Articles filed under Politics
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As odor complaints grow, Krishnamoorthi calls for inspections of Smithfield plantAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - This story has been updated to include comments from a Smithfield Foods spokesman. U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi recently sent letters to two federal agencies aski...
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Single women are the odd men out, politicallyAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - America's political parties are the oldest and third-oldest in the world, and they have competed for votes among a population that has been diverse since colonial times....
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GOP fiddles as America burnsAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - Republican politicians are taking their lead on energy policy from Emperor Nero who, according to legend, fiddled while Rome burned. No, wait, it's worse than that. Whil...
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Zelenskyy thanks Danes in person for F-16s, though the planes won't have an immediate war impactAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Danish lawmakers Monday for helping his country resist Russia's invasion, a day after Denmark and t...
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Protests rock government-held areas in southern Syria as economy crumblesAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - BEIRUT - Protests spread Monday in two government-held provinces in southern Syria amid widespread anger over the crash of the Syrian pound and the dwindling purchasing ...
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Three years after a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan's governor, the final trial is set to beginAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - BELLAIRE, Mich. - Nearly three years after authorities foiled a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the last defendants accused of taking part go on t...
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Suspected Palestinian gunman kills an Israeli, wounds another in latest attack in occupied West BankAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - A suspected Palestinian attacker killed an Israeli woman and seriously wounded a man in the south of the occupied West Bank on Monday, Israeli authorities sa...
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Group of House conservatives unveil demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdownAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands that they want included in a stopgap spending measure to keep the...
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Global food security is at crossroads as rice shortages and surging prices hit the most vulnerableAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - Francis Ndege isn't sure if his customers in Africa's largest slum can afford to keep buying rice from him. Prices for rice grown in Kenya soared a while ago because of ...
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Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in protected areaAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end ...