Nation and World Politics
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Citing omelets and chili, justices seem poised to uphold ghost gun rules
Oct 08, 2024 6:39 am - The Supreme Court will hear a challenge Tuesday to a Biden administration regulation on ghost guns, the difficult-to-trace weapons with an exponentially increased link to crime in recent years.
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Hezbollah steps up rocket fire into Israel, which sends more troops into Lebanon
Oct 08, 2024 6:37 am - Hezbollah’s acting leader said Tuesday that even more Israelis will be displaced as the militant group extends its rocket fire deeper into Israel, in a defiant televised statement marking the anniversary of fighting that escalated into war last month.
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Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from Elon Musk’s X platform over warrant in Trump case
Oct 07, 2024 4:22 pm - The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from the social media platform X over a search warrant prosecutors obtained in the election-interference case against former President Donald Trump.
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As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses
Oct 07, 2024 2:03 pm - For more than two decades, the low rent on Marina Maalouf’s apartment in a blocky affordable housing development in Los Angeles’ Chinatown was a saving grace for her family, including a granddaughter who has autism.
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Countries around the world commemorate the anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel
Oct 07, 2024 8:47 am - Vigils, commemorations and acts of remembrance were planned across the world on Monday to mark one year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel as world leaders called for an end to antisemitism and the release of Israeli hostages.
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New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump
Oct 07, 2024 8:31 am - No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris' and Donald Trump's economic plans.
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War rages on multiple fronts as Israel marks a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
Oct 07, 2024 7:44 am - Israelis held somber ceremonies on Monday to mark a year since the deadliest attack in the country's history, a Hamas-led raid that shattered its sense of security and ignited wars on two fronts with no end in sight.
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U.S. spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7
Oct 07, 2024 7:23 am - The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began and led to escalating conflict around the Middle East, according to a report for Brown University's Costs of War project, released Monday on the anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel.
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Schneider, Carris both support Israel, but debate whether Biden is doing enoughOct 06, 2024 4:09 pm - In a north suburban congressional district long home to a large Jewish population, the Democratic incumbent and his Republican opponent don’t disagree about United States support for Israel — but whether the Biden administration is doing enough.
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For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No
Oct 06, 2024 6:00 am - AURORA, Colo. — East Colfax Avenue was the best place to find a job. That's what everyone told Sofia Roca. Never mind the open drug use, the sex workers or the groups of...