Articles filed under Politics
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Blaming IsraelOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - Hundreds of Palestinians are dead - a terrible tragedy - after a rocket exploded last week at a hospital in Gaza, which was crowded not only with injured patients but w...
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Israeli troops conduct brief raid in Gaza to 'prepare' for an expected full-scale incursionOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops and tanks briefly raided northern Gaza overnight, the military said Thursday, engaging with Hamas fighters and targeting anti-tank wea...
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New U.S. House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next oneOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - The new leader of one of the chambers of Congress that will certify the winner of next year's presidential election helped spearhead the attempt to overturn the last one...
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Pritzker wants to merge early education; speaker's bill allows staff to unionizeOct 25, 2023 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - Early childhood education in Illinois would be administered by a separate state agency, combining disparate services that bind parents in red tape, under a...
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'Karina's Bill' a lifeline for domestic violence victimsOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - From the moment COVID-19 touched our shores, it has exacerbated many of our country's systemic issues, such as racial discrimination and economic injustice. In the midst...
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Republican Mike Johnson has secured enough votes to become House speaker as ballot draws to a closeOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Mike Johnson easily secured enough votes to be elected House speaker on Wednesday, as Republicans were eagerly elevating the little-known conserva...
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Support for Israel becomes a top issue for Iowa evangelicals key to the first Republican caucusesOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - NEWTON, Iowa - Steve Rowland peered beneath the brim of his baseball cap and admonished the roughly 500 people at Rising Sun Church of Christ in the Des Moines suburb of...
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Loyalty above all: Removal of top Chinese officials seen as enforcing Xi's demand for obedienceOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan - The removal of China's foreign and defense ministers appears to enforce leader Xi Jinping's demand for total obedience and the elimination of any potent...
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Looking for hope amidst a public education crisisOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - By Jessica A. Johnson Syndicated columnist The October report from the National Center for Education Statistics revealed some serious concerns regarding the 2023-24 acad...
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Leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah holds talks with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figuresOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - BEIRUT - The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group held talks on Wednesday in Beirut with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figures in a key meeting of three top ...