Articles filed under Politics
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Texas wants Planned Parenthood to repay millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursementsAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas - Texas wants Planned Parenthood to give back millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements - and pay far more in fines on top of that - in a lawsuit that...
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Taliban rule of Afghanistan is open-ended, their chief spokesman says as they begin year 3 in powerAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spoke...
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Russia's central bank makes huge interest rate hike to try to prop up falling rubleAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia - Russia's central bank made a big interest rate hike Tuesday, an emergency move designed to fight inflation and strengthen the ruble after the country'...
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The wage gapAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - Everyone knows that men make more money than women do. The wage gap, it's called. What to do about it is the issue. In New Zealand, they're trying something new. Countin...
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Which states attract outsiders and which don't - 21st century versionAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - Let's take a time out from reports of indictments and threats of impeachment, from nostalgia for the 1940s days of American scientific creativity and ability to get big ...
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Russia unleashes a missile barrage on Ukraine, killing and wounding civiliansAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russian forces unleashed a barrage of missiles on regions across Ukraine early Tuesday, killing civilians and damaging infrastructure. The barrage came j...
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'We can't go on this way': Lisle Township board calls on supervisor to resignAug 14, 2023 5:30 am - Two years into her first term, Lisle Township Supervisor Diane Hewitt finds her one-time running mates asking for her resignation. Township trustees on Wednesday unanimo...
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Niger's coup leaders say they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for 'high treason'Aug 14, 2023 1:00 am - NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - The military junta that seized power in Niger said it plans to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for "high treason" and undermining state s...
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A central Kansas police force comes under constitutional criticism after raiding a newspaperAug 14, 2023 1:00 am - MARION, Kan. - A small newspaper and a police department in Kansas are at the center of a dispute over freedom of speech that is being watched around the country after p...
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Pakistan's caretaker prime minister sworn in as people celebrate Independence DayAug 14, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Former Pakistani Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was sworn in on Monday as the country's prime minister to head a caretaker national government that will ov...