Articles filed under Politics
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College days and college debtJul 10, 2023 1:00 am - As many of my old high school friends and crowd descended into mid to late 90s partying - "stoned and dethroned," run-ins with the law, rowdy punk concerts at rundown bo...
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Three warnings about election seasonJul 09, 2023 1:00 am - As elections approach, sweeping generalizations have a certain allure that often energizes the frustrated and captivates the hopeful. However, it's essential that we as ...
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A personal reflection on affirmative actionJul 09, 2023 1:00 am - When the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action at the end of June, I immediately thought about how the University of California system had to end their "race-consc...
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Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian militants in shootout in the occupied West BankJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - Israeli forces killed two Palestinian militants in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank Friday, days after Israel concluded a major two-d...
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Muslims across Pakistan hold anti-Sweden rallies to denounce burning of Islam's holy bookJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Muslims in Pakistan were holding rallies on Friday to observe a "Day of the Sanctity of Quran" after the South Asian Islamic nation's Prime Minister She...
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UN nuclear agency pushes for access to Zaporizhzhia plant roof after reports of Russian explosivesJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - TOKYO - The head of the UN nuclear agency said Friday he was pushing for access to the roof of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, following reports from Uk...
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Sources: U.S. will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid packageJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send t...
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Yellen appeals to China to revive talks and not let technology tensions disrupt tiesJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen appealed to China's No. 2 leader not to let frustration over U.S. curbs on access to processor chips and other technology disru...
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Climate talks chief urges oil producing states to slash emissionsJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - The president of this year's United Nations' climate talks urged the oil and gas industry Thursday to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by or before 2050 in a spee...
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Russian cruise missile attack on Ukraine city of Lviv kills 4 people and injures dozensJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - LVIV, Ukraine - Russia fired cruise missiles Thursday at a western Ukraine city far from the front line of the war, killing at least five people in an apartment building...