Articles filed under Politics
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Congress approves temporary funding and pushes the fight over the federal budget into the new yearNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval to a temporary government funding package that pushes a co...
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Russian artist who protested Ukraine war gets 7 years in prison in latest crackdown on free speechNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia - A Russian court on Thursday convicted an artist and musician for swapping supermarket price tags with anti-war messages, sentencing her to seven years...
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Xi-Biden meeting seen as putting rocky relations back on course, though main differences remainNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan - Perhaps just shaking hands and sitting down together can be enough sometimes. At their four-hour meeting Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chi...
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Young voters spring (contradictory) political surprisesNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - What's with young voters? It's a question prompted by two surprising and perhaps contradictory developments that are out of line with conventional wisdom and prevailing ...
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Spain's Pedro Sánchez reelected prime minister despite controversy over amnesty for separatistsNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - MADRID - Spain's Pedro Sánchez was reelected as prime minister by the nation's parliament on Thursday, when he leveraged a controversial amnesty deal to get the critical...
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Rep. George Santos won't seek reelection after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreakingNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee in a scathing report Thursday said it has amassed "overwhelming evidence" of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New ...
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Their families wiped out, grieving Palestinians in Gaza ask whyNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - The night a blast struck his family's home in the Gaza Strip, Ahmed al-Naouq was more than 2,000 miles away but he still jolted awake, consumed...
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Longtime Israeli policy foes are leading US protests against Israel's action in Gaza. Who are they?Nov 16, 2023 12:00 am - As the Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza, there's a bitter battle for public opinion flaring in the United States, with angry rallies on many college campuses and disruptiv...
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Populist Javier Milei is rallying for the Argentine presidency with chainsaws and Comic-Con costumesNov 15, 2023 12:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Batman and the Joker, a man decked out in a full-body lion costume, and another whose head and arms have been replaced by chain saws. This isn'...
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New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy announces run for U.S. Senate seat in 2024Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy on Wednesday launched a bid for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in next year's contest. Her candidacy, annou...