Articles filed under Politics
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Medics and patients, including babies, stranded as battles rage around Gaza hospitalsNov 13, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Battles between Israel and Hamas around hospitals forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the last perceived safe places in north...
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Military training efforts for Ukraine hit major milestones even as attention shifts to GazaNov 13, 2023 12:00 am - A FRENCH ARMY BASE, France - Battle cries pierce the smoke and rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire as Ukrainian soldiers fight through and take enemy trenches and dugouts that hide...
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New rule would make it easier for millions of Americans to unionize, but businesses are pushing backNov 13, 2023 12:00 am - A new federal rule that goes into effect next month could make it easier for millions of workers to form unions at big companies like McDonald's. But it's already facing...
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The power of the abortion issueNov 12, 2023 12:00 am - Syndicated columnist For Democrats who are worried about the 2024 election, and plenty of us are, the results on Tuesday had to be encouraging. For decades, Democrats h...
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Teachable moments and the role of blame in public discourseNov 12, 2023 12:00 am - For those of us who came of age on a university campus during the Vietnam War, the turmoil we see today on America's campuses is both familiar and nonetheless different ...
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Gaza's main hospital goes dark in intense fighting as Israel's attacks put it at odds with alliesNov 11, 2023 12:00 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip - Israel's prime minister pushed back Saturday against calls from Western allies to do more to protect Palestinian civilians, as troops encircl...
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Biden and Xi are set to meet next week at the APEC summit. No detail is too small to sweatNov 11, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When President Joe Biden meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, there will be no such thing as a small detail. How they greet? If they eat? Wher...
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Clashes over Israel-Hamas war shatter students' sense of safety on US college campusesNov 10, 2023 12:00 am - NEW ORLEANS - As a Jewish student, Eden Roth always has felt safe and welcome at Tulane University, where more than 40% of the students are Jewish. That has been tested ...
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Manchin decision hurts Democrats' Senate hopes and sparks new speculation about a presidential bidNov 10, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Manchin's decision not to seek reelection virtually ensures that the Democratic Party will lose his Senate seat next year in deep-red West Virginia, ...
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Biden and Xi will meet Wednesday for talks on trade, Taiwan and fraught US-China relationsNov 10, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Wednesday in California for talks on trade, Taiwan and fraught U.S.-Chinese relations in the ...