Articles filed under Politics
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Turkey and Sweden fail to end their NATO membership standoff. Their leaders will try again on MondayJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - Sweden and Turkey made some progress in talks aimed at overcoming President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's objections to the Nordic country joining NATO, but gaps sti...
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Israeli forces shell southern Lebanon border village after rocket lands near disputed territoryJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - BEIRUT - Israeli forces shelled a southern Lebanese border village on Thursday after several explosions were heard in a disputed area where the borders of Syria, Lebanon...
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Sources: U.S. will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid packageJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send thousands as ...
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Kingmaker California? U.S. House control could hinge on district battles in famously liberal stateJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In 2024, control of the U.S. House could hinge on congressional districts in one famously liberal state: California. Command of the narrowly divided c...
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits China as part of efforts to soothe strained relationsJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to tell Chinese officials Washington wants healthy economic competition but will defend U.S. trade curbs imposed on secur...
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The Australian government distances itself from Donald Trump Jr.'s postponed tourJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's center-left government distanced itself Thursday from the postponement of Donald Trump Jr.'s speaking tour in Australia. His promoters ...
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In the dock: A discredited court may be a harbinger of worse to comeJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - One of the things that do not seem to have been made great again by former President Donald Trump is Americans' respect for the Supreme Court. Yanked hard to the hard ri...
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'Notorious RBG' and a liberal Supreme Court disasterJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - The last year has shown the power of a 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court. Conservatives had a 5-4 majority for years and were not able to overturn Roe v. Wa...
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Cook County clerk's office released from court oversightJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - At a hearing that lasted barely 10 minutes, a federal judge released Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough from court oversight of hiring and promotions in her office, endin...
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Belarus says Wagner chief who staged mutiny is in Russia, raising questions about Kremlin's strategyJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - MINSK, Belarus - The mercenary leader who led a short-lived mutiny against the Kremlin is in Russia and his troops are in their field camps, the president of Belarus sai...