Articles filed under Politics
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Protests rock government-held areas in southern Syria as economy crumblesAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - BEIRUT - Protests spread Monday in two government-held provinces in southern Syria amid widespread anger over the crash of the Syrian pound and the dwindling purchasing ...
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Three years after a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan's governor, the final trial is set to beginAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - BELLAIRE, Mich. - Nearly three years after authorities foiled a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the last defendants accused of taking part go on t...
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Suspected Palestinian gunman kills an Israeli, wounds another in latest attack in occupied West BankAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - A suspected Palestinian attacker killed an Israeli woman and seriously wounded a man in the south of the occupied West Bank on Monday, Israeli authorities sa...
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Group of House conservatives unveil demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdownAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands that they want included in a stopgap spending measure to keep the...
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Global food security is at crossroads as rice shortages and surging prices hit the most vulnerableAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - Francis Ndege isn't sure if his customers in Africa's largest slum can afford to keep buying rice from him. Prices for rice grown in Kenya soared a while ago because of ...
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Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in protected areaAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end ...
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Where you can meet U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider on MondayAug 20, 2023 1:00 am - You can talk about the issues facing the nation with U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider on Monday in Northbrook. Schneider will be at the Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lan...
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Trump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debatesAug 20, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Former President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he will be skipping Wednesday's first Republican presidential primary debate - and others as well. "The pu...
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Zelenskyy vows retaliation for Chernihiv attack that killed seven people and wounded almost 150Aug 20, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday vowed stern retaliation for a Russian missile strike in the center of the northern Ukrainian city of Ch...
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Pakistan arrests opposition leader accused of exposing official secrets, harming national interestAug 20, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's top investigation agency has arrested an opposition leader, who is a close aide of convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan, for exposing offici...