Articles filed under Politics
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PEN America, Penguin Random House sue Florida school district over book bansMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Writers' group PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House sued a Florida school district Wednesday over its removal of books about race and LGBTQ...
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Fewer Venezuelan arrivals lead to drop in illegal entries to U.S. after pandemic asylum limitsMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - SAN DIEGO - A 98% drop in Venezuelans arriving at the U.S. southern border has help lead to a steep decline in migrants crossing illegally from Mexico since pandemic-rel...
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'America will not default': Biden confident of budget deal with GOP lawmakersMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - An optimistic President Joe Biden declared Wednesday he is confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying ...
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Ukrainian trauma surgeon operates on soldiers all day long amid Russia's warMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - As the lead trauma surgeon at a military hospital in Ukraine's capital, Petro Nikitin has his hands deep in a war churning hundreds of kilometers (miles)...
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Justice Department watchdog finds US attorney in Massachusetts tried to influence DA electionMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, who has announced her resignation, tried to use her position to influence the outcome of a race for Boston's di...
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Lawmakers warn leaky, crumbling UK Parliament at risk of 'catastrophic' eventMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - Britain's Parliament building is an architectural masterpiece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site visited by 1 million people a year. It's also a crumbling, leaky, as...
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Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after GOP lawmakers override governor's vetoMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. - Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after the state's Republican-controlled General Assembly...
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Supreme Court, responding to Naperville gun shop owner's request, lets state ban continueMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' ban on some high-powered weapons and large-capacity magazines will remain in force, at least for the time being. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednes...
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Pritzker ends his delay on Blue Collar Jobs ActMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As budget negotiations for the coming fiscal year continued behind closed doors Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office announced it would launch a long-sta...
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Automaker warns over UK operations and calls for Brexit trade deal renegotiationMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - The world's fourth-biggest carmaker by sales has warned of a potential existential threat to large parts of the British car industry unless the government moves...