Articles filed under Politics
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French protests drag on after Macron's pension plan pushMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - PARIS - French garbage collectors, refinery workers and others were striking again on Tuesday against President Emmanuel Macron's decision to force the divisive bill rai...
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House sends 41 bills to Senate as Friday legislative deadline loomsMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois House sent 41 bills to the state Senate on Tuesday ahead of a scheduled Friday deadline. The measures, among others, included a ban on polystyrene food cont...
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African nations consider swapping debt for climate fundingMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - MOMBASA, Kenya - African countries saddled with debt and ravaged by losses and damages from weather events like cyclones, drought and extreme temperatures have agreed to...
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U.S. tells China a Taiwan president stopover is 'nothing new'Mar 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is putting out the word that expected stopovers in the United States by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen would fall in line with recen...
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Japan's PM offers Ukraine support as China's Xi backs RussiaMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, stealing some of the attention from Asian rival President Xi Jinping of China, w...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Biden's dilemma: To run with Harris again?Mar 21, 2023 1:00 am - President Joe Biden is bound to run for reelection, and so he should. The real question, rumbling below ground, is whether he should keep Vice President Kamala Harris as...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: 'Woke' Silicon Valley - Sand Hill Road and Stanford Law - get off scot-freeMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - As one who has spent pleasant time on Sand Hill Road and the Stanford campus, I'm dismayed by the demands for special treatment coming from the denizens of one of Americ...
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Election workers wanted in Cook, DuPage, McHenry countiesMar 20, 2023 5:30 am - Facing a dearth of polling place workers, some suburban county clerk offices have boosted pay rates for those positions. And some still are hiring for the April 4 local ...
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Trump silent on abortion as 2024 campaign pushes forwardMar 20, 2023 1:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa - No elected Republican has done more to restrict abortion rights in the U.S. than Donald Trump. But in the early days of the 2024 presidential contest, ...
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U.S. sending ammunition, tanker trucks, boats to UkraineMar 20, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The State Department announced Monday that the U.S. will send Ukraine $350 million in weapons and equipment, as fierce battles with Russian forces continue ...