Articles filed under Politics
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House expels New York Rep. George Santos. It's just the sixth expulsion in the chamber's historyDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting ca...
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Report: Belief death penalty is applied unfairly shows capital punishment's growing isolation in USDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - HOUSTON - More Americans now believe the death penalty, which is undergoing a yearslong decline of use and support, is being administered unfairly, a finding that is add...
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Israeli airstrikes on Gaza resume after weeklong truce with Hamas endsDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Israel's war with Hamas erupted again Friday, as airstrikes hit houses and buildings in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired. ...
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Fed's Powell notes inflation is easing but downplays discussion of interest rate cutsDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Inflation is slowing steadily, but it's too early to declare victory or to discuss when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell sa...
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Nearly 2 months into the war, many Israelis have no idea if their relatives are dead or aliveDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - JERUSALEM - There was no trace of Hanan Yablonka - not on the 42-year-old Israeli's social media accounts nor on his phone, found in the bullet-riddled car he and four f...
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Kissinger was a foreign-policy realist toward global affairsDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - A few years ago, I attended a lecture where historian Niall Ferguson explained how Henry Kissinger approached him at a cocktail reception to ask if Ferguson would be int...
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Gunfire erupts in Guinea-Bissau's capital during reported clashes between security forcesDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau - Gunfire erupted in Guinea-Bissau's capital city late Thursday night and continued through Friday morning during what local media reported as clas...
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Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopesDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - About two weeks into a major offensive against Myanmar's military-run government by an alliance of three well-armed militias of ethnic minorities, an army...
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The Philippines opens a new monitoring base on a remote island in the disputed South China SeaDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - THITU ISLAND, South China Sea - The Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard monitoring base Friday on an island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China...
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5 reasons why COP 28, the UN climate talks, are worth your attentionDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Ask most people what the annual U.N. climate talks are and the likely answer will be: "Huh?" Ask those who do know and the answer may be: "...