Articles filed under Politics
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Texas AG Ken Paxton is back on job after acquittal but Republicans aren't done attacking each otherSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas - Newly acquitted of impeachment charges, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back on the job and getting back to the usual. Promises to keep dragging the...
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EU pledges crackdown on 'brutal' migrant smuggling during visit to overwhelmed Italian islandSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - MILAN - EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged the swift return of "irregular" migrants and a crackdown on the "brutal business" of migrant smuggling Sunda...
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In college sports, the almighty dollar triumphs over education and traditionSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - In 1958, Clark Kerr, president of the University of California, said "the three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students, athletics for the alu...
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Impeachment math bodes ill for RepublicansSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - By Debra J. Saunders Syndicated columnist Impeachment now is just a gimmick; it's no longer the first fearsome step taken to remove a president who committed "treason,...
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Upcoming tax hikes? Kane County mulls over 2024 budget optionsSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - Some form of a tax increase for Kane County residents will be at least part of the discussion as county board members piece together a plan for the 2024 budget over the ...
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TikTok is hit with $368 million fine under Europe's strict data privacy rulesSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - European regulators slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine on Friday for failing to protect children's privacy, the first time that the popular short video-sha...
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Jury clears 3 men in the last trial tied to the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen WhitmerSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - A jury acquitted three men Friday in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a scheme that was portrayed as an example of homegrown ...
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North Korea's Kim gets a close look at Russian fighter jets as his tour narrows its focus to weaponsSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected Russia's most advanced fighter jet as he toured an aircraft factory Friday on an extended trip that has ra...
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Zelenskyy is expected to visit Washington as Congress is debating $24 billion in aid for UkraineSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected at the White House and on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General...
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Climate protesters around the world are calling for an end to fossil fuels as Earth heats upSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world launched protests Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dr...