Articles filed under Politics
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UK appeals court rules that plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawfulJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - A British court ruled Thursday that a U.K. government plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is unlawful, delivering a blow to the Conservative...
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Biden 'strongly disagrees' with high court ruling striking down affirmative action in admissionsJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of highe...
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North American trade pact on 3rd anniversary: Optimism is rising for US and Mexican workersJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - To President Donald Trump, America's trade relationship with Mexico was intolerable. He seethed over the U.S. trade deficit and the shuttered factories in A...
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Appeals court in Chicago weighs constitutionality of rifle bansJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court is now deciding whether state and local bans on high-powered rifles and large-capacity magazines are constitutional. In a...
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EU leaders to assess Putin's position in talks with NATO and Ukraine chiefs at summitJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took center stage at Thursday's European Union summit, underscoring the importance the 2...
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Federal Reserve may tighten financial rules after US bank failures, Powell saysJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that the central bank may have to tighten its oversight of the American financial system in the wake of th...
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Greece's left-wing opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, stepping down after crushing election defeatJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's left-wing opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, announced his decision Thursday to step down after a crushing election defeat. Tsipras, 48, s...
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Chance to challenge 2020 census numbers is ending, with funding for states and cities at stakeJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - The window for local, state and tribal governments to challenge their 2020 census figures closes after Friday, and with it the opportunity to correct mistakes in populat...
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'Easy to forget ... the actual students': Local college leaders on affirmative action rulingJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Thursday that struck down affirmative action in college admissions, university presidents in Illinois reaffirmed their com...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: California, the dream and the nightmareJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - "The homeless are just like you and me." That's a politically correct assertion that doesn't quite recognize the reality on the ground, such as the link between self-des...