Articles filed under Politics
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He was the CIA whiz kid in 'Charlie Wilson's War.' His new book offers advice for the US in Ukraine.Jul 04, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - After the last Soviet troops left Afghanistan in 1989, defeated by an insurgency equipped and guided by the U.S., a two-word cable arrived at CIA headquarte...
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Israeli troops begin leaving Jenin camp, hours after Palestinian attacker wounds 8 in Tel AvivJul 04, 2023 1:00 am - JENIN, West Bank - The Israeli military began withdrawing troops from a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank late Tuesday, security officials said, winding down...
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Putin says Russia is 'united as never before' during Shanghai Cooperation Organization meetingJul 04, 2023 1:00 am - NEW DELHI - President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the Russian people are "united as never before," seeking to project confidence in the wake of a short-lived revolt...
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Masked assailants attack a journalist and a lawyer in Russia's Chechnya provinceJul 04, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Masked assailants in the Russian province of Chechnya attacked and brutally beat a prominent investigative reporter and a lawyer Tuesday, an assault that highli...
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How Highland Park parade shooting turned some survivors into advocatesJul 03, 2023 5:30 am - Ashbey Beasley was looking forward to walking in Highland Park's July 4 parade last year, especially since she would be joined by her then 6-year-old son, Beau. The High...
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U.S. recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement, exit bansJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - The U.S. recommended Americans reconsider traveling to China because of arbitrary law enforcement and exit bans and the risk of wrongful detentions. No specifi...
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NATO readies military plans to defend against bruised but unbowed RussiaJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - Russia's armed forces are bruised but by no means beaten in the war in Ukraine, a top NATO military officer said Monday, as he laid out the biggest revamp to ...
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After the fall of Roe, emboldened religious conservatives lobby to restrict abortion in AfricaJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya - Nowhere in the world has a higher rate of unsafe abortions or unintended pregnancies than sub-Saharan Africa, where women often face scorn for becoming ...
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In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedentsJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades. In a s...
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Facing primary challenge, Carroll won't seek reelection to 57th District House seatJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, a Democrat from Northbrook, announced Monday he won't seek reelection to a fourth full term in the Illinois House next year. “This was not a...