Articles filed under Politics
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U.S. signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea amid competition with ChinaMay 22, 2023 1:00 am - PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea - The United States signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it competes with China for influence in the Pacific. Pap...
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Biden gets low ratings on economy, guns, immigration in AP-NORC PollMay 22, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - As President Joe Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, just 33% of American adults say they approve of his handling of the economy and only 24% say...
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Greece's center-right in landslide election victory, but will need new vote to form governmentMay 22, 2023 1:00 am - ATHENS, Greece - Greece faces new national elections as early as June 25, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirming Monday he would not try to build a coalition...
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Spy chief warns authoritarian states stoking anti-government mood in GermanyMay 22, 2023 1:00 am - BERLIN - The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency warned Monday of a rise in anti-government extremism - fueled by authoritarian states such as Russia - that s...
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TikTok and other social media trends are thrusting performance crimes into the U.S. spotlightMay 22, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Jonnifer Neal's Kia was stolen twice in one day - first from in front of her Chicago home and later from outside the mechanic shop where she took it to get fi...
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UN agency: 2 million killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past 50 yearsMay 22, 2023 1:00 am - GENEVA - The economic damage of weather- and climate-related disasters continues to rise, even as improvements in early warning have helped reduce the human toll, the U....
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Guest columnist Rabbi Morris Zimbalist: When words speak louder than actionsMay 22, 2023 1:00 am - You know the phrase, "Actions speak louder than words." Well, sometimes the opposite is true. Ignorance and disengagement breed intolerance, misunderstandings and violen...
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UN watchdog: Ukrainian nuclear plant briefly loses power supply again, is 'extremely vulnerable'May 22, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe's largest atomic power station, spent hours operating on emergency diesel generators Monday after losi...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Please lie for me, IndonesiaMay 21, 2023 1:00 am - By Marc Munroe Dion Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia. You might want to write that down the way I did before I started this column. And Jakarta is sinking, or the Ja...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: What is 'common good capitalism,' and why are some conservatives so enamored?May 21, 2023 1:00 am - "Common-good capitalism" is all the rage these days with national conservatives. But what exactly is it, you may ask? That's a good question. As far as I can tell, it's ...