Articles filed under Politics
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UN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with curbing climate changeDec 05, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United Nations weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than ever from 2011 and 2020 and the Antarctic ice sheet lost 75 p...
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Ukrainian officials say Russian shelling has hit a southern city, killing 2 people in the streetDec 05, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - The Dutch government has allocated 2.5 billion euros (nearly $2.7 billion) to support Ukraine in 2024, the country's foreign minister announced during a ...
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Appeals court decision on voting rights is a step backwardDec 05, 2023 12:00 am - As I was reading about the current legal challenges regarding Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, I, and I'm sure many others, immediately thought about the triumphant S...
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Republicans file to take on Schneider, Ramirez; Casten, Quigley face new primary challengersDec 04, 2023 12:00 am - The last day of petition filing for Illinois' March 2024 primary election saw more congressional candidates enter contests to serve the North, West or Northwest suburbs....
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The Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker's bankruptcy deal, with billions of dollars at stakeDec 04, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own...
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Israel orders evacuations as it widens offensive but Palestinians are running out of places to goDec 04, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Israeli warplanes heavily bombarded an area around Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Monday as the military ordered mass evacuations from the tow...
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Global warming could cost poor countries trillions. They've urged the COP28 climate summit to helpDec 04, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A prominent developing-world leader on the issue of climate change said Monday that global taxes on the financial services, oil and gas, an...
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Biden's allies in Senate demand that Israel limit civilian deaths in Gaza as Congress debates U.S. aidDec 04, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - As a cease-fire ticked down last week and Israel prepared to resume its round-the-clock airstrikes, Sen. Bernie Sanders and a robust group of Democratic sen...
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Ukrainian diplomats negotiate both climate change and Russia's war on their nation at COP28 in DubaiDec 04, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - While Ukrainian diplomats take part in negotiations at the United Nations COP28 climate talks, Russia's war on the country lurks just in th...
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Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies' emissions pledges at U.N. summitDec 04, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Don't trust the oil and gas industry to report their actual carbon pollution, said former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who added that the m...