Articles filed under Politics
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The UK's interior minister sparks furor by accusing police of favoring pro-Palestinian protestersNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Britain's interior minister on Thursday accused the country's largest police force of being more lenient toward pro-Palestinian demonstrators than other groups,...
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Vatican steps closer to allowing transgender Catholics to be baptizedNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - In the United States, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops rejects the concept of gender transition, leaving many transgender Catholics feeling excluded. On Wedne...
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Extremism, nostalgia, sports - the dwindling acts of faith in AmericaNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Some habits are hard to break. Smoking. Drinking. Drugs. Some habits, once broken, are hard to pick up again. Voting. Going to church on Sunday. Reading a daily newspape...
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Spanish conservative politician is shot in the face in Madrid. The gunman fled on a motorbikeNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - MADRID - Veteran Spanish right-wing politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras was shot in the face in broad daylight on a central Madrid street on Thursday. His life was not in...
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French President Macron opens Gaza aid conference with appeal to Israel to protect civiliansNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - PARIS - Western and Arab nations, international agencies and nongovernmental groups stressed the urgent need for aid for Gaza civilians at a Paris conference Thursday, h...
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House Speaker Welch featured guest at Indivisible Naperville's Nov. 15 meetingNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch will be the featured guest at Indivisible Naperville's Nov. 15 meeting. Welch will give an update on court challenges to th...
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Powell reinforces Fed's cautious approach toward further interest rate hikesNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested Thursday that the Fed is in no hurry to further raise its benchmark interest rate, given evidence that inflati...
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In growing tide, civilians flee north Gaza or shelter at hospital as Israel, Hamas battle in cityNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip - Crowds of Palestinian families stretching as far as the eye could see walked out of Gaza City and surrounding areas toward the south Thursday...
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U.S. and South Korea close ranks on common global issues during Blinken visitNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - The United States and South Korea closed ranks behind common approaches to North Korea, Russia and China on Thursday, vowing to continue to support ...
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Bill affirming mental health referendums passes House, awaits governor's signatureNov 08, 2023 10:00 pm - A bill preserving the results of successful referendums last year creating community mental health boards in several suburban communities has passed the Illinois House a...