Articles filed under Politics
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New Speaker Mike Johnson holds favor with conservatives. Can he unite the GOP where others failed?Oct 28, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - New House Speaker Mike Johnson inherits many of the same problems that bedeviled Republican leaders with far more experience. At least for now, however, he ...
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Israel strikes the outskirts of Gaza City during a second ground raid in as many daysOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces backed by fighter jets and drones carried out a second ground raid into Gaza in as many days and struck targets on the outskir...
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Too pure for Harvard?Oct 27, 2023 1:00 am - The BDS - or Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions - movement began in 2005 as a progressive effort to defund and isolate Israel. The goal has been to pull money from Israeli i...
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A shooting between migrants near the Serbia-Hungary border leaves 3 dead and 1 wounded, report saysOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia - A shooting between migrants near Serbia's border with Hungary early Friday left three people dead and one other person seriously wounded, Serbia's sta...
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Lawmakers should override veto of bill to end nuclear power moratoriumOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - This week, Illinois state representatives and senators have been in Springfield for the fall "veto" session. They're scheduled to come back again in a little over two we...
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The White House and Google launch a new virtual tour with audio captions, Spanish translationOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Can't come to Washington? Couldn't get a ticket to tour the White House? Don't worry. The White House, Google Maps and Google Arts & Culture launched a...
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Iran's deputy foreign minister met Hamas representatives in Moscow, Russian state media saysOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - Iran's deputy foreign minister for political affairs met Hamas representatives in Moscow, Russian state news agency Tass said Friday. Iran discussed a cease-fire and pro...
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U.S. fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troopsOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said, in retal...
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Israel-Hamas war upends years of conventional wisdom. Leaders give few details on what comes nextOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - Just three weeks into the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas, it already is clear that the bloodshed has flipped long-standing assumptions in Israel and ...
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US expands its effort to cut off funding for HamasOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - The United States on Friday expanded its effort to cut off funding for Hamas, announcing a second round of sanctions against people and organizations linked to ...