Articles filed under Politics
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A return to tradition: Why Illinois' primary election is moving back to March in 2024Dec 02, 2023 12:00 am - If you're a longtime voter in Illinois, recent primary-election scheduling may make you feel like a yo-yo - and that state lawmakers are holding the string. Illinois pri...
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U.S. targets oil and natural gas industry's role in global warming with new rule on methane emissionsDec 02, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role i...
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With 'shuttle diplomacy,' step by step, Kissinger chased the possible in the MideastDec 02, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON (AP) - When it came to the Middle East, Henry Kissinger wasn't pushing for peace - only for what was possible. By the time Kissinger died Wednesday at 100, the ag...
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House expels New York Rep. George Santos. It's just the sixth expulsion in the chamber's historyDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting ca...
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Report: Belief death penalty is applied unfairly shows capital punishment's growing isolation in USDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - HOUSTON - More Americans now believe the death penalty, which is undergoing a yearslong decline of use and support, is being administered unfairly, a finding that is add...
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Israeli airstrikes on Gaza resume after weeklong truce with Hamas endsDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Israel's war with Hamas erupted again Friday, as airstrikes hit houses and buildings in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired. ...
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Fed's Powell notes inflation is easing but downplays discussion of interest rate cutsDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Inflation is slowing steadily, but it's too early to declare victory or to discuss when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell sa...
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Nearly 2 months into the war, many Israelis have no idea if their relatives are dead or aliveDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - JERUSALEM - There was no trace of Hanan Yablonka - not on the 42-year-old Israeli's social media accounts nor on his phone, found in the bullet-riddled car he and four f...
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Kissinger was a foreign-policy realist toward global affairsDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - A few years ago, I attended a lecture where historian Niall Ferguson explained how Henry Kissinger approached him at a cocktail reception to ask if Ferguson would be int...
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Gunfire erupts in Guinea-Bissau's capital during reported clashes between security forcesDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau - Gunfire erupted in Guinea-Bissau's capital city late Thursday night and continued through Friday morning during what local media reported as clas...