Articles filed under Politics
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Russia says its border regions attacked; Moscow's forces hit clinic in Ukrainian cityMay 26, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia's southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine came under attack Friday from Ukrainian artillery fire, mortar shells and drones, authorities sa...
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Serbia puts troop on high alert on border with Kosovo following clashesMay 26, 2023 1:00 am - PRISTINA, Kosovo - Serbia put its troops on the border with Kosovo on the highest state of alert Friday following clashes between ethnic Serbs and Kosovo police that lef...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Mccarthy's messy fraternity houseMay 26, 2023 1:00 am - By Jamie Stiehm House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from Bakersfield, California, comes from central casting as a fraternity president. Trim looks, blue blazers,...
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Oath Keeper who stormed Capitol gets more than 8 years in prison in latest Jan. 6 sentencingMay 26, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with fellow members of the Oath Keepers was sentenced Friday to more than ei...
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Rights groups slam severe Taliban restrictions on Afghan women as 'crime against humanity'May 26, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Two top rights groups on Friday slammed the severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan as gender-based persecution, which i...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Surprise: Debt conversation brings more pointless 'tax-the-rich' talkMay 26, 2023 1:00 am - Whenever we have a national conversation about government debt, Democrats invariably respond that spending is not the reason the debt is now nearly equal to our national...
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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attackMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his ...
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Elon Musk wants to build a digital town square. But his debut for DeSantis had a tech failure.May 25, 2023 1:00 am - Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter into a "digital town square," but his much-publicized Twitter Spaces kickoff event, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing his run for...
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Debt ceiling talks teeter on the brink, as lawmakers leave town for weekend without a dealMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans are pushing debt ceiling talks to the brink, displaying risky political bravado as they prepare to leave town Thursday for the holida...
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Target on the defensive after removing LGBTQ+-themed productsMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. Now that status is tarnished after it removed some LGBTQ+-themed products...