Nation and World Politics
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Mexican officials clear border camp as US pressure mounts to limit migrant crossings
Dec 28, 2023 8:21 am - MATAMOROS, Mexico — A ragged migrant tent camp next to the Rio Grande is a long way from Mexico's National Palace, where a U.S. delegation met this week with Mexico's pre...
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US companies are picky about investing in China. The exceptions? Burgers, lattes
Dec 28, 2023 7:18 am - WASHINGTON — There’s been no shortage of tough news for China’s economy as some of the world’s biggest brands consider or take action to shift manufacturing to friendlier...
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Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high
Dec 28, 2023 7:15 am - EAGLE PASS, Texas — Before settling in New York City like thousands of other migrants this year, Abdoul, a 32-year-old from West Africa, took an unexpected detour: Weeks ...
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The number of wounded Israeli soldiers is mounting, representing a hidden cost of war
Dec 28, 2023 7:13 am - RAMAT GAN, Israel — Igor Tudoran spent just 12 hours inside the Gaza Strip before a missile slammed into his tank, leaving him with a life-altering injury. “Already withi...
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill dozens of Palestinians, even in largely emptied north
Dec 28, 2023 7:11 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces bombarded cities, towns and refugee camps across Gaza on Thursday, killing dozens of people in a widening air and ground offens...
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Trump says he didn't know his immigration rhetoric echoes Hitler. That's part of a broader pattern
Dec 27, 2023 12:48 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Trump has centered his unlikely rise from reality television star to onetime — and potentially future — president on the idea that he’s wiser than Washi...
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Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 ballot
Dec 27, 2023 8:32 am - LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot. The court said Wednesday it will not hear an ap...
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Nikki Haley has bet her 2024 bid on South Carolina. But much of her home state leans toward Trump
Dec 27, 2023 7:44 am - GILBERT, S.C. (AP) — Standing inside a rustic barn a short drive from the state capital, Henry McMaster shocked many South Carolina Republicans seven years ago by backing...
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A US delegation to meet with Mexican government for talks on the surge of migrants at border
Dec 27, 2023 7:14 am - MEXICO CITY — A top U.S. delegation is meeting with Mexico's president Wednesday in what many see as an attempt to have Mexico do more to limit a surge of migrants reachi...
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Lose a limb or risk death? Growing numbers among Gaza's thousands of war-wounded face hard decisions
Dec 27, 2023 7:11 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The doctors gave Shaimaa Nabahin an impossible choice: lose your left leg or risk death. The 22-year-old had been hospitalized in Gaza for ar...