Articles filed under Politics
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UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban to reverse bans on womenApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday calling on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh...
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U.S. agency raises 'serious concerns' about tech visa lotteryApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - BERKELEY, Calif. - The number of applications for visas used in the technology industry soared for a second straight year, raising "serious concerns" that some are manip...
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A New Jersey pastor-politician is gunned down, and a community reelsApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - SAYREVILLE, N.J. - Nicole Teliano used to play games on her phone in the mayor's office while her mother worked down the hall several evenings a month, tending to the te...
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North Carolina justices hand GOP big win with election rulingsApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. - In massive victories for Republicans, the North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday threw out a previous ruling against gerrymandered voting maps and upheld...
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Kicked off Medicaid: Millions at risk as states trim rollsApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Days out from a surgery and with a young son undergoing chemotherapy, Kyle McHenry was scrambling to figure out if his Florida family will still be covered ...
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Congress' anger at FBI shapes surveillance program's futureApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Growing anger at the FBI from both parties in Congress has become a major hurdle for U.S. intelligence agencies fighting to keep their vast powers to collec...
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Southern Illinois judge temporarily blocks rifle banApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge in East St. Louis issued an order Friday blocking enforcement of Illinois' ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines until a lawsu...
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Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina, NebraskaApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - LINCOLN, Neb. - Abortion bans in deeply conservative Nebraska and South Carolina both fell short of advancing in close legislative votes amid heated debates among Republ...
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School superintendent who criticized DeSantis could lose jobApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - Florida officials are threatening to revoke the teaching license of a school superintendent who criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis, accusing the educator of violating several ...
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Colorado governor signs 4 gun control bills after massacreApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - DENVER - Colorado's governor signed four gun control bills Friday, following the lead of other states struggling to confront a nationwide surge in violent crime and mass...