Nation and World Politics
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Supreme Court considers Starbucks’ challenge to labor board’s authority
Apr 23, 2024 7:50 am - A Starbucks challenge to the National Labor Relations Board’s reinstatement of fired baristas will go before the Supreme Court on Tuesday. In 2022, Starbucks fired seven ...
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What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President Trump
Apr 23, 2024 7:17 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted over his efforts to undo his...
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Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
Apr 23, 2024 7:15 am - NEW YORK — A veteran tabloid publisher testified Tuesday that he pledged to be Donald Trump's “eyes and ears" during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting how he pro...
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Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underwayApr 22, 2024 6:21 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a pr...
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With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court will weigh bans on sleeping outdoors
Apr 22, 2024 9:18 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will consider Monday whether banning homeless people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to cruel and unusual punis...
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Aid approval brings Ukraine closer to replenishing troops struggling to hold front lines
Apr 22, 2024 8:57 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian commander Oleksiy Tarasenko witnessed a frightening shift last month in Russia's efforts to punch through Kyiv’s defense of the industrial regio...
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Israeli military intelligence head resigns over Oct. 7 Hamas attack
Apr 22, 2024 8:21 am - Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, head of the Israel Defense Forces’ intelligence department, resigned from his position and will retire, he said in a statement Monday, citing Ham...
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Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous
Apr 22, 2024 8:18 am - BEIJING — The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the sour...
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Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial starts
Apr 22, 2024 7:19 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a prosecu...
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U.K. lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good
Apr 21, 2024 8:07 am - The British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday.