Nation and World Politics
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Zelenskyy says he's confident Ukraine will get more U.S. support for its war with Russia
Dec 19, 2023 1:03 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday he's certain the United States will make good on its promise to provide billions of dollars in furthe...
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Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to over 3 years in prison for Capitol riot plot
Dec 19, 2023 12:28 pm - WASHINGTON — A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U....
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Appeals court says Mark Meadows can’t move Georgia election case charges to federal court
Dec 19, 2023 7:59 am - ATLANTA — A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows cannot move charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 el...
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Illegal crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh major asylum limits
Dec 19, 2023 7:48 am - LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Hundreds of dates are written on concrete-filled steel columns erected along the U.S. border with Mexico to memorialize when the Border Patrol has...
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Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea
Dec 19, 2023 7:03 am - MANAMA, Bahrain — The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballisti...
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Meta's initial decisions to remove 2 videos of Israel-Hamas war reversed by Oversight Board
Dec 19, 2023 6:53 am - MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — A quasi-independent review board is recommending that Facebook parent company Meta overturn two decisions it made this fall to remove posts “inf...
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Israel strikes south Gaza and raids a hospital in the north as war grinds on with renewed US support
Dec 19, 2023 6:52 am - The Israeli army has raided and detained staff at two of the last functioning hospitals in Gaza’s north, where the defense minister said Tuesday that troops were working ...
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The UK and France reiterate that Russia's invasion of Ukraine must end in failure as US aid falters
Dec 19, 2023 6:46 am - PARIS (AP) — Britain and France reiterated their determination Tuesday that Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine ends in failure, with the U.K. foreign minister saying...
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Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if they don't resemble marriageDec 18, 2023 9:30 am - ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting ...
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North Korea conducts first long-range missile test in months, likely firing a solid-fueled weapon
Dec 18, 2023 8:05 am - SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Monday conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in five months, likely launching a developmental, more agile weapon...