. pledges new sanctions over Houthi attacks will minimize harm to Yemen's hungry millions
Jan 17, 2024 5:40 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday put Yemen's Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists, piling financial sanctions on top ...
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Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case
Jan 17, 2024 2:38 pm - PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine judge on Wednesday put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a...
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Another Republican debate is canceled after Haley says she'll only participate if Trump does, too
Jan 17, 2024 10:33 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Another Republican presidential debate has been canceled after Nikki Haley's refusal to participate in any forum that doesn't also include former Pr...
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Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies
Jan 17, 2024 10:13 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Ca...
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Yellen says current US economic growth 'vindicates' Biden's COVID-19 pandemic stimulus spending
Jan 17, 2024 8:55 am - WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is pushing back against Republican criticism of the Democrats' big coronavirus pandemic response package and making an electi...
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Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over airstrike by Tehran that killed 2 people
Jan 17, 2024 7:57 am - ISLAMABAD — Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, a day after Iran launched airstrikes on Pakistan that it claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni ...
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Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal
Jan 17, 2024 7:15 am - NEW YORK — The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest effort by the Biden administration ...