Articles filed under Politics
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U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez among leaders of cease-fire movement for Israel-Hamas warNov 21, 2023 12:00 am - As both sides in the Israel-Hamas war reportedly close in on a cease-fire agreement, three congressional representatives from Illinois have been among those calling for ...
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UAW chief, having won concessions from strikes, aims to expand membership to nonunion automakersNov 21, 2023 12:00 am - DETROIT - Entering contract talks with Detroit's three automakers, Shawn Fain set lofty expectations for what he could gain for his union members - and delivered on many...
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Private schools lament end of state's Invest in Kids tax credit for scholarshipsNov 20, 2023 4:00 am - "Disappointed" and "devastated" is how some suburban private schools characterized the demise of the Invest in Kids scholarship initiative. The controversial program, wh...
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With the world's eyes on Gaza, attacks are on the rise in the West Bank, which faces its own warNov 20, 2023 12:00 am - QUSRA, West Bank - When Israeli warplanes swooped over the Gaza Strip following Hamas militants' deadly attack on southern Israel, Palestinians say a different kind of w...
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Microsoft hires Sam Altman and OpenAI's new CEO vows to investigate his firingNov 20, 2023 12:00 am - Microsoft snapped up Sam Altman and another architect of OpenAI for a new venture after their sudden departures shocked the artificial intelligence world, leaving the ne...
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China welcomes Arab and Muslim foreign ministers for talks on ending the war in GazaNov 20, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - China's top diplomat welcomed four Arab foreign ministers and the Indonesian one to Beijing on Monday, saying his country would work with "our brothers and sis...
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'No room for lukewarm measures': Right-wing populist Milei set to take Argentina down uncharted pathNov 20, 2023 12:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - What many deemed impossible just months ago is reality: Right-wing populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina's presidency. And with his ...
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Israeli forces battle militants around another Gaza hospital as babies evacuated to EgyptNov 20, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces pressed their offensive against Hamas in northern Gaza on Monday, battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patien...
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Punching fellow Republicans and getting on TVNov 19, 2023 12:00 am - There have been more than 2 million illegal border crossings during each of the last two years under President Joe Biden. It should be no surprise then that a September ...
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Biden says he's an optimist. But his dire warnings about Trump have become central to his campaignNov 19, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden ends nearly every speech by saying he's "never been more optimistic" about the country's direction. But lately he also has begun paintin...