Articles filed under Politics
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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...
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The children of BuddhaDec 03, 2023 12:00 am - Buddha says don't fight back. Christ says the same thing. Both are widely ignored. In Israel, on the border with what may or may not be Palestine, there is red war and y...
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Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza, driving up death toll despite evacuation ordersDec 02, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Israel pounded targets in the crowded southern half of the Gaza Strip on Saturday and ordered more neighborhoods designated for attack to evacu...