Articles filed under Politics
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China's foreign minister holds talks in Russia after meeting with US national security adviserSep 18, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - China's top diplomat on Monday began several days of security consultations with Russian officials following his weekend talks with U.S. President Joe Biden's n...
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New rules for high-powered rifle permits will take effect Oct. 1Sep 18, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinoisans who own weapons that can no longer be purchased or sold in the state under its ban on high-powered rifles will soon be able to register those w...
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Libya was mired in chaos and corruption. For years, warnings the Derna dams may burst went unheededSep 18, 2023 1:00 am - CAIRO - The warnings were clear but went unheeded. Experts had long said that floods posed a significant danger to two dams meant to protect nearly 90,000 people in the ...
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Tens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to fossil fuelsSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once...
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Israel criticizes U.N. vote to list ruins near ancient Jericho as World Heritage Site in PalestineSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - JERICHO, West Bank - A U.N. committee voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision...
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Texas AG Ken Paxton is back on job after acquittal but Republicans aren't done attacking each otherSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas - Newly acquitted of impeachment charges, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back on the job and getting back to the usual. Promises to keep dragging the...
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EU pledges crackdown on 'brutal' migrant smuggling during visit to overwhelmed Italian islandSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - MILAN - EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged the swift return of "irregular" migrants and a crackdown on the "brutal business" of migrant smuggling Sunda...
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In college sports, the almighty dollar triumphs over education and traditionSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - In 1958, Clark Kerr, president of the University of California, said "the three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students, athletics for the alu...
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Impeachment math bodes ill for RepublicansSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - By Debra J. Saunders Syndicated columnist Impeachment now is just a gimmick; it's no longer the first fearsome step taken to remove a president who committed "treason,...
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Upcoming tax hikes? Kane County mulls over 2024 budget optionsSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - Some form of a tax increase for Kane County residents will be at least part of the discussion as county board members piece together a plan for the 2024 budget over the ...