Nation and World
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U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez among leaders of cease-fire movement for Israel-Hamas warNov 21, 2023 12:00 am - As both sides in the Israel-Hamas war reportedly close in on a cease-fire agreement, three congressional representatives from Illinois have been among those calling for ...
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UAW chief, having won concessions from strikes, aims to expand membership to nonunion automakers
Nov 21, 2023 12:00 am - DETROIT - Entering contract talks with Detroit's three automakers, Shawn Fain set lofty expectations for what he could gain for his union members - and delivered on many...
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With the world's eyes on Gaza, attacks are on the rise in the West Bank, which faces its own war
Nov 20, 2023 12:00 am - QUSRA, West Bank - When Israeli warplanes swooped over the Gaza Strip following Hamas militants' deadly attack on southern Israel, Palestinians say a different kind of w...
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Microsoft hires Sam Altman and OpenAI's new CEO vows to investigate his firing
Nov 20, 2023 12:00 am - Microsoft snapped up Sam Altman and another architect of OpenAI for a new venture after their sudden departures shocked the artificial intelligence world, leaving the ne...
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Los Angeles freeway is fully reopened after arson fire, just in time for Monday morning's rush hour
Nov 20, 2023 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - An elevated Los Angeles freeway closed for more than a week because of an arson fire reopened ahead of Monday morning's commute, at least a day earlier tha...
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China welcomes Arab and Muslim foreign ministers for talks on ending the war in Gaza
Nov 20, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - China's top diplomat welcomed four Arab foreign ministers and the Indonesian one to Beijing on Monday, saying his country would work with "our brothers and sis...
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Michigan school shooting survivor heals with surgery, a trusted horse and a chance to tell her story
Nov 20, 2023 12:00 am - MAYFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - For Kylie Ossege, the 19-year-old college student who survived two deadly mass school shootings in Michigan - one as a senior at Oxford High S...
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Pop star Shakira reaches a deal with Spanish prosecutors on the first day of tax fraud trial
Nov 20, 2023 12:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain - After having maintained her innocence for nearly five years, pop star Shakira struck a last-minute deal on the opening day of her tax fraud trial in B...
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Trump lawyers urge federal appeals court to revoke gag order in DC election case
Nov 20, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Lawyers for former President Donald Trump urged a federal appeals court on Monday to revoke a gag order in the federal case charging him with plotting to ov...
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'No room for lukewarm measures': Right-wing populist Milei set to take Argentina down uncharted path
Nov 20, 2023 12:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - What many deemed impossible just months ago is reality: Right-wing populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina's presidency. And with his ...