Nation and World Politics
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Beyond 'childless cat ladies,' JD Vance has long been on a quest to encourage more births
Aug 16, 2024 5:50 am - MIAMI — Five summers ago, Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance — then a 34-year-old memoirist and father of a 2-year-old boy — took the stage at a conservative conference...
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What do marijuana, the death penalty and fracking have in common? Harris shifted positions on them
Aug 16, 2024 5:47 am - WASHINGTON — As California’s attorney general, Kamala Harris successfully defended the death penalty in court, despite her past crusade against it. As a new senator, she ...
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Why the progressive ‘Squad’ is getting smaller after defeats this primary cycle
Aug 16, 2024 5:41 am - WASHINGTON — The “Squad,” a group of progressive lawmakers in the House, is set to shrink next year after two members suffered primary defeats this election cycle followi...
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U.S. official says Mideast mediators are preparing to implement cease-fire deal before final agreement
Aug 16, 2024 5:37 am - JERUSALEM — A U.S. official said Friday that mediators are preparing to implement a Gaza cease-fire and hostage-swap deal to end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war before a fi...
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As Gaza death toll passes 40,000, corpses are buried in yards, streets, tiered graves
Aug 15, 2024 2:00 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Tiers of graves are stacked deep underground in a bloated Gaza cemetery, where Sa’di Baraka spends his days hacking at the earth, making room ...
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Trump says he’s ‘entitled to personal attacks’ as he hammers Harris on inflation with grocery props
Aug 15, 2024 12:54 pm - BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he thinks he’s “entitled to personal attacks” on his Democratic rival, adding he's “very angry” at Vice Pre...
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Kyiv troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha
Aug 15, 2024 10:53 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that the country's troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha in the Kursk region in the...
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Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO
Aug 15, 2024 10:46 am - KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, a United Nations agency said Thursday. Afghanistan is the ...
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Donald Trump asks judge to delay sentencing in hush money case until after November election
Aug 15, 2024 10:38 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump is asking the judge in his New York hush money criminal case to delay his sentencing until after the November presidential election. In a letter m...
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Kamala Harris to propose ban on ‘price gouging’ for food, groceries
Aug 15, 2024 10:24 am - Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will unveil a proposed ban on “price gouging” in the grocery and food industries, embracing a strikingly populist proposal in her most significant economic policy announcement since becoming the Democratic Party’s nominee.