Articles filed under Politics
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Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls CongressOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — When Rep. Patrick McHenry took the House speaker's gavel for the first time, he slammed it down with such force at adjournment that it gained viral internet...
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A music festival survivor fleeing the attack, a pair of Hamas militants and a deadly decisionOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - KIBBUTZ RE'IM, Israel — The two militants were just ahead of him, spraying gunfire from their motorcycle at passing cars. One militant was driving, the 50-year-old man s...
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Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderatesOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year's historic boost and reflecting moderatin...
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More Americans support striking auto workers than car companies, an AP-NORC poll showsOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - A majority of Americans support higher pay for auto workers who are on strike against Detroit's Big Three carmakers, although approval of the workers' other demands is m...
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As desperation in Gaza grows, Israel says it won't allow aid to flow until Hamas releases hostagesOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed American support to Israel on Thursday as its military pulverized the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with airstrikes and...
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25 years after Matthew Shepard's death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at riskOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - It's been 25 years since Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days after he was savagely beaten by two young men and tied to a remo...
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Musk's X has taken down hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, CEO saysOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - LONDON — Elon Musk's social media platform X has removed hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts and taken down or labeled thousands of pieces of content since the militant gr...
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New transit plan clears first hurdle. Next stop, SpringfieldOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - A plan that could raise taxes to rescue regional transit from a “fiscal cliff” and merge Metra, Pace and the CTA is now in the hands of state lawmakers. Members of the C...
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Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite quickly and elect himOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday to be the next House speaker but struggled to quickly unite their deeply divided majority and elect th...
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Ukraine President Zelenskyy at NATO defense ministers meeting seeking more support to fight RussiaOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - BRUSSELS — For the first time, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined a meeting of more than 50 defense leaders from around the world Wednesday to make a personal ...